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# Create a new item

Create new CMS items directly in Wicked CMS without opening the Webflow Designer.

![Create a new item](/_fern-img/920344cb10c6c31f809c5fc105734dbf251cc25568defd3f383b2a7305bfa513.webp)

## Create an item

#### Select a collection

Choose the collection where you want to add an item from the sidebar.

#### Click New item

In the collection header, click **New** followed by the collection's singular name. For example, click **New Blog Post** in a Blog Posts collection.

#### Choose locale scope (multi-locale sites)

A dialog titled **Create item in which locales?** appears. Choose **Current locale only** or **All locales**.

#### Fill in fields

The item detail sheet opens in create mode. Enter values for the required and optional fields.

#### Save or publish

Click **Save** to create the item as a draft, **Publish** to make it live immediately, or use **Queue for next site publish** to schedule it. See [Save changes](/save-changes) and [Publish an item](/publish-an-item).

## Locale scope when creating

On multi-locale sites, the create dialog explains:

> Choose whether to create this item only in the current locale, or in every locale on this site. **You can not add an item to other locale later.**

> **Warning**
>
> You cannot add an item to additional locales after creation. Choose **All locales** at create time if you need the item in every locale from the start.

See [Locale-scoped actions](/locale-scoped-actions).

## Create mode actions

In create mode, the item sheet sidebar shows the **Save** and **Publish** buttons, plus a **⋮** menu:

* **Save:** create the item as a draft
* **Publish:** create and publish live if the site has been published
* **Queue for next site publish:** open the **⋮** menu to create and queue the item

The rest of the ⋮ actions (duplicate, archive, delete, and so on) are not available until the item is created.

## Slug field

If your collection has a slug field, Wicked CMS formats the slug as you type. When you duplicate an item, Wicked CMS generates a unique slug. See [Duplicate an item](/duplicate-item).

## Related guide

Learn to copy existing items with [Duplicate an item](/duplicate-item).

> Add a new entry to a CMS collection