Modeling Content

The four canonical content models for AEM Edge Delivery blocks are Standalone, Collection, Configuration, and Auto-Blocked. They provide a structured approach to keep blocks flexible, reusable, and clear for authors and developers.

Design semantic, table-based content structures with predictable patterns to make content models author-friendly. This approach allows variation through decoration code while maintaining consistent and self-contained blocks for easy authoring.

Use canonical block patterns during content migrations, refactors, or new block creation to resolve inconsistent structures. Choosing the right model ensures blocks remain self-contained, maintainable, and properly documented as they evolve.

Content modeling for AEM Edge Delivery requires no external dependencies. It relies on a well-structured content-model guide and a SKILL.md frontmatter with name and description, alongside optional resources directories for documentation.

The best way to document content architecture for block updates is creating a structured content-model guide. This ensures models integrate with other skills like CDD and building-blocks while supporting semantic table-based layouts and predictable patterns.