In this tutorial we’ve utilised the Plain Text, Matrix and Color field types. However, there are 18 fields to choose from in total: Assets, Categories, Checkboxes, Color, Date/Time, Dropdown, Entries, Lightswitch, Matrix, Multi-select, Number, Plain Text, Position Select, Radio Buttons, Rich Text, Table, Tags and Users.
This large range of field types is a big part of what makes Craft so powerful. For example, you could use the Entries field type to select a series of entries to associate with a parent entry, and have it drive a portfolio page with entries dedicated to each piece of work. Or you could use the Rich Text field type to give users a full, Word-style, posting interface with formatting tools and image insertion.
In a nutshell, if there is an admin control…