---
title: "User-generated content types"
slug: "totara-engage-content-types"
tags: ["Totara Engage", "Reference", "Participant"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:53Z
canonical: "totara.help/totara-engage-content-types"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# User-generated content types

In Totara there are several types of content that users can create via the [library](https://portal.document360.io/16/docs/what-are-libraries). These types are detailed below.

## Resources

Resources can be used to share articles, videos, and links with colleagues. Resources can include text, hyperlinks, embedded images and videos, and file attachments.

- [Create a resource](/19/docs/create-a-resource)
- [Add content to a resource](/19/docs/add-content-to-a-resource)
- [Delete a resource](/19/docs/delete-a-resource)
- [Viewing resources](/19/docs/viewing-resources)
- [Add existing resources and playlists to a workspace library](/19/docs/add-existing-resources-and-playlists-to-a-workspace-library)

![Viewing a resource from the user's library.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1722603225571.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A45%3A49Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A45%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XpNyIA0%2FHv4Y7b4n4f67wcoghZGqj9rzWBLA4lwr6lU%3D)

## Playlists

Playlists are curated selections of resources, courses and surveys. Users can create playlists of content on themes that would be useful to other users.

- [Create a playlist](/19/docs/create-a-playlist)
- [Viewing playlists](/19/docs/viewing-playlists)
- [Rate a playlist](/19/docs/rate-a-playlist)
- [Add existing resources and playlists to a workspace library](/19/docs/add-existing-resources-and-playlists-to-a-workspace-library)

## Surveys

Surveys consist of a single question, for which respondents can select one or more answers. Surveys are used to gather feedback and opinions.

- [Create a survey](/19/docs/create-a-survey)
- [Participating in a survey](/19/docs/participate-in-a-survey)
- [View survey results](/19/docs/view-survey-results)

If you have enabled multitenancy on your site then users won't have access to contributions from other tenants. If you have enabled tenant isolation then additional restrictions will apply.When a user account is deleted, any resources, playlists or surveys created by that user will also be deleted.

## Courses

You can also [add existing courses to a workspace library](/19/docs/add-courses-to-a-library), providing a convenient link to any courses that are relevant to the workspace.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_playlists-and-resources.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A45%3A49Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A45%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XpNyIA0%2FHv4Y7b4n4f67wcoghZGqj9rzWBLA4lwr6lU%3D)

The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [playlists and resources](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=23452) in Totara. Here you can find out more about creating, and sharing playlists and resources, as well as find best-practice guidance.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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