You can connect any type of collection rows to regular pages using dynamic content. This allows the collection to function like the Content Library, but with a more flexible data structure, enabling you to create custom fields and use a wider range of data types than the Content Library.
A row can be configured for availability on a single page by using its URL, or set to be accessible on all pages by using _all_.
To connect a collection to a regular row, two steps are required, which can be completed in any order (refer to their corresponding sections in this article for detailed information):
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A collection enabled for regular pages can also be used for a dynamic page. However, rows configured for regular pages will remain accessible as a dynamic page record. Any rows configured for regular pages will continue to use the set URL. For example, if a record is using
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_all_applies to every page on the site, if a row specifies a specific page, it will take precedence.
If you have not already created a collection, see the following documentation for instructions on how to create each type:
For more information on collections, see Dynamic Content: Collections.
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When adding an existing page, only the sub-directory portion of the URL is required. For example, if the page URL is www.yoursite.com/about, simply use 'about'.
To configure collection rows for internal collections, modify the data in the Item column to either:
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_all_. Only one record can be set to_all_. Attempting to assign multiple records will result in only the first row changed being saved. -
The URL of the regular page where you would like the row's data to be available. A regular page's URL can only be assigned to one record. Attempting to assign a URL to multiple records will result in only the first row changed being saved. Note that if you change the regular page URL, you will need to manually update the row with the new URL.
To configure collection rows for Google Sheets, Airtable, or External collections:
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Select the correlating field from the Page item URL drop down (if the collection had previously been set up, this step can be skipped).
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If necessary, navigate to the external collection and update the page item URL in relevant rows to
_all_or the desired existing page’s URL. Only the sub-directory portion of the URL is required. For example, if the page URL is www.yoursite.com/about, simply use 'about'.
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If more than one row has an existing page’s URL or _all_, only the first record’s data will be available.
After the collection is created, it needs to be enabled to connect to regular pages. Or, if necessary, you can disable the collection from connecting to regular pages.
To enable or disable a collection to connect to regular pages:
To connect to a widget or canvas element*:
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Right-click on the widget or element you want to connect, and select Connect to Data.
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Select the desired data using the drop down (only relevant data options are shown).
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Select Done.
The Connected Data () icon appears on the widget or element indicating that it is connected.
*Section backgrounds can be connected.
*The canvas elements that can be connected are:
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row and column backgrounds.
The data in your collection (or new data added to the collection) does not display on the live site until the site has been published, or republished.
If you are not ready to publish or republish the site, but you want the data from a specific collection to display, you can publish just the specific collection and push the updated data live.
To publish a specific collection:
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Click Collections, then click the three dot icon next to the desired collection.
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Click Publish Collection.
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Rows must have unique page item URLs. For example, you cannot have two rows with a page item URL of “home”.
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Multiple rows cannot have a page item URL of
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This is not supported for inline binding in the Text widget. If you need to connect a collection to a regular page using the Text widget, use regular data binding and not inline binding.
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Image collection field type is not supported.
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While it is possible to use the same collection for dynamic and regular pages, it is not recommended.