{"id":5940,"date":"2024-04-14T20:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/?p=5940"},"modified":"2024-04-14T20:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:05:44","slug":"database-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/database-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Database Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"docs_rich-text w-richtext\">\n<p id=\"\">A Database Collection is a storage repository where content can be stored and dynamically accessed throughout your website. Each Collection represents a unique category of content, and individual pieces of content within a Collection are referred to as Collection articles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">This tutorial will cover the following:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">\u200dHow to generate a Collection<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">\u200dHow to modify a Collection<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">How to rearrange the layout of Database Collections<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">How to produce and supervise Collection items<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">How to create designs using Collections<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"\">Generating a Collection<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">To set up a Database Collection, navigate to the <strong id=\"\">Database panel<\/strong> and click on the \u201c<strong id=\"\">Initiate new Collection<\/strong>\u201d icon located at the top-right corner of the panel. Subsequently, you can fashion your Collection within the <strong id=\"\">Database panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Reminder:<\/strong> Upon activating Ecommerce functionality on your site, 2 Ecommerce Collections (Products and Categories) are automatically generated in the <strong id=\"\">Ecommerce panel<\/strong>.<\/h6>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1501px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a7783_63cac29b2afd120c18a39e84_bgnftukf2nhewggli4s_vjln9qpqyroqxavxp1pis_pkeqx13nfkn8_rsu-arh9hc6v4axfa9jecfeyg3xggpfntltjk18dfihlvfvpdwff1lxypaqgmftos6eynzcq5gwpxbkzcxb63wufb_dbdl3.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The \u201cCreate new Collection\u201d icon is highlighted in the Database Collections panel.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a7783_63cac29b2afd120c18a39e84_bgnftukf2nhewggli4s_vjln9qpqyroqxavxp1pis_pkeqx13nfkn8_rsu-arh9hc6v4axfa9jecfeyg3xggpfntltjk18dfihlvfvpdwff1lxypaqgmftos6eynzcq5gwpxbkzcxb63wufb_dbdl3\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\">Leveraging Collection blueprints<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">While formulating a Collection, you have the option to utilize any of the predefined Collection blueprints located in the <strong id=\"\">Collection blueprints<\/strong> section. This feature proves beneficial if you are uncertain about the required content structure for your Collection. The blueprints encompass:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Blog entries<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Writers<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Categories<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Projects<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Clients<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Staff members<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Listings<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Events<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Menu options<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Tunes<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Shows<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Recipes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"\">By selecting a template, the <strong id=\"\">Collection configurations<\/strong> and <strong id=\"\">Collection options<\/strong> will be pre-populated, although each option and resource can be tailored. It is also possible to append and\/or remove custom options.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1501px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a777d_63cac29bbbe427291a32d4c0_azacbqkpsrd-9yftsivmu6femm5ftlnwbjysjx-k0g1lypwnuen2tjttgpwtxkc-6vtl75sujpairkli9vxuito4a7i9vptkgmqehqhz4zhynr3fl95kp9njbdnr3omogeqh-6ro4_y9lflqth6fzc.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The Collection templates section in the Database panel.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a777d_63cac29bbbe427291a32d4c0_azacbqkpsrd-9yftsivmu6femm5ftlnwbjysjx-k0g1lypwnuen2tjttgpwtxkc-6vtl75sujpairkli9vxuito4a7i9vptkgmqehqhz4zhynr3fl95kp9njbdnr3omogeqh-6ro4_y9lflqth6fzc\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\">Collection configurations<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Within the <strong id=\"\">Collection configurations<\/strong> segment, you have the freedom to personalize the <strong id=\"\">Collection title <\/strong>and <strong id=\"\">Collection web address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1501px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a7787_63cac29b73abeb0b0f9ac58f_-lfqzoofgtj6z-v5ggpctkuzsgxwrna-w4ioirpod2asrtx8ksxjell9r-xrgycqb1nnznb3w0pqzzvi2bwq627n5eds25z3l-mqvdyv3tf44kgk5y2x5pvvauv9pzkch50hm1cwqiynslznv4s0c4.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The Collection settings section in the Database panel.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a7787_63cac29b73abeb0b0f9ac58f_-lfqzoofgtj6z-v5ggpctkuzsgxwrna-w4ioirpod2asrtx8ksxjell9r-xrgycqb1nnznb3w0pqzzvi2bwq627n5eds25z3l-mqvdyv3tf44kgk5y2x5pvvauv9pzkch50hm1cwqiynslznv4s0c4\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"\">Collection title<\/h4>\n<p id=\"\">You can designate a name for your Collection in the <strong id=\"\">Collection title<\/strong> field. The Collection title can be modified anytime.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Once you define the title of your Collection, both singular and plural variants of the title are created and employed in various sections across the website. It is also possible to personalize the plural and singular forms of your Collection title by choosing either <strong id=\"\">Plural version<\/strong> or <strong id=\"\">Singular version<\/strong> beneath the <strong id=\"\">Collection title <\/strong>field.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"\">Collection web address<\/h4>\n<p id=\"\">You can also opt for a <strong id=\"\">Collection web address<\/strong>. This slug denotes the directory name where your Collection pages are saved. This designation also influences the URL pattern of your Collection pages, which are formulated for each Collection article (e.g., if you enter \u201cblog-posts\u201d for the <strong id=\"\">Collection web address<\/strong>, and create a Collection article named \u201ccheesecake,\u201d the page URL for the \u201ccheesecake\u201d article will display as \u201cwebsite.com\/blog-posts\/blog-post-article\u201d). The <strong id=\"\">Collection web address <\/strong>can mirror the same as the singular or plural version of the <strong id=\"\">Collection title<\/strong> or can be customized.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"\">Modifying the Collection web address<\/h5>\n<p id=\"\">It is possible to modify a Collection web address anytime. Nonetheless, if you have already published your website, you must implement 301 redirects to ensure that existing external links to pages in the Collection continue to function. Here is how you can configure the redirect without redirecting each individual Collection page:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Old path: \/old-collection-url\/(.*)<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Redirect to path: \/new-collection-url\/%1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Reminder<\/strong>: Certain slugs are reserved slugs that cannot be employed when titling your Collections.<\/h6>\n<blockquote id=\"\"><p><strong id=\"\">Important<\/strong>: You are unable to modify Collection slugs of Ecommerce Collections. Likewise, if you intend to activate Ecommerce on an existing website, you cannot have Database Collections, static pages, or directories with Ecommerce slugs such as \u201cproduct\u201d and \u201ccategory.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"\">Collection options<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Collection options do not represent website components; instead, they serve as containers where data is stored for each Collection article. You can input this data in Collection articles and reference it (i.e., content) in your website designs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Each Collection entails a Title and Slug container, which are the title and slug of each Collection article. The slug is automatically generated when you enter the name of a Collection article, however, you possess the authority to overwrite it to create your own unique slug.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">An assortment of custom container types are available for selection when organizing your Collection:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Basic text<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Enhanced text<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Visual<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Multi-visual<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Video hyperlink<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Hyperlink<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Email address<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Telephone number<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Numeric value<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Date and time<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Toggle switch<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Color palette<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Option selector<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">File attachment<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Reference point<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Multi-reference point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Reminder:<\/strong> Ecommerce Collections contain a preset array of fields (e.g., \u201cPrice\u201d), which are not accessible in the Custom fields category. You can introduce more customized Collection containers to your Ecommerce Collections, but the default containers cannot be removed.<\/h6>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1501px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a7780_63cac29b5c096c2683c7acbf_6xa4wyltrw8wypchyc-ufh8ndzrhn60tuyfzqmwp4ui-qd-ym6jnz7ulorrqymk8asfesipnmk2dyircmgnjde4mxv69ujrww7grkhxr-qo1ckcyhoxpdbxi9ocdnz22wouphulihokr8du3-sf9ct.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The Compilation categories section of the Compilation panel.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a7780_63cac29b5c096c2683c7acbf_6xa4wyltrw8wypchyc-ufh8ndzrhn60tuyfzqmwp4ui-qd-ym6jnz7ulorrqymk8asfesipnmk2dyircmgnjde4mxv69ujrww7grkhxr-qo1ckcyhoxpdbxi9ocdnz22wouphulihokr8du3-sf9ct\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"\">Guidelines for modifying a Compilation<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">After establishing a Compilation, you maintain the ability to adjust the Compilation framework and configurations even after making your website public. Following modifications to the Compilation framework and configurations, it is necessary to re-publish your website to ensure the adjustments manifest on the site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1501px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a778b_63cac29b7c97602d5c3991ed_d7nth5jljk2ev9wuf39r3z3o_lyax5ynuy0ooeb9ddctycsv1pcdm-x1qvhvxf4vtomh93fuu8jd9_xyiqjbztudiyd1ztii0alvu4rikfokofkh7tpn64eynllwhvhcemo0w6wx_ps4orsmhytfis.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The configurations \u201cgear\u201d and \u201cConfigurations\u201d button are emphasized in the CMS panel.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a778b_63cac29b7c97602d5c3991ed_d7nth5jljk2ev9wuf39r3z3o_lyax5ynuy0ooeb9ddctycsv1pcdm-x1qvhvxf4vtomh93fuu8jd9_xyiqjbztudiyd1ztii0alvu4rikfokofkh7tpn64eynllwhvhcemo0w6wx_ps4orsmhytfis\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"\">To adjust a Compilation on the Compilation configuration page:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Access the <strong id=\"\">CMS panel<\/strong> and select the <strong id=\"\">Compilation<\/strong> title<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Press the <strong id=\"\">Configurations<\/strong> button, or the configurations &#8220;<strong id=\"\">gear<\/strong>&#8221; adjacent to the Compilation title in the <strong id=\"\">Compilation panel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"\">You can integrate, revise, or eliminate tailored categories. Inside each customized category, you also have the option to alter the category designation and assistance text. Tailoring the assistance text can enhance clarity regarding the intended usage of each category \u2014 this proves beneficial while adding or revising Compilation elements.<\/p>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Remark:<\/strong> You can simply eradicate customized categories if they are presently not utilized in your designs, Compilation pages and their configurations, or Compilation lists and their configurations (e.g., filters or conditional visibility).<\/h6>\n<h2 id=\"\">Instructions for reproducing a Compilation<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">You have the option to replicate a Compilation\u2019s configurations and categories if you wish to generate a fresh Compilation that follows a similar structure to one that currently exists. Duplicating a Compilation replicates everything on a Compilation\u2019s configurations page (i.e., the Compilation title, URL, basic info categories, tailored categories). It is important to note that this action does not duplicate the content on a Compilation\u2019s example page, or the Compilation elements in the Compilation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">To replicate a Compilation:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Navigate to the <strong id=\"\">CMS panel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Hover over the Compilation you wish to replicate<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Select the configurations &#8220;<strong id=\"\">gear<\/strong>&#8221; to unveil the Compilation\u2019s configurations<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Tap on the &#8220;<strong id=\"\">Replicate compilation<\/strong>&#8221; symbol at the apex of the Compilation\u2019s configurations page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1500px\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webflow-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b9485c7289000d148a778f_644a7535428fa551951a7e8c_1e4fa8cd.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\" alt=\"The \u201cDuplicate Compilation\u201d symbol is highlighted in the Compilation\u2019s configurations page.\" title=\"64b9485c7289000d148a778f_644a7535428fa551951a7e8c_1e4fa8cd\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"\">Upon duplicating a Compilation, the new Compilation will emerge in the <strong id=\"\">CMS Compilations<\/strong> panel labeled \u201c[Original Compilation name] Copy\u201d (e.g., if you duplicate a \u201cBlog\u201d Compilation, the duplicated Compilation will be titled \u201cBlog Copy\u201d). The Compilation URL will also contain \u201cCopy\u201d appended to it ((e.g., if your original Compilation\u2019s URL is \u201cwww.example.com\/blog\u201d the duplicated Compilation URL will be \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.example.com\/blog-copy\" id=\"\">www.example.com\/blog-copy<\/a>\u201d). Your basic info and tailored categories will likewise be duplicated in the duplicated Compilation.<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"\"><p><strong id=\"\">Essential:<\/strong> You must choose <strong id=\"\">Create Compilation<\/strong> on the replicated Compilation\u2019s configurations page to safeguard the duplicated Compilation. In the absence of this action, the duplicated Compilation will not be saved and will vanish from the CMS Compilations panel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"\">To adjust the Compilation configurations and Compilation categories in the duplicated Compilation, learn more about adjusting a Compilation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\">Methods for rearranging the display of CMS Compilations<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">You are able to drag and rearrange your Compilations in the Compilations panel. Any rearrangement performed in the Designer will be mirrored in the Editor \u2014 there is no necessity to republish your site.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\">Strategies for establishing and administrating Compilation elements<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">After generating a Compilation, you can establish Compilation elements within the Compilation such as blog posts, products, listings, etc. You can create these Compilation elements either in the Designer or the Editor. Additionally, you can regulate your Compilation elements by filtering and sorting them. Discover more regarding generating and managing Compilation elements.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\">Approaches for designing with Compilations<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">Now that you have produced a Compilation, you can extract content from it and incorporate that content in your site design. Delve deeper into designing with dynamic content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u200b\u200bCMS Collection is a grouping of content types with a customizable structure in the Webflow CMS, like blog posts, authors, or help articles.","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[300],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5940","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cms-dynamic-content","8":"cs-entry"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}