{"id":7062,"date":"2024-04-14T17:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2024-04-14T17:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:28:47","slug":"arrangement-and-design-compilation-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/arrangement-and-design-compilation-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrangement and design Compilation pages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"docs_rich-text w-richtext\">\n<p id=\"\">Whenever a fresh item is crafted (e.g., weblog entry, aid document, etc.) in a <a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/cms-collection\" id=\"\">Compilation<\/a>, an automatic page is generated for it. Compilation pages function as blueprints &#8211; the structure and style of the Compilation page applies to all automatically generated item pages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Compilation pages are fundamentally models for recurring pieces of content, such as weblog entries, aid documents, or even landing pages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Within this tutorial, you&#8217;ll discover:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Ways to fabricate a Compilation page<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Ways to incorporate and interconnect content<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">How to preview Compilation pages<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">How to direct to a Compilation page<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Regarding Compilation page setups<\/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\/64b94b0688e862578c19c164_601d97c80582ffb38e6e31d7_collection-pages_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"A diagram displays a dotted line connection from a Compilation to both a Compilation list and a Compilation page. The Compilation list branches off to three profile tab previews. The compilation page branches off to a single profile card.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c164_601d97c80582ffb38e6e31d7_collection-pages_1\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"\">Establishing a Compilation page<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">Once a Compilation is established, a Compilation page will automatically be generated as well. This Compilation page can be selected by navigating to the <strong id=\"\">Pages panel, <\/strong>and opting for it under the <strong id=\"\">Compilation pages<\/strong> area. A violet icon adjacent to the Compilation page indicates that it&#8217;s a CMS-produced page.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c15c_601d980bd05d19173a640a84_collection-pages_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The CMS collection pages section displays four page templates called, Authors, Blog posts, collections and projects.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c15c_601d980bd05d19173a640a84_collection-pages_2\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"\">Including and linking content<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">You can design and evolve the Compilation page just like any other static page\u2014but the strength of Compilation pages emerges when you intend to integrate dynamic content into that layout.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\">Incorporating static and dynamic elements<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Similar to with <a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/collection-list\" id=\"\">Compilation lists<\/a>, elements inserted into a Compilation page are fixed until they are linked to a field from the Compilation. You shape a Compilation page like any other page, yet the page acts as a model for all the Compilation items.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">You can attach varied elements in your design to Compilation fields by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Choose an element on the Compilation page<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Tap the settings icon (or head to the <strong id=\"\">Element Settings Panel \u2014 shortcut:D<\/strong>) \u00a0<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Confirm <strong id=\"\">Get content from Compilation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Unfold the menu and pick the <strong id=\"\">compilation field<\/strong> you wish to get content from<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"\">Once an element is receiving content from a field, it is not exclusive to that one item. This field is linked to the element across all item\u2019s pages in that Compilation.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c150_601d98c2019ddafd1e5db917_collection-pages_4.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"Step one on the left, select the settings icon on the H1 text element. Step two on the right, the choose heading type settings panel displays H1 through H6 buttons, a learn more message with a Ok, got it button, a check box for the CMS Get text from a collection called Blog posts with a menu and a show all settings button.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c150_601d98c2019ddafd1e5db917_collection-pages_4\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Insider tip<br \/><\/strong>Static elements possess blue outlines while dynamic elements, or elements containing data originating from the CMS, showcase purple outlines on the canvas.<\/h6>\n<h2 id=\"\">Viewing and swapping Compilation pages<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">When you&#8217;re modifying a Compilation page, it seems as if you&#8217;re altering solely one of the items in the Compilation. In truth, you\u2019re modifying all other pages simultaneously because you\u2019re enhancing a template.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">You can switch the content in the page to any Compilation item using the dropdown in the top bar. You can navigate to a distinct page by typing the name of the page in the search bar at the top of the Compilation pages dropdown or in the Quick find bar.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c155_601d9925a00bd75439c7f188_collection-pages_5.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The blog posts template collection page displays a dropdown to select between 6 different pages.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c155_601d9925a00bd75439c7f188_collection-pages_5\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Helpful shortcut keys<\/strong><br \/>Pressing Shift+Option (Shift+Alt on Windows) and tapping the left and right arrows on your keyboard will replace collection items to the next or previous item in the list.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c168_601d993a76ae05984d4fcb6e_collection-pages_6.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"Three collection items displaying the process of switching from one to another.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c168_601d993a76ae05984d4fcb6e_collection-pages_6\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"\">Connecting to Compilation pages<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">You can connect to a Compilation page from other Compilation pages or from a Compilation list. Pursue these steps to connect from a Compilation list:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Include a <strong id=\"\">Compilation list<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Link it to a Compilation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Incorporate a <strong id=\"\">button<\/strong>, or any other link element to the Compilation list<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">With the link element chosen, hit the gear icon (or proceed to <strong id=\"\">Element Settings Panel<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Opt for the purple <strong id=\"\">Compilation page<\/strong> link choice<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Select <strong id=\"\">Current Item<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"\">This will link every button in the Compilation list to its corresponding Compilation page produced for each item.<\/p>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Insider tip<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> You can also attach any link element to a link field in the <strong id=\"\">URL field<\/strong> kind of your link settings.<\/h6>\n<h2 id=\"\">Compilation page setups<\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">In the Compilation page configurations, you can define the SEO meta title &amp; description, Open Graph title &amp; description, RSS, and custom code for your Compilation page models. Yet, distinct from <a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/how-do-i-manage-pages-on-my-site\" id=\"\">static pages settings<\/a>, Compilation page setups can hold dynamic values, signifying they lead to unique information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For every individual page of the Collection.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Accessing the page settings of the Collection is possible by hovering over a Collection page template in the Pages panel, and clicking on the settings icon.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c160_601d998c282195549d6d93ee_collection-pages_8.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"A settings icon is highlighted on a Blog post template page under the CMS collection pages section.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c160_601d998c282195549d6d93ee_collection-pages_8\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\">Overview<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">To gain more control over the URLs and SEO of Collection item pages, you can include a Collection template page in a specific folder. By assigning a parent folder to a Collection template page, the Collection\u2019s item pages can be accessed through subdirectory URLs. For example, if a parent folder named &#8220;Content&#8221; and a Collection of blog posts are set, the URL could be &#8220;website.com\/content\/blog\/example-post.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Follow these steps to set a parent folder for a Collection template page:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Navigate to the <strong id=\"\">Pages panel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Hover over the Collection template page and select the settings \u201c<strong id=\"\">cog<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Proceed to <strong id=\"\">Overview<\/strong> &gt; <strong id=\"\">Parent folder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Choose your parent folder from the dropdown menu<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Click on <strong id=\"\">Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Note: <\/strong>Assigning a parent folder to a Collection template page will not display the page under the folder name in the Pages panel.<\/h6>\n<h3 id=\"\">Publication Configuration<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">The decision to publish Collection template pages along with your site is entirely up to you. This feature proves useful if there is a need to prevent Collection template pages from being live and indexed by search engines.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">To activate publishing for Collection item pages:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Access the <strong id=\"\">Pages panel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Hover over the Collection template page and choose the settings \u201c<strong id=\"\">cog<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Navigate to <strong id=\"\">Publication Configuration<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Toggle the switch to \u201c<strong id=\"\">on<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"\">To prevent the publication of Collection item pages:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">Visit the <strong id=\"\">Pages panel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Hover over the Collection template page and select the settings \u201c<strong id=\"\">cog<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Go to <strong id=\"\">Publication Configuration<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">Toggle the switch to \u201c<strong id=\"\">off<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"\">Dynamic SEO Customization<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Utilize Collection fields to define templates for page titles and descriptions. Furthermore, preview how they will appear in search engine results pages (SERPs).<\/p>\n<p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">For further details: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/editing-your-sites-seo-meta-title-and-description\" id=\"\">Setting meta title and description<\/a><\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c158_601d99a7b107743a3017ce75_collection-pages_9.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The SEO settings panel displays a search result preview, a title tag with a Name field added and a meta description input field with a blog post summary field.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c158_601d99a7b107743a3017ce75_collection-pages_9\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\">Dynamic Open Graph Customization<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">This section allows you to define the content displayed when sharing links to Collection pages on various platforms. By utilizing Collection fields, unique Open Graph information is created for each page.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">To know more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/how-to-edit-your-sites-og-title-description-and-image\" id=\"\">Setting Open Graph settings<\/a><\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c16c_601d9b831d86f773e1705f0f_collection-pages_10.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The Open Graph Settings panel displays an image preview, an input field for a title, a check box for Same as SEO title tag, an input field for a description and a check box for Same as SEO meta description and a drop down menu for the open graph image.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c16c_601d9b831d86f773e1705f0f_collection-pages_10\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\">RSS Feed Configuration<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Activating an RSS 2.0 feed for a Collection is possible within the Collection page settings. This allows the publication of a feed that RSS readers can subscribe to, providing updates whenever new Collection items are published.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c14c_601d9a3bb1077452a8185416_collection-pages_11.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The RSS Feed Settings panel displays a description and a radio button to Enable RSS 2.0 feed for a collection item called Blog Post pages.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c14c_601d9a3bb1077452a8185416_collection-pages_11\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"\">Here, configure the feed settings using Collection fields to establish a dynamic template for the RSS channel title, description, and other configurations. Preview the feed directly within the page settings. Subsequently, you can copy the RSS URL for use with external applications or insert a link to it on your website.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Further information:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/set-up-an-rss-feed-for-your-collections\" id=\"\">RSS feeds<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\">Personalized Code<\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Incorporate <a href=\"https:\/\/help.webflow.com\/article\/how-to-add-custom-head-and-body-code-to-a-webflow-site\" id=\"\">specific code snippets<\/a> and scripts within the &lt;head&gt; or &lt;\/head&gt;&lt;body&gt; tag of a Collection page template. These additions apply to all Collection pages. If the code includes data that should vary for each Collection item page, utilize Collection fields to substitute those values. Simply select the value and click on the purple &lt;\/body&gt; <strong id=\"\">+ Add Field<\/strong> option located at the upper right corner of the custom code text box.<\/p>\n<h6 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Important to note<\/strong><br \/>Custom code and scripts will only be visible on the published site.<\/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-s3.tenten.co\/2024\/04\/64b94b0688e862578c19c148_601d9a673408a84889daf70b_collection-pages_12.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"The Custom Code settings panel displays an Inside &lt;head&gt; tag input area and a Before &lt;\/body&gt; tag input area.\" id=\"\" title=\"64b94b0688e862578c19c148_601d9a673408a84889daf70b_collection-pages_12\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Structure\u2008and\u2008style\u2008Collection pages that\u2008work like templates and automatically update your design.","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7063,"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-7062","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\/7062","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=7062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}