CMS (previously Content Manager): What is a collection? | CMS by Wix Data

In this video, you'll learn about collections and how they help you manage and grow your website. All of your website's content, from text to images to videos and more, can be stored in a collection. A collection gives you the flexibility to update content anytime you want without having to touch your page design. Let's talk about how collections are built. As you see here in this Interior Designs collection, it's just like a spreadsheet arranged into columns. Each row contains one item in the collection. An item can be anything you want to display on your site. For example, this site has three collections to store content about three different topics. In the team Collection, each item is a member of the team. In the Testimonials collection, each item is a submission. And in the Interior Designs Collection, each item is a project. Every item in your collection is made up of one or more fields. Fields are the columns that include information to describe each item. They're totally customizable and can include things like text, images, boolean numbers, and more. You can add as many fields and items as you need. How does the content in your collection connect with your site's pages and elements? With a special connection element called a data set. Data sets let you control what content from your collection gets displayed to your site visitors and where. With collections, you can make your site dynamic. This means everything from single elements to entire pages can be managed and updated from one place. Want to update or add new content to your site? Make the change in your collection and you'll see it automatically reflected in its connected elements without going through your page design. Now you know what collections are and how they streamline your workflow. Ready to create your first one? Visit the link in the description below to find out just how much you can do with collections.