Internal Collections are saved and managed in the My Images & Files and can be used to create Dynamic Pages. For more information, see Dynamic Pages.
Internal Collections have the following limitations:
Internal | |
---|---|
Collection Number per Site | 100 |
Rows | 500 |
Fields (columns) | 50 |
Inner collection rows | 30 |
Inner collection fields | 10 |
Text field character limit | 4500 |
Collection name character limit | 50 |
Field name character limit | 50 |
Page item URL | 350 characters |
Update data | Site/content library publish |
Add Internal Collections
You can create dynamic pages with internal collections by adding one of the ready-to-use dynamic pages in the Pages panel that is automatically connected to an internal collection or by creating a new collection.
Use a ready-to-use dynamic page and internal collection
To use a ready-to-use dynamic page and internal collection:
- In the left panel, click Pages, and then click +New Page.
- In the Add a Dynamic Page section, click a page that is connected to an internal collection.
- Type a Page Name, and click +Add Page.
- Click Go to Collection to update the content in the internal collection.
- (Optional) Edit the collection.
- In the top tool bar, click Done.
For more information on adding pages, see Pages and Popups.
Create Internal Collections
To create a new internal collection:
- In the left panel, click Content, and then click Collections.
- Click +New Collection, and select Internal Collection.
The new internal collection displays in the collection panel. The next step is to create or convert a dynamic page to connect your collection. For more information, see Create Dynamic Pages.
Duplicate a Collection
To duplicate a collection:
In the left panel, click Content, and then click Collections.
Click the three horizontal dots(
) for the collection you would like to duplicate.
Click Duplicate Collection.
Click on the copied collection to open and edit it.
Edit Internal Collections in the My Images & Files
The following are available actions and options:
- To rename the collection, click the collection name and type a new name.
- Click + Add Row at the top or the plus (+) icon located below the last row to add a row (in the Item column, enter what you would like the item's URL to be).
- To add more fields, click the Add New Field (
) icon on the right side of the table.
- Add items to the collection by typing an item (the page item URL in Dynamic pages), and any associated fields. Double-click in the field to add information. To add more fields, click the Add New Field (
) icon on the right side of the table.
- To rename the collection, click the collection name and type a new name.
- Double-click in a field to add information.
- Click the eye icon to hide the row, this will make it inaccessible from any dynamic pages or s connected to the collection.
- To reorder the columns, click-and-drag the desired column to the right or left.
- To edit the content of a full row, point to the row and click the arrows (
) to open the row in a separate dialog. Alternatively, right-click the row, and then select Edit Row.
- To edit the field types, click the arrow next to the field, and select Edit Field.
- Click the check box to:
- Set visibility. Hide or show selected elements (same action as clicking the eye icon to hide the row).
- Duplicate. Duplicate the selected rows.
- Delete. Delete the selected rows.
Edit Internal Collection Row from a Dynamic Page
To edit a row in an internal collection from a dynamic page:
- Open the Dynamic Page to edit the page in Dynamic Mode.
- In the top toolbar, click the Edit Row (
) button.
- Edit any fields and at the top of the page, click Done.
Supported Fields
Field Type | Example |
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Rich Text | Welcome to my dentist office |
Plain Text | welcome to my office |
Number | 10,000 |
Image | Select an image. |
Link | |
Business Hours | Select business hours. |
Location | Enter a location. |
Video | |
Phone | 123456789 |
Image collection | |
Social account | |
Date & Time | The default structure is YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS, which displays as 2021-10-06 16:12:00. You must select both date and time for this field, but you can use data formatting to decide how it is displayed. For a complete list of date and time formats and how they display, see Class DateTimeFormatter.
|
Multi Select | After defining the field as Multi Select, click Options to add options. Each row in the collection can be assigned one or more of the options you created. |
Convert Collection Fields
You can convert field types between the following fields (even if the fields already contain data): plain text, rich text, and number.
To convert collection field types:
- In the side panel of the editor, click Content, and then click Collections.
- Open the collection containing the field you want to convert.
- Click the name of the field you want to convert, and click Edit Field.
- Select a new field type from the drop-down list.
- Click Convert.
To undo the change, click the field name, and then click Revert Field Change.