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 | |
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Collection Number per Site | 100 |
Rows | 500 |
Fields (columns) | 50 |
Inner collection rows | 30 |
Inner collection fields | 10 |
Text field character limit | 5000 |
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.
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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.
Export Internal Collection to CSV
To export an internal collection to CSV:
In the side panel, click Content.
Click Collections.
Click the three horizontal dot icon () next to the desired internal collection.
Select Export to CSV.