Creating a Collection

1. Navigate to the CMS from the main menu.
2. Select Collections.
3. Select CREATE COLLECTION.

4. Fill out the forms across the following tabs:

   • Details
   • List Layout
   • Details Layout
   • Security
   • Cache

   The details for each tab are discussed in this document's subsequent sections.

5. Select CREATE COLLECTION.

Details

Use this tab to provide basic details for the collection. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Collection Name	Input Field	Yes	Name of the collection.
Collection Slug	Input Field	Yes	URL slug used for the collection.
Layout	Dropdown Field	Yes	Layout used by the collection.
Source	Dropdown Field	Yes	Data source used to form the collection.
Redirect Code	Dropdown Field	No	Redirect code used by the collection.

List Layout

Use this tab to provide the list layout details of the collection. This tab contains the following sub-tabs:

• Properties
• Sitemap
• Metadata
• Open Graph
• Schema

The details for each sub-tab are discussed in this document's subsequent sections.

Properties

Use this secondary tab to provide the properties of your list layout. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Page Title	Input Field	No	Title of the list layout page.
Content	Code Editor	No	Content used in the list layout.

Sitemap

Use this secondary tab to provide the sitemap details of your collection's list layout. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Add to System Sitemap	Toggle	No	Use the toggle to add or hide the collection's list layout from the system sitemap.
Priority	Numeric Field	Only if 'Add to System Sitemap' is enabled	The URL priority of this collection's list layout relative to other URLs on the site. Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0. URLs are sorted in descending order.
Order	Numeric Field	Only if 'Add to System Sitemap' is enabled	The URL order of this collection's list layout relative to other URLs having the same priority value. Similar priority URLs are sorted in ascending order.
Change Frequency	Dropdown Field	Only if 'Add to System Sitemap' is enabled	An indication provided to search engines about how often this collection's list layout will likely change or be updated. Options include the following: Always Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Note that crawlers treat the values chosen as a 'hint,' not a 'command.' For example, crawlers may crawl pages marked 'hourly' less frequently than that.

Metadata

Use this secondary tab to provide your collection's list layout metadata. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Make page visible to Search Engines	Toggle	No	Hide or show the collection's list layout on search results.
Canonical URL	Input Field	No	The canonical URL of the collection's list layout, used to prevent duplicate content issues in SEO.
Meta Title	Input Field	No	Title of metadata. A good title has between 40 - 60 characters.
Meta Description	Text Area	No	Description of the metadata. A good meta description has between 150 - 160 characters.

Open Graph

Use this secondary tab to provide the Open Graph details of your collection's list layout. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Use Meta Title as Open Graph Title	Toggle	No	Enable this option to use the meta title as the Open Graph title. Otherwise, turn the option off if you want to use a different title.
Open Graph Title	Input Field	No	Customized title for a post containing the collection on a social media platform. The field can only be used if the 'Use Meta Title as Open Graph Title' option is turned off.
Use Meta Description as Open Graph Description	Toggle	No	Enable this option to use your site's meta description as the Open Graph description. This tag is considered the most important tag of the post containing your collection. It typically appears as a one—or two-sentence snippet that previews the collection.
Open Graph Description	Text Area	No	A customized description for the post containing your collection on a social media platform. The field can only be used if the 'Use Meta Description as Open Graph Description' option is turned off. Write this carefully; a good description can mean the difference between getting clicks or not.
Open Graph Image	File Upload	No	The image shown when the collection is shared. Use an image at least 1200px by 630px with a 1.91:1 aspect ratio. The maximum file size is 10MB.
Open Graph URL	Input Field	No	URL (link) that is associated with your content.
Open Graph Site Name	Input Field	No	The name of your site.
Open Graph Type	Input Field	No	Type of content your collection is posted on, i.e., website, article, or blog.

Schema

Use this secondary tab to provide the Schema details of your collection's list layout. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Schema	Code Editor	No	Schema markup for the collection.

Details Layout

Use this tab to input the 'Details Layout' information of the collection. This tab contains the following sub-tabs:

• Properties
• Sitemap
• Metadata
• Open Graph
• Schema

Properties

Use this tab to input the properties of the details layout. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Details Page Slug	Input Field	Yes (once 'Details Layout' is enabled)	URL slug used for the collection's details page. This field must include at least one unique database field without a dash ( - ) in its name. A dash should separate multiple fields.
Page Title	Input Field	Yes (once 'Details Layout' is enabled)	Title of the collection's details layout page.
Content	Code Editor	No	Content used in the collection's details layout.

Security

Use this tab to input the security details for the collection. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Apply Auth Policy	Toggle	No	Use this toggle to enable or disable the use of auth policies for the collection.
Auth Policies	Dropdown Field (Multi-Select)	No	The auth policies applied to the collection. Note that you may apply more than one auth policy.

Cache

Use this tab to provide the collection's cache information. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Enable Dynamic Cache Layout	Toggle	No	Use the toggle to enable or disable the dynamic cache layout for the collection.
Dynamic Cache Expiry	Input Field	No	Defines the number of seconds after cache creation before it is ignored on future requests. If is set to '0' and a key is set, the cache will never expire automatically (though updating the file will invalidate it). If both the key and are set to '0', the collection won't be cached. Any collection update via or will invalidate the cache, regardless of the expiration time.
Dynamic Cache Key	Code Editor	No	Unique identifier for the collection. If the key is blank, caching applies to the entire URL for the set duration (e.g., 10 seconds). Any URL change will bypass the cache. If content doesn't depend on arguments, it's best to use or relevant context parameters. Default key: full URL with query parameters (e.g., ).