WordPress and Shopify

Stage 2 · Lesson 6 of 7

CMS collections

Webflow: Designer, classes and CMS

A is a content type, such as Blog posts, Team, Projects or Jobs. It has fields for text, images, dates and options, and reference fields that link to items in other collections. A collection list shows items on any page.

A collection template page gives each item its own web address, all sharing one design. This is how clients add a or a job opening without opening the Designer. It also gives each item its own page that search engines can list.

Plan the fields carefully before adding content, because renaming and restructuring later is slow. How many you can have depends on the .

Common trapbuilding each blog post or project as a , which the client cannot add to without asking you.

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Resources for this stage

Start with

  • CourseFree
    Webflow University

    Webflow · Beginner

    Free official video courses; start with Webflow 101, then the CMS and layout lessons

Keep handy

  • Every Style panel control is a CSS property; look up what flex, grid and units really do

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