What are Collection Pages?

Pages Panel Description

The Pages menu lists the sections, automated collections, and manual collections.

The search field on the left enables you to filter collections by the collection name. The Show all toggle is used to display either the section collections (collections created automatically when you create a section from Admin) or all collections, manual or automatic.

The save button on top enables you to save changes to the sequence.

Each collection opens the collection details page, with the name of the collection on top, followed by the collection type and the collection template, and the date on which the collection is created. The three tabs Content, Sorter, and Metadata enables you to view and edit the collection properties.

The Content Tab

Content tab displays the following:

• Title: Displays the collection name.
• Summary: Enables you to add a summary of the collection.
• Choose cover image: Enables you to add a cover image.
• Collection template: Displays the template in use, and enables you to select a new template.
• Collection type: Displays whether the collection is Manual or Automated.
• If the collection is automated, the options to select the story properties under “Add stories having” is displayed. The properties are Tags, Sections, Story Types, and Sort By.

The Sorter Tab

Sorter tab displays the following:

SEARCH column: The SEARCH field enables you to search stories having a specified title. It displays the stories that matches the criteria set on “Add stories having” under the Content tab. The Advanced Search enables you to filter by story, collection, publish time, section name, author, and tags.

Each row contains the story name, one of the sections a story belongs to (only the first section name appears out of many that is present in the story’s metadata), and the modified relative time. It displays COLLECTION if the sorted item is a collection. The buttons on the right side enables you to open the story, and select the story to appear in the sorter. The most recently published story appears on top of the list.

SORTED ITEM column: Displays the last published stories that appears under the SEARCH column or the sorted stories in an numerical order. Each row contains the story name, one of the sections a story belongs to (only the first section name appears out of many that is present in the story’s metadata), the modified relative time, or displays COLLECTION if the sorted item is a collection. Set Page Views enables you to set a view count. Any custom action can be triggered (at the product-side), when the count is reached.

The buttons on the right side enables you to preview the story, and remove the story from the sorter.

Manage button takes you to the Content tab.

The Metadata Tab

Metadata tab displays the Collection Slug by default, and other metadata based on the chosen collection template.