How to duplicate a Collection
You can duplicate a Collection’s settings and fields if you want to create a new Collection that follows the same format as one that currently exists. Duplicating a Collection duplicates anything on a Collection’s settings page (i.e., the Collection name, URL, basic info fields, custom fields). Note that this doesn’t duplicate the content on a Collection’s template page, or the Collection items in the Collection.
To duplicate a Collection:
- Go to the CMS panel
- Hover over the Collection you want to duplicate
- Click the settings “cog” to open the Collection’s settings
- Click the “Duplicate collection” icon at the top of the Collection’s settings page
When you duplicate a Collection, the new Collection will show up in the CMS Collections panel named “[Original Collection name] Copy” (e.g., if you duplicate a “Blog” Collection, the duplicated Collection will be named “Blog Copy”). The Collection URL will also have “Copy” appended to it ((e.g., if your original Collection’s URL is “www.example.com/blog” the duplicated Collection URL will be “www.example.com/blog-copy”). Your basic info and custom fields will also be duplicated in the duplicate Collection.
Important
You must click Create Collection on the duplicate Collection’s settings page in order to save the duplicate Collection. Otherwise, the duplicate Collection won’t be saved and will disappear from the CMS Collections panel.
How to reorder the display of CMS Collections
You can drag and reorder your Collections in the Collections panel. Any re-ordering you do in the Designer will be reflected in the Editor — there’s no need to re-publish your site.
How to create and manage Collection items
Once you create a Collection, you can create Collection items within the Collection such as blog posts, products, listings, etc. You can create these Collection items either in the Designer or the Editor. You can also manage your Collection items by filtering and sorting them.