Collection Settings Best Practices

1. Document All Fields

Always leave descriptions to make it easy for editors to now what to do.

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2. Set necessary fields to required

Set any fields that should not be skipped to required.

3. Use Reference & Multireference fields to keep it flexible

examples:

Reference Author collection rather than hard coding an author name and image into each post:

benefit: Allows users to update a profile image quickly rather than finding every post by that author and updating individually.

Speakers Collection with Multireference field instead of reference field -

benefit: Makes the template flexible in case there are 1,2, or 3 speakers for an event.

4. Use Rich Text Blocks instead of using multiple fields for headings, paragraphs, etc.

This makes CMS templates more flexible. Users can add lists to a rich text block but not to a normal text field.

5. Setup Conditional Visibility for elements that might not be filled in

For the fields that might be optional, such as a testimonials multi reference field, set the full section to be hidden when testimonials are “not set”

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6. Add Fields for Alt Text When Needed

For images that aren’t in rich-text blocks, add a field for the image alt text.

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