Creating a dynamic page can be done through theContent Managerbutton.

ClickAdd Content Elements, andChoose Template.

A menu titled “Create a New Page” will open, where you can choose a template for the dynamic pages you’ll be creating. This window is split into two sections, “Your Content” and “Templates”. The examples that follow will be based on a “Bikes” collection. After selecting the correct collection and waiting for Wix to create your dynamic pages you should see two new pages. In your Site Structure sidebar, there is a dynamic category (All) page and a dynamic item (Title) page.

Dynamic Category (All) Page

The first new page is the dynamic category (All) page. The “(All)” signifies that this page shows multiple items from your collection. Navigate to the page by clicking on the name in the sidebar. Notice that there is a dataset and a repeat element, with other elements inside, already generated for you. If you click on the repeater element, you’ll see that it, and the items in it, are already connected to data from your collection! This is the magic of dynamic pages. Preview the page to see this wizardry in action.

The repeater displays images from the Image field, and the titles from the Title field of your collection. You can also add new elements and connect them to additional fields in your collection later down the line. But what about the “More” button? This is a link that is automatically generated to take the user to a dynamic item page with more specific item details.

Dynamic Item (Title) Page

The second new page in your Site Structure sidebar is the dynamic item (Title) page. The “(Title)” signifies that this page shows a single item, based on the “Title” field from the collection. This can change to any other field in your collection, and will be used in theunique URLfor that particular item.

Like the dynamic category page, the dynamic item page is already connected to data. You have the ability to make changes on a single item page that will carry over to the rest of the item pages. For example: Changing the design of one page will change the design of all the pages. The addition of a new element can be connected to the dataset, and will appear on each item page with its own related data.

This is the magic of dynamic item pages! Preview a page to see the content from your collection. You can see how an entire page dedicated to an item can be useful when presenting large amounts of information. And having design consistency between the pages is icing on the cake!

Wrap Up

With dynamic pages, you’re able to highlight your collection much faster than if you were to try to do everything individually. This time saving measure also helps you in the long run as you continue to add more and more items to your collection — you don’t have to worry about having to manually add items, dynamic pages do it for you. Try out dynamic pages in your own Wix sites and enjoy the benefits of being able to share your content without worrying about the set up or maintenance!

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