Reference

Collection index page type

Checked against the product’s code on 7 November 2026.

Use Composer > New page to choose Collection index. Its definition is also under Site > Catalogs > Page types. See the Collection index owner guide for the steps.

Page type and template

Item	Value
Page type	Collection index
Creates	A page draft in Pages; no collection or entries are created
Basic recipe, in order	Hero; Live list; Rich text; FAQ; Call to action
Designed page template	Collection index; five sections added together
Designed Live list preset	Collection index with paging
Theme	Uses the site theme. The definition reserves Clean as its default theme; this does not activate Clean.

New page uses the basic section recipe. The page template supplies named section presets: a centered Hero, Collection index with paging, an introductory Rich text note, accordion FAQ and centered Call to action. Adding the template adds those sections; it does not replace an existing page body.

Questions available to the copilot

The page type supplies these questions. The New page dialog itself asks for the title and page type.

Question
Which collection already published on this site should this page list?
Which entries should it show, and in what order?
What should visitors know before choosing an entry?
What questions should this page answer?
What should visitors do next?

Section choices

The recipe and allowed choices guide the copilot. Add to the page can show other sections and mark recommendations. Some section types cannot be inserted there.

Recipe sections	Other section definitions retained in the allowed list
Hero; Live list; Rich text; FAQ; Call to action	Form; Comparison table; Embed / preserved HTML; Row (columns); Script & event binding

Live list controls

These are the list controls apart from the shared section fields and picture beside the words. Not set is an absent starter value, not a field default. The two columns compare the basic catalogue starter with the named designed preset; a newly created draft can also have words left for you to finish. Insertion removes the preset headline, empty sentence and numeric values. Set Headline, When there is nothing to show, How many per page, Skip the first and Columns (grid only) explicitly; the table records catalogue data, not every value carried into the saved draft.

Control	Group in Settings	Values	Basic starter	Collection index with paging
Headline	Words	Your words	Latest posts	Browse the collection
Show	Words	One existing collection; see the picker note below	posts	posts
In these categories	Words	Category slugs; see the picker note below	Not set	Not set
With these tags	Words	Tag slugs; see the picker note below	Not set	Not set
In these terms	Words	Taxonomy and term pairs; see the picker note below	Not set	Not set
By this author	Words	An author’s address name	Not set	Not set
Matching these words	Words	Words to match	Not set	Not set
How many per page	Words	A whole number from 1 to 50	10	12
Skip the first	Layout	A whole number, starting at zero	0	0
Order	Layout	Newest first; Oldest first; Title in alphabetical order; Title in reverse alphabetical order; Recently updated first; By its date, soonest first; By its date, latest first	Newest first	Newest first
Its date field	Section Settings	The selected collection’s datetime field slug	Unset	Unset
Only dates still to come	Section Settings	Yes or no	Unset; off	Unset; off
Featured (sticky) posts	Layout	Put them first, on every page; Include them, in date order; Leave them out; Only them	Include them, in date order	Include them, in date order
Page like the site’s own post listing	Words	Yes or no	Not set	Not set
Layout	Layout	List; Card grid	List	Card grid
Columns (grid only)	Layout	A whole number from 1 to 6	3	3
Show the featured image	Words	Yes or no	Yes	Yes
Show the excerpt	Words	Yes or no	Yes	Yes
Show the date	Words	Yes or no	Yes	Yes
Show the author	Words	Yes or no	No	No
Show the categories	Words	Yes or no	No	No
Show the price	Words	Yes or no	Not set	Not set
Show a read-more link	Words	Yes or no	No	No
Excerpt length (words)	Words	A word count, or empty	Not set	Not set
Paging	Words	No pager; Page numbers, with previous and next; Previous and next only	No pager	Page numbers, with previous and next
Pager address	Words	A different name for each list on the page	1	collection-index
Say how many were found	Words	Don’t show a count; How many in all (3 results found); Which results this page shows; Both, the count first	Don’t show a count	Both, the count first
When there is nothing to show	Words	Your words	No posts found.	No entries found.

Headline

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Your words
Basic starter: Latest posts
Collection index with paging: Browse the collection

Show

Group in Settings: Words
Values: One existing collection; see the picker note below
Basic starter: posts
Collection index with paging: posts

In these categories

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Category slugs; see the picker note below
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

With these tags

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Tag slugs; see the picker note below
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

In these terms

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Taxonomy and term pairs; see the picker note below
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

By this author

Group in Settings: Words
Values: An author’s address name
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

Matching these words

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Words to match
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

How many per page

Group in Settings: Words
Values: A whole number from 1 to 50
Basic starter: 10
Collection index with paging: 12

Skip the first

Group in Settings: Layout
Values: A whole number, starting at zero
Basic starter: 0
Collection index with paging: 0

Order

Group in Settings: Layout
Values: Newest first; Oldest first; Title in alphabetical order; Title in reverse alphabetical order; Recently updated first; By its date, soonest first; By its date, latest first
Basic starter: Newest first
Collection index with paging: Newest first

Its date field

Group in Settings: Section Settings
Values: The selected collection’s datetime field slug
Basic starter: Unset
Collection index with paging: Unset

Only dates still to come

Group in Settings: Section Settings
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Unset; off
Collection index with paging: Unset; off

Featured (sticky) posts

Group in Settings: Layout
Values: Put them first, on every page; Include them, in date order; Leave them out; Only them
Basic starter: Include them, in date order
Collection index with paging: Include them, in date order

Page like the site’s own post listing

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

Layout

Group in Settings: Layout
Values: List; Card grid
Basic starter: List
Collection index with paging: Card grid

Columns (grid only)

Group in Settings: Layout
Values: A whole number from 1 to 6
Basic starter: 3
Collection index with paging: 3

Show the featured image

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Yes
Collection index with paging: Yes

Show the excerpt

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Yes
Collection index with paging: Yes

Show the date

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Yes
Collection index with paging: Yes

Show the author

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: No
Collection index with paging: No

Show the categories

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: No
Collection index with paging: No

Show the price

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

Show a read-more link

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Yes or no
Basic starter: No
Collection index with paging: No

Excerpt length (words)

Group in Settings: Words
Values: A word count, or empty
Basic starter: Not set
Collection index with paging: Not set

Paging

Group in Settings: Words
Values: No pager; Page numbers, with previous and next; Previous and next only
Basic starter: No pager
Collection index with paging: Page numbers, with previous and next

Pager address

Group in Settings: Words
Values: A different name for each list on the page
Basic starter: 1
Collection index with paging: collection-index

Say how many were found

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Don’t show a count; How many in all (3 results found); Which results this page shows; Both, the count first
Basic starter: Don’t show a count
Collection index with paging: Both, the count first

When there is nothing to show

Group in Settings: Words
Values: Your words
Basic starter: No posts found.
Collection index with paging: No entries found.

Source and empty-state boundaries

The first collection saved in Show is used. Clearing it uses posts. Custom collections must exist, have public entry addresses and not be hidden. Drafts are not public list entries. Cards use the source entry’s recorded details; missing pictures or summaries are skipped.

Collection and term suggestions currently come from the wrong list. Typing a collection or term and pressing Enter alone does not save a new choice. Ask the copilot to set the real value and inspect the result.

The named preset’s catalogue empty sentence is No entries found. Enter it after insertion if you want those words. On a page using a library theme or on a site that was not migrated, a resolved empty list shows its empty sentence without zero counts, with no pager. Custom and imported themes on migrated sites keep their earlier empty-count behaviour. An unsupported source, unusable filter or failed read can lead to that empty state too. Without any loaded result, the public section draws nothing; the canvas keeps a selectable section.

Show a read-more link adds Continue reading when an entry has an address. Show the price only uses a recorded product price. These controls do not create entries or supply missing facts.

The pager appears only when results span more than one page. Previous Page and Next Page move between them. Give separate lists different Pager address values. The named preset uses collection-index; the basic starter uses 1.

Compare the Live list section and its preview pair. Use the Composer to apply a draft change and inspect its preview.