CMS: Limiting the Maximum Items Displayed with the Items per Load Dataset Setting

By default, the Items per load field is set to 100 items or 1 item for dynamic item pages. To ensure the best loading experience for your site visitors, you can display up to 1000 items per load on your page. 

Add a 'Load More' button to provide visitors with a way to click and view more items on the page. You can also add 'Previous/Next page' buttons and pagination bars (Wix Editor only) to limit the number of items displayed per 'page' of items. 

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Adding 'Load More' or 'Previous/Next page' buttons to the dataset that connects to your repeater or gallery enhances the user experience and optimizes loading performance.

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'Load More' buttons allow visitors to click to load more items in repeaters or galleries connected to datasets. The total maximum items that can load at a time is determined by the Items per load field in the dataset settings. You can set this field to show up to 1,000 items at a time. 

To create a 'Load More' button, add a button or image, connect it to the dataset and set the element's click action to Load more. 

Learn how to add a 'Load More' button to a: 

Note: If you connect a pro gallery to your collection's 'Media Gallery' field type, you can use the gallery's built-in 'Load More' button to restrict the number of images or videos displayed on the page. For directions, see the question below titled: Why doesn't my pro gallery's 'Load More' button respond to the dataset settings? 

The pro gallery has a built-in 'Load More' button that can restrict the number of media items displayed in the gallery.

If you enable this 'Load More' button in the gallery's layout settings, it uses these settings to determine when to appear and how many more images load. With the gallery's built-in 'Load More' button, the dataset's Items per load setting determines the aggregate total maximum items that can load in the gallery. However, it no longer determines how many items initially load in the gallery or how many additional items load when visitors click this 'Load More' button.

Consider the type of collection field your gallery connects to when deciding which 'Load More' button to use: 

Yes, you can create navigational buttons or images visitors can click to browse other collection items. 

To create 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons:

Learn more about the various click actions you can set for buttons and images. 

Yes, you can add a pagination bar to give visitors a way to navigate to different 'pages' of items on your dynamic list page. Add a pagination bar and connect it to the same dataset that your repeater or gallery connects to. Then adjust the Items per load field to set the maximum items that appear in each 'page' of items. 

In the Dataset Settings panel, click the Dataset mode drop-down and choose the appropriate mode for your dataset's connected elements:

Learn more about working with dataset modes and collection permissions. 

You can add filters and sort conditions to datasets to only show specific items and control the order in which they appear in connected elements. Learn more about adding filters and sorts to datasets. 

Datasets are the vital link between the elements on your page and the content in your CMS collection. You can use datasets to create a two-way connection, allowing you to display collection content, capture user inputs, or both. 

Datasets allow you to control which parts of your page elements connect to which fields in your collection. Each dataset connects to a collection and each element connected to the dataset connects to a field in the collection. This unlocks a new way of managing which content appears and where.

Learn more about adding and setting up a dataset.