CMS: Controlling the Publishing Status of Collection Items
9 min
In this article
- Enabling the 'Control publishing status' collection setting
- Changing an item's status to 'Published' or 'Draft'
- Scheduling changes to an item's status
- FAQs
You can control whether items appear on your live site directly from your collection. For collections created after November 4th, 2025, the Control publishing status feature is enabled by default. For older collections, you can enable it in your collection settings. Once enabled, you can set items to 'Published' or 'Draft', choose the default status for new items, and schedule automatic status changes.
Important:
The Control publishing status feature is automatically enabled for collections created via presets, AI, import, or from scratch. It does not apply to collections in the Blocks Editor, Headless sites, or sites with Dev Mode enabled.
Enabling the 'Control publishing status' collection setting
If your collection was created before November 4th, 2025, you need to enable the Control publishing status toggle in your collection settings. For newer collections, this feature is already enabled. You can then choose whether new items should be set to 'Published' or 'Draft' by default.
Once the Control publishing status toggle is enabled, your collection includes a new Status field. In that field, you can set the status of each item and schedule future changes to the statuses.
Dashboard
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
- Go to CMS in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant collection.
- Click More Actions at the top and select Collection settings.
- Enable the Control publishing status toggle.
- Choose the default status for new items:
- Published: New collection items can appear on your live site if the elements are properly connected to a dataset.
- Draft: New collection items do not appear on your live site as they cannot be read by datasets.
- Click Save.
Changing an item's status to 'Published' or 'Draft'
In your collection, click the Status field to change it to 'Published' or 'Draft' for the relevant items.
Note:
- Draft items: Cannot be read by datasets, so they cannot appear on your live site.
- Published items: Can appear on your live site as long as the elements are properly connected to a dataset that connects to your collection.
Dashboard
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
Wix app
- Go to CMS in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant collection.
- Click the Status field for the relevant item.
- Select the relevant status:
- Published: Allow the item to appear on your live site.
- Draft: Prevent the item from appearing on your live site.
Scheduling changes to an item's status
You can schedule an item to switch to 'Published' or 'Draft' at a date and time of your choice.
Dashboard
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
Wix app
- Go to CMS in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant collection.
- Click the Status field for the relevant item.
- Click Schedule.
- Select the date and time in which the item's status will change. The date and time is based on the time zone set for your site.
- Click the relevant option: Schedule 'Draft' or Schedule 'Published'
FAQs
Click below to learn more about controlling the publishing status of collection items.
What happens if I disable this feature?
Can I control the order in which the items display on my live site from my collection?
Why can't I see items in my editor?
How can I let site visitors filter content that appears in this repeater?
How do I connect page elements to collections?
