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CMS: Adding a Dataset Filter to Display Content from Multiple Collections

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Using a dataset filter in the CMS (Content Management System) allows you to display content from multiple collections on a single page. This can be particularly useful if you want to show related items from different collections together, offering a richer experience for your site visitors. For example, if you have a blog collection and an author collection, you can use a dataset filter to display blog posts along with author details on the same page.

Before you begin, make sure to set up the following:

You need at least two CMS collections:

Primary collection: Connect this collection to elements on the page where you want to display content from both collections. This can be a static or dynamic page.
Secondary collection: This collection includes info that relates to the items in your primary collection. Make sure your secondary collection has a field that matches the values of a field in your primary collection exactly.

In this article, learn more about:

Adding a dataset filter to display content from multiple collections

After adding the dataset filter, you need to connect elements on your page to the secondary collection's dataset to display the filtered content.

Wix Editor

Studio Editor

Go to your editor.
Go to the page where you want to show content from both collections. Your primary collection should already be connected to a dataset that connects to the page elements.
Add a dataset and connect it to your secondary collection:
1. Click CMS on the left.
2. Click Manage Page Connections.
3. Click Add a Dataset in the panel on the right.
4. Click the Choose a collection drop-down and select your secondary collection.
5. (Optional) Edit the name of the dataset.
6. Click Create.

Screenshot of adding a dataset that connects to a secondary collection.

Add a filter to your secondary collection's dataset:
1. Click the More Actions icon next to your secondary collection's dataset in the panel on the right.
2. Select Dataset Settings.
3. Click + Add Filter.
4. Click the Field drop-down and select the field that has the same values as a field in your primary collection.
5. (Optional) Click the Condition field to change the operator that determines how the filter is applied. For example, when set to Is, the secondary collection's dataset only retrieves values from the primary collection if the field used in the filter has the same value in both collections.
6. Select Another dataset under Value source.
7. Click the Dataset drop-down and select the dataset that connects to your primary collection.
8. Click the next Field drop-down and select the field from your primary collection that matches the secondary collection field. The fields that contain the matching values should be selected in each of the Field drop-downs on this filter.
9. Click Add Filter.

Screenshot of adding a dataset filter in the Wix Editor.

Connect elements to the secondary collection's dataset to show content from the collection:
1. Click the relevant element (e.g. text, image) and select the Connect to CMS icon .
2. Click the Choose a dataset drop-down and select your secondary collection's dataset.
  Note: Don't worry if any of the CMS connections in your editor appear to disconnect at this point. Once you're done with the connections, you can click Preview to test the new connections.
3. Click the relevant drop-down(s) under Connections and select the secondary collection's field(s) that you want to connect.