CMS (Formerly Content Manager): Elements and the Collection Fields they Can Connect To

With the CMS (Content Management System), you can display content on your site by connecting it (or data binding it) to various elements. You can use basic elements like text boxes or images, as well as complex elements like repeaters.

The content in your collection is stored in fields. The collection field type must match your content type to connect to an element on your page. For example, a collection field in which you intend to store pictures, must have the 'image' field type.

The final step to getting the content in your field to display on your page, is connecting a dataset. A dataset is the link between the page elements and the content in your collection.

The following example shows an element and its connection options (highlighted in red). These connection options are for linking the element to content in your collection.

As you can see, for an image, the connection options are Image source, Alt text, Tooltip, and Link. These connection options are listed next to 'Image' in the table that follows, along with the appropriate field type that they can connect to.

The first column of this table is a list of all the elements compatible with the CMS. In the second column, you can find the connection options for each element. The third column lists the field types the connection options can connect to. 

Items in the third column can be field types, dataset actions, or dynamic pages.

This example shows you how to connect the connection options of an image on your page to the fields in your collection.

The CMS works with a variety of user input elements that let you capture, store, display, and edit visitor content in a collection. Using these elements, you can create your own forms or allow visitors to filter the content on your site.

The following is a list of the user input elements compatible with the CMS, and the field types that the connection options can connect to.