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Connecting CMS collection content to your site

CMS: Connection Options and Supported Collection Fields for Each Element

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CMS connection options for each element
User input elements and their connection fields

With the CMS (Content Management System), you can connect various parts of your site's elements to different types of collection fields. Review the tables in this article to learn which collection field types can connect to each part of your site's elements. Some element connections, such as button click actions, can also connect to dataset actions such as 'Load more' or 'Next item', or to dynamic pages.

CMS connection options for each element

Elements that can connect to your CMS each have their own types of connection options. Each option can connect to specific types of fields, dataset actions, or dynamic pages.

For example, an image element has several connection options. You can only connect the image source to an image field. However, you can connect the image alt text and tooltip to the following types of collection fields: Text, Number, Date and Time, Address, or Tags. The image link can connect to various dataset actions, your dynamic pages, or the following field types: Document, URL, Image, or Video.

A screenshot of an image's CMS connection options in the Wix Editor.

View the supported elements, their connection options, and the fields that can connect to each below:

Elements	Connection Options	Collection fields you can connect
Rich Content	Content	Rich Content
Section	Background	Image, Video
	Background color	Color
Strip	Background	Image, Video
Text	Text	Text, Number, URL, Boolean, Date and Time, Time, Rich Text, Address, Tags, Item Count
	Text color	Color
Image	Image source	Image
	Alt text, Tooltip	Text, Number, Date and Time, Address, Tags
	Link	Dataset actions, Dynamic pages, Document, URL, Image, Video
Button	Click action	Dataset actions, Dynamic pages, Document, URL, Image, Video, Audio
	Label	Text, Number, Date and Time, Address, Tags
	Text color, icon color, border color, background color	Color
Gallery	Image source	Image
	Titles	Text, Number, Date and Time, Address, Tags
	Descriptions	Text, Number, Date and Time, Address, Tags
	Links	Dynamic pages, Image, Video, Document, URL
Shapes / Vector Art	Image source	Image fields (vector art / shapes only)
	Link	Dataset actions, dynamic pages, Image
Video Player	Video source	Video, URL
	Video title	Text, Address, Tags
Music	Artist and track	Text, Address, Tags
	Cover image	Image
	Audio source	URL, Audio
Maps	Location	Address
	Title, Description, Text	Text, Address, Tags
	Link, Pin	URL

Tip:

Learn more about connecting elements to collection fields through a dataset.

User input elements and their connection fields

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.

Input element	Field types you can connect
Text Input	Text, Number, URL
Text Box	Text, Number, URL
Rich Text	Rich Text
Radio Buttons	Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference Collect content: Text, Number, URL, Date and Time
Checkbox	Boolean
Multi-checkboxes	Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference Collect content: Tags
Dropdown	Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference Collect content value: Text, Number, Reference Collect content list items: Text, Number
Selection Tags	Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference Collect content value: Tags Collect content list items: Text, Number
Date Picker	Date and Time
Time Picker	Time, Date and Time
Slider	Number
Range Slider	Number
Upload Button	Image, Video, Audio, Media Gallery, Document, Multi-Document
Ratings Input	Number
Ratings Display	Number, Reference
Address Input	Address
Switch	Boolean
Signature Input	Image
Pagination Bar	n/a
Progress Bar (Velo only)	Number, Reference
reCAPTCHA (Velo only)	n/a