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Connect Collections to power dynamic content

Collections allow you to manage and scale dynamic content across your websites. Think of Collections as mini-databases you can plug directly into your site design. They're the engine behind dynamic pages, content-rich widgets, and list-based components like accordions, galleries, sliders, and more!

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Check out this support article for a step-by-step guide on converting a static page into a dynamic one using collections.

Common use cases for Collections

Collections are ideal for managing repeatable, structured content across a site—like recipes, team bios, or service listings, to name a few—without the need to manually duplicate or update each instance. By separating your content from the design, they make it easy to manage updates efficiently, whether you're editing directly in the platform or syncing data from external sources like Google Sheets, Airtable, or a custom CRM.

Here are just a few ways you can leverage collections in your sites:

Team Member Profiles

Showcase bios, roles, and contact details dynamically.

Real Estate Listings

Create one dynamic page design, and let each property listing populate from your dataset.

Location-Based Pages

Easily build and update pages for franchises, multi-location businesses, or service areas.

Product or Service Catalogs

Power galleries and service lists without manually adding each item one by one.

FAQs and Testimonials

Dynamically feed content into list-based widgets with no need to manually manage each item.

Event Calendars or Schedules

Use collections to power up-to-date listings for events, appointments, or classes.

and much more!

What can you connect collections to?

Collections can be connected to two main things—and both are designed to help you scale content with ease:

1. Pages (to create Dynamic Pages)

When you connect a Collection to a page, you’re creating a Dynamic Page. That means one single page layout can automatically generate multiple pages—each one pulling in unique content from your Collection.

Perfect for:

• Team member bios
• Real estate listings
• Product or service pages
• Event details

2. List-Based Widgets

Collections also power list-style widgets that repeat a consistent layout—such as accordions, sliders, galleries, and any custom widget built to display repeating content.

Instead of manually adding each item, you just connect a Collection and the platform takes care of the rest, automatically populating the widget with as many items as your Collection contains.

Perfect for:

• FAQs (using accordions)
• Recipe cards
• Photo or portfolio galleries
• Feature comparisons
  

Curious how others are using collections to power dynamic pages? Check out these real-world examples: 9 Excellent Examples of Duda Websites With Dynamic Pages.

If you're looking for guidance on how to structure your own collection, explore these examples of dynamic pages built from different types of collections—each showcasing a unique use case and setup.

Every external collection—whether it’s powering a dynamic page or a list-based widget—must have a Page Item URL field.

• For dynamic pages, this field drives the URL path for each generated page.
  
• For list-style widgets (accordions, sliders, galleries, etc.), items don’t actually need their own URLs, but the field is still required to save and use the collection. Simply choose a key that uniquely identifies each object (like name or id), even if the widget never displays it as a link.