Click on Create new… and select Collection.
Fill up the Collection name and the Collection URL will be auto populated. Collection URL can be edited by clicking on it. These fields can be edited later on even when the Collection is saved/created.
You can differentiate between a normal folder and a collection folder using this green banner here.
In collection settings, you will be able to edit the collection’s name and URL.
Click on Add new item to start on your collection of articles.
There will be two items available for creating
Page
Link or file
Creating a page
For page, it will be the same as how article pages are created.
Linking an link or file
To add links or file, click on link or file.
The item title character limit is 150 characters.
The right preview is showing how this item is displayed in a collection.
Name the Article category
This is case-sensitive and spacing-sensitive
Use the exact correct casing (e.g.
Environmentis not the same asenvironment)Double-check for any extra spaces (especially at the ends) or incorrect characters
Insert the Article date (Optional)
Used for year filtering on the sidebar
Articles will be automatically sorted chronologically if a date is provided. Else, without date, it will be organised alphabetically.
This is how the article category and date will appear on the collection page.
You can add a link to a
page
external link
file
For files,
Current accepted file types are pdf, .xls, .xlsx, .csv, .tsv
Max size allowed is 20 MB.
Once attached, click on Add link.
Add a summary text to your PDF.
This will help users to search your collection item more easily.
The search bar in collection page only searches keywords in the title and the summary text here.
Click on Save and the success message should appear.
You can differentiate between page and a link item via the icon at the side here.
Sorting collection items
By default, collection items sort by recently edited, so the most recently updated content appears first. You can change this to alphabetical order — useful for directories or resource libraries where visitors expect to scan by name.
To change the sort order, go to your collection settings and select your preferred sort option under Sort by.
Showing or hiding thumbnails and dates
You can choose whether to show thumbnails and dates across your entire collection. This lets you control how much visual and date information appears, depending on the type of content you are presenting.
For example, a newsroom collection may benefit from dates and thumbnails to give context, while a policy or resource collection may look cleaner without them.
To toggle thumbnails and dates, go to your collection settings and use the Show thumbnails and Show dates toggles.
If thumbnails are enabled but an item does not have one, Isomer Studio will automatically use your site logo or the first image in the article as a fallback.