Member Collections—Creating a custom collection
Custom Collections
Custom collections are collections created by users. Users have full control over them.
Visibility
Users’ collections can be:
- Private – only the owner has access
- Public – it’s publicly accessible for all, but only the owner can add/remove items and edit it
Welcome Page
If an anonymous user clicks the Add to Collection link, they will be redirected to the welcome page.
Create a Collection
A new collection is created while adding the first post to it so please refer to the Add items section below for more information.
Single Collection
To view a single collection page, user can:
- visit his profile and use the Collections tab. Read more
- use the My Collections menu endpoint. Read more
Edit
To edit a collection, please go to its single page and click the Edit button (screen, point 1). Only the collection’s owner has access to it.
From here (screen), you can edit:
- title
- description
- featured image
- visibility
Add Items
To add a new item (post) to a collection, please do as follows:
Click the Add to Collection link from:
Archive view – under each post you should find post’s actions menu (three dots)
Single view – at the end of the post content, you should find post’s actions
- If you are logged out, you will be redirected to the collection’s welcome page (see the Welcome page section).
- If you are logged in, the popup with all your collection will show up
4. To add a post to an existing collection, choose it from the list (start typing to filter list)
5. To add a post to a new collection, fill in a name and click Save
6. In the top right page corner, you will see the notification
7. Click the collection’s name in the notification box to go to the collection
Auto featured image
When a new collection is created, its featured image is set from the first post added to it. Each time a new post is added and the collection has no featured image, the image will be set based on the newest post. Whenever you need to, you can change the image by editing collection. Check the edit section.
Remove Items
To remove items from a collection, please visit its single page, expand the item’s actions (screen, point 2) and click the Remove from Collection link.
Remove Collection
To remove an entire collection, please visit its single page and click the Delete button (screen, point 1). Only the collection’s creator can remove it.
