Add a Field to a Collection

Add a field to an existing collection on a Studio Two site, so its items can store another kind of value. This article shows how to add a field with a script from the Wix Data view in the Code tab.

You can also add a field in the CMS dashboard. To add one from site code, call Create Data Collection Field in backend code with elevated permissions.

Step 1 | Open an Add Field script

Add Field opens a script that already contains a template field definition for the collection.

To open an Add Field script:

1. In the Studio Two editor, open the Code tab.

2. In the row of icons at the top of the sidebar, click the database icon to open the Wix Data view.

   

3. Right-click the collection and select Add Field. A script opens in a new tab.

The script isn't part of the site's code, and you choose when to run it.

Step 2 | Define the field

The template script looks like this, with the collection's ID already filled in:

To define the field:

1. Replace <choose a key> with the field ID that code uses.
2. Replace <choose a display name> with the name that the CMS dashboard shows.
3. Set type to the field type.

This example adds a bathrooms number field to a Listings collection:

Step 3 | Run the script

To run the script, click the play icon, Wix Data: Run Query, at the top right of the script tab. The response opens in a result.json tab and shows the updated collection.

Step 4 | Check the field

To check the field:

1. In the Wix Data view, click Refresh Collections.
2. Expand the collection. The new field is listed as <fieldId>: <TYPE> ('<Display name>').

See also

• About Collection Fields
• Create a Collection
• Find Collection and Field IDs