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## Resource: "Posts" Collection Fields



## Article: Wix Blog "Posts" Collection Fields

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-blog-backend/posts-collection-fields.md

## Article Content:

# Velo: Wix Blog "Posts" Collection Fields



>**Note:** 
> Before continuing, make sure you've read [Working with Wix App Collections](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/databases/wix-data/collections/working-with-wix-app-collections-and-code.md).

To use the Posts collection in code, refer to it as `"Blog/Posts"`.

    wixData.query("Blog/Posts")
      .find()
      .then( (results) => {
        // handle the results
      } );

This document describes the permissions and fields in your Posts collection. 

### Permissions

The Posts collection has the following [permissions](https://support.wix.com/en/article/about-collection-permissions):

*   **Read:** Anyone 
*   **Create:** None
*   **Update:** None
*   **Delete:** None

You cannot change the Posts collection permissions. 

### Fields

The field name is listed as the heading of each section, with the field ID listed in parentheses, like this: Name (name). The fields appear in this document in the order in which they appear in your collection by default.

#### ID (\_id)

**Description**: The ID of the post. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Title (title)

**Description**: The title of the post.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: Yes

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, contains, startsWith, hasSome

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Published Date (publishedDate)

**Description**: The date the post was originally published.

**Type**: Date

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Cover Image (coverImage)

**Description**: The cover image of the post.

**Type**: Image

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Categories (categories)

**Description**: The categories assigned to the post, referenced from the [Blog/Categories](https://support.wix.com/en/article/velo-wix-blog-categories-collection-fields) collection.

**Type**: Multiple-item reference

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: hasAll, hasSome, contains

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Main Category (mainCategory)

**Description**:

**Type**: Reference

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Plain Content (plainContent)

**Description**: The text of the post without any formatting.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Rich Content (richContent)

**Description**:

**Type**: Rich Content

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Excerpt (excerpt)

**Description**: A few lines of text that appear in the blog feed. Defined in Post Settings or default of first 160 characters of the post.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Hashtags (hashtags)

**Description**: List of all hashtags in the post.

**Type**: Tags

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: hasAll, hasSome

**Read-only**: Yes

#### View Count (viewCount)

**Description**: The number of times the post was viewed.

**Type**: Number

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte

**Read-only**: Yes

>**Note** 
> View Count data used on your site pages may require up to 24 hours to update. To make sure new post views are included on your site in real time, [disable caching](https://support.wix.com/en/article/caching-your-sites-pages) for any page that uses View Count data. Note that disabling caching may increase your page loading time.

#### Like Count (likeCount)

**Description**: The number of likes the post received (from members only).

**Type**: Number

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte

**Read-only**: Yes

>**Note** 
> Like Count data used on your site pages may require up to 24 hours to update. To make sure new post likes are included on your site in real time, [disable caching](https://support.wix.com/en/article/caching-your-sites-pages) for any page that uses Like Count data. Note that disabling caching may increase your page loading time.

#### Comment Count (commentCount)

**Description**: The number of comments the post received (from members only).

**Type**: Number

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Featured (featured)

**Description**: Indicates whether the post is set as featured in the post settings.

**Type**: Boolean

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Pinned (pinned)

**Description**: Indicates whether the post was pinned to the top of the page in the live site.

**Type**: Boolean

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Last Published Date (lastPublishedDate)

**Description**: The most recent publish date of the post.

**Type**: Date

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Cover Image Displayed (coverImageDisplayed)

**Description**: Indicates whether the cover image is displayed in the feed. If false, the cover image is displayed only when you share the post on social media.

**Type**: Boolean

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq, ne

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Post Page URL (postPageURL)

**Description**: The relative URL of the post page on your published site.

**Type**: URL

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Language (language)

**Description**:

**Type**: Language

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Translation ID (translationId)

**Description**:

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Time to Read (timeToRead)

**Description**: Estimated time in minutes required to read the post.

**Type**: Number

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Related Posts (relatedPosts)

**Description**:

**Type**: Multi-Reference

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Tags (tags)

**Description**:

**Type**: Multi-Reference

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Author (author)

**Description**:

**Type**: Reference

**Can connect to data**: No

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Slug (slug)

**Description**:

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: Yes

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### PaidPlans (paidPlans)

**Description**:

**Type**: Multi-Reference

**Can connect to data**:

**Can use in dynamic page URL**: No

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: Yes

**Read-only**: Yes