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## Resource: "PublicData" Collection Fields



## Article: Wix Members "PublicData" Collection Fields

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-members-v2/public-data-collection-fields.md

## Article Content:

# Velo: Wix Members "PublicData" Collection Fields

<blockquote class="warning">

**Warning:** This data collection is deprecated. Use the [Wix Members "FullData" collection](https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/api-reference/wix-members-v2/full-data-collection-fields.md) instead.

</blockquote>

<blockquote class="tip">

**Tip:** 
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).

</blockquote>

To use the PublicData collection in code, refer to it as `"Members/PublicData"`.

```javascript
wixData.query("Members/PublicData")
  .find()
  .then( (results) => {
    // handle the results
  } );
```

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

>**Note:** 
> You manage your Members in the [Site Members](https://support.wix.com/en/article/viewing-your-member-list) section of your dashboard.

### Permissions

The PublicData 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 PublicData collection permissions.

### Fields

>**Note:** 
> This app collection contains read-only fields that cannot be managed from the collection. You can update the fields from the relevant app in your site’s [dashboard](https://support.wix.com/en/article/accessing-your-sites-dashboard).

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. 

#### \[Custom Fields\]

Custom fields from your Contacts collection can be added in your site's dashboard. You can define custom fields however you like. These fields are optional. They are **not** automatically added. Custom fields from your site's Contacts can be [added to your site Members in your site's dashboard](https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-member-profile-fields).

#### ID (\_id)

**Description**: The member ID that was created by the server. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq, hasSome, lt, gt, ne

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Created Date (\_createdDate)

**Description**: Displays the date and time the member registered to the site.

**Type**: Date and Time

**Can** **connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: Yes

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Updated Date (\_updatedDate)

**Description**: Displays the last date and time the member's details were updated.

**Type**: Date and Time

**Can** **connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Profile Photo (profilePhoto)

**Description**: Displays the image the member uploaded to their profile, if any.

**Type**: Image

**Can connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Cover Photo (coverPhoto)

**Description**: Displays the cover / banner image the member uploaded to their profile, if any.

**Type**: Image

**Can connect to data**: Yes 

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes

#### Nickname (nickname)

**Description**: Displays the name the member specified on their profile.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq, hasSome

**Read-only**: No

#### Title (title)

**Description**:  The member's title.

**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

#### Slug (slug)

**Description**: The member's URL-friendly name that is unique across your site. Typically this is made up of the member's email prefix.

**Type**: Text

**Can connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: eq

**Read-only**: Yes

#### About (Plain Text) (aboutPlain)

**Description**: Displays the **About** information from the member's profile as plain text.

**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

#### About (Rich Text) (aboutRich)

**Description**: Displays the **About** information from the member's profile as rich text.

**Type**: Rich content

**Can connect to data**: Yes

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

**Can be sorted**: No

**Can be filtered**: No

**Read-only**: Yes