Can I dynamically display the number of articles by each author on a Webflow site using collections?
Yes, you can dynamically display the number of articles by each author on a Webflow site using collections. To achieve this, you would need to set up a collection for your articles and a separate collection for your authors.
1. Setting up the Article Collection:
- Go to the Collections tab in your Webflow project and create a new collection.
- Name it something like "Articles" and add the desired fields for your articles, such as Title, Author, Content, etc.
2. Setting up the Author Collection:
- Create a new collection named "Authors" or whatever you prefer.
- Add the necessary fields for your authors, such as Name, Bio, Profile Picture, etc.
3. Linking Articles to Authors:
- Inside the Articles collection, add a reference field called "Author" and link it to the Authors collection.
- This will establish a connection between the articles and their respective authors.
4. Displaying the Number of Articles:
- In your authors' template page, you can now use a dynamic list to display each author's information.
- Add a dynamic list element to your page and connect it to the Authors collection.
- Inside the dynamic list, you can display the author's name, bio, and profile picture.
- To display the number of articles by each author, click on the dynamic list item and add a collection list element inside it.
- Connect the collection list to the Articles collection and set a filter to match the Author field with the specific author from the dynamic list's current item.
- Finally, with the collection list selected, you can add a text element to display the number of articles, using the count() function on the Author field.
By following these steps, you'll be able to dynamically display the number of articles by each author on your Webflow site. Each author's total article count will update automatically as you add or remove articles in the Article collection.