Google Sheets Collections

Modified on Thu, 17 Nov, 2022 at 4:55 AM

Google Sheets can be used as a collection for generating Dynamic Pages. For more information on collections, see Define a Collection for Dynamic Pages.

Google sheets collections have the following limitations:

	Google Sheets
Collection Number per Site	100
Fields (columns)	100
Collection name character limit	50
Field name character limit	50
Page item URL	350 characters
Update data	Automatically

To create a Google Sheets collection:

In the left panel, click Content, click Collections, and then click + New Collection.
Click Google Sheets.
Click Sign in With Google.
Sign in to the Google Account that contains the collection.
Select the Google Sheet you want to use as your collection.
Click Connect Spreadsheet.
Define the correct data type for each field.
Click Done.

Note

Inner collections are currently not supported with Google Sheets.

To add a new column to a Google Sheets collection:

In the side panel, click Content, then click Collections.
Click to open the Google Sheets collection.
Click +Add Field.
Select the data type from the Data Type drop down menu and type the name of the field in the Field Name space.
Click Refresh Data.

The new column appears in the available fields when connecting a widget.

Supported Fields

Field Type	Example Content
Rich Text	Welcome to my dentist office
Plain Text	welcome to my office
Number	10,000 Note Must only contain numbers, and periods (for decimals).
Image	https://www.domain.com/img/name.jpg
Link	https://goo.gl/maps/F81HPm4CBTQSTsJ5A Note Pages will result in a 404 error if the URL contains a space at the beginning or end.
Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EsYwAKxAFU
Phone	123456789
Email	email@email.com
Location	streetAddress, postalCode, region, city, country 577 College Ave, 94306, CA, Palo Alto, US
Business Hours	SAT, SUN: 08:00-20:00; THU, FRI: 08:00-12:00;
Social accounts	Must be formatted as name: value; name: value; email: my@gmail.com; whatsapp: 123456; facebook: Website Builder; Note Supported social networks: email, whatsapp, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube, linkedin, yelp, pinterest, google_my_business, waze, vimeo, snapchat, reddit, tripadvisor, foursquare, rss.
Date & Time	The following formats are supported: Date and time. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:(SS) displays as 2021-10-07 10:15:(00) Date only. YYYY-MM-DD displays as 2021-10-07 Time only. HH:MM:(SS) displays as 10:15:(00) When displaying date only, the time will default to 0:00. When displaying time only, the date will default to 1970-01-01. If the date and time are formatted differently than the supported formats, they will not be imported correctly and cannot be used to format or sort. This field can be used for sorting when using the filters or sort functionality in the Connected Data pop-up.
Multi Select	In Google Sheets, options must be separated by a semi colon, for example: first option; second option; third option. When you import the collection to the editor, click Options to add the options. Each row in the collection can be assigned one or more of the options you created. Note This field can be used to filter the displayed collection in widgets, such as photo gallery, list, accordion, and custom widgets that connect to collections.

The next step is to create or convert a Dynamic Page so you can connect it to your newly created collection.