Is there a way to check a Collection for duplicate values in a field in Webflow without having to download and manipulate the data externally?
Published on
September 22, 2023
Yes, in Webflow, you can check for duplicate values in a field within a Collection without the need to download and manipulate the data externally. Here's how you can do it:
- Open your Webflow project and go to the "Collections" tab in the Designer.
- Select the Collection you want to check for duplicate values in.
- Click on the "Collection items" tab to access the list of items in the Collection.
- Locate the field in which you want to check for duplicate values.
- Hover over the field header and click on the three-dot menu on the right side to open the field settings.
- In the field settings, make sure the "Allows duplicate values" option is turned off. This option prevents users from entering duplicate values when adding or editing Collection items.
- After disabling duplicate values, Webflow will highlight any existing duplicate values in that field with a red border.
- Scroll through the list of Collection items to identify and update the duplicate values with unique ones.
By following these steps, you can easily check and remove duplicate values from a field in a Webflow Collection without the need for external data manipulation.
Note: This feature is only available for fields with plain text data type, not for fields that store reference types.
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