Is it possible to selectively toggle/filter certain CMS items to have a CMS Collection page in Webflow, while excluding others from having a page or being indexed by Google, or is it an all-or-nothing decision?

Published on
September 22, 2023

In Webflow, you have the ability to selectively toggle or filter certain CMS items to have a CMS Collection page while excluding others from having a page or being indexed by Google. This gives you the flexibility to control what content is visible on your website and what content is excluded from search engine indexing. Here's how you can achieve this:

  1. Creating CMS Collection pages:
  • In your Webflow project, go to the CMS tab and create a new Collection or edit an existing one.
  • For each CMS item that you want to have a Collection page, make sure to provide a unique slug in the "Slug" field. This will be used to generate the URL of the page.
  • Create a Collection Template page or use an existing one as the layout for the CMS Collection pages.
  • Customize the layout and design of the Collection Template page to display the desired information from each CMS item.
  1. Toggling CMS items to have a page or exclude them:
  • In the CMS tab, select the Collection you want to work with.
  • Find the CMS item that you want to toggle or exclude.
  • In the CMS editor, you will find an option to toggle the visibility of the item under the "Published" setting. If you want the item to have a page, make sure it is published.
  • If you want to exclude the item from search engine indexing, you can use the "Exclude from Search Engine" option under the "Settings" tab in the CMS editor. This will add a noindex meta tag to the page, instructing search engines not to index it.
  1. Managing links and navigation:
  • By default, Webflow will automatically generate navigation links for CMS Collection pages based on the slug provided for each item.
  • If you want to exclude certain CMS items from appearing in your navigation, you can use conditional visibility settings or custom code to control the visibility of the navigation link.

By following these steps, you can selectively toggle or filter certain CMS items to have a CMS Collection page in Webflow while excluding others from having a page or being indexed by Google. This allows you to have finer control over your website's content and search engine optimization.

Additional questions:

  1. How do I create a CMS Collection page in Webflow?
  2. Can I exclude specific CMS items from search engine indexing in Webflow?
  3. Is it possible to customize the layout and design of CMS Collection pages in Webflow?