Dynamic Content in Studio

One of the most powerful features of Studio is being able to take a static content section and make it dynamic by bringing in data from Siteglide Modules or WebApps and controlling the output.

Watch the video tutorial or follow the steps below.

As an example you might have a few FAQs you've manually added as a static list:

This works well but let's say you want to manage 10+ items and use them in other places on the site. It's far easier/better to manage that dynamically in a Module or WebApp. In this case we'll install the FAQ Module:

Make sure you then add some FAQ items to the Module (see guide: Quickstart: FAQ):

Then in Studio click the Mapping icon (far right on the section), it will turn purple to show you're in the Mapping settings:

Choose your Datasource, in this case the FAQ Module:

You can then adjust the settings:

1. Select Items: If you don't select any they will all show

2. Sort Type: Decide which field to sort by

3. Sort Order: Ascending or Descending

4. Field Mapping: Pick which field from the Module/Database maps to which field in the Section layout

For this example you would change the Answer field mapping to use the Answer field from the Module:

You'll see the results in realtime in the left-hand preview. Click save when ready and there you have it, a static layout pulling in dynamic content, no coding required!