contentTypes multiple identical field groups

[cereal2nd]

Hi,

i'm trying to create some sort of 'event' content type, this event will consist out of a multiple groups

• main part (name, url, date, .... fields)
• artist 1
• artist 2
• artist 3

now the fields dor these artists are exactly the same, so do i have to duplicate all these fields? or is there a way to reuse a group of fields multiple times in the same content type?

[I-Valchev]

Hey @cereal2nd , welcome to Bolt! There are a couple of things to consider here.

1. Are the artists the same across different events? If yes, you may want to create an Artist content type, which is configured with viewless: true and you can "link" each artist to an event using Relations or a Select field
2. If the artists are not the same (or you want them completely separate for another reason), then you're most likely looking for a Collection field. The collection will repeat, as many times as you wish, the fields that you define in it. It's often used together with a Set field, which groups several other fields into one.

For example, a collection of any number of Authors, where each Author has a name and a date of birth can look like this:

authors:
    type: collection
    fields:
        author:
        type: set
        fields:
            name:
                type: text
            dob:
                type: date

In short, a Collection gives you the repeat functionality, a Set gives you the group functionality. Hope this helps!

[cereal2nd]

thanks a lot, this was verry usefull and exactly what i needed

[I-Valchev]

Awesome, glad to hear! :-)