CMS collection references introduction
Relate authors to posts, projects to tags, and other joins with reference fields — the schema pattern that keeps collections clean.
Why we picked it
References are how Framer CMS models relationships without duplicating data. This short official lesson is the right primer before you invent parallel text fields for authors, categories, or related projects.
What you’ll learn
- What a collection reference field is
- How references connect items across collections
- When multi-references beat plain option fields
- How references feed filters, bylines, and related content later
Who it’s for
Intermediate builders modeling blogs, teams, or portfolios with more than one content type.
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