Umbraco Collection

What is it?

A Collection displays a list of entities in the Umbraco backoffice with built-in support for multiple views (table, grid), filtering, pagination, selection, and bulk actions. Collections connect to a repository for data and provide a standardized way to browse and interact with lists of items.

Documentation

Always fetch the latest docs before implementing:

• Main docs: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/extending-overview/extension-types/collections
• Collection View: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/extending-overview/extension-types/collections/collection-view
• Foundation: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/foundation
• Extension Registry: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/extending-overview/extension-registry

Collection Architecture

A complete collection consists of these components: