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title: "Working with Collections"
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permalink: /docs/collections/
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excerpt: "Suggestions and Front Matter defaults for working with collections."
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last_modified_at: 2018-03-20T16:00:02-04:00
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---
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Collections like posts and pages work as you'd expect. If you're new to them be sure to read [Jekyll's documentation](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/collections/).
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The theme has been built with collections in mind and you will find [several examples]({{ "/collection-archive/" | relative_url }}) on the demo site ([portfolio]({{ "/portfolio/" | relative_url }}), [recipes]({{ "/recipes/" | relative_url }}), [pets]({{ "/pets/" | relative_url }})).
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**Collections in the Wild:** This set of documentation is also [built as a collection](https://github.com/{{ site.repository }}/blob/master/docs/_docs/) if you're looking for a fully fleshed out example to inspect.
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{: .notice--info}
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---
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A popular use case for collections is to build a portfolio section as part of one's personal site. Let's quickly walk through the steps to do that.
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**Step 1:** Configure the portfolio collection by adding the following to `_config.yml`.
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```yaml
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collections:
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portfolio:
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output: true
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permalink: /:collection/:path/
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```
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These settings essentially say output `index.html` files for each portfolio document in `_portfolio` at `_site/portfolio/<document-filename>/`.
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Just like posts and pages you'll probably want to set some defaults for the Front Matter:
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```yaml
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defaults:
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# _portfolio
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- scope:
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path: ""
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type: portfolio
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values:
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layout: single
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author_profile: false
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share: true
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```
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And then create portfolio content like [`_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md`](https://github.com/{{ site.repository }}/blob/master/docs/_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md), to end up with something like this.
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![portfolio collection example]({{ "/assets/images/mm-portfolio-collection-example.jpg" | relative_url }}) |