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title: Collections
tags: [content-types]
keywords: groups, api, structure
last_updated: November 30, 2015
last_updated: March 20, 2016
summary: "Collections are useful if you want to loop through a special folder of pages that you make available in a content API. You could also use collections if you have a set of articles that you want to treat differently from the other content, with a different layout or format."
sidebar: mydoc_sidebar
permalink: /mydoc_collections/
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## What are collections
Collections are custom content types different from pages and posts. You might create a collection if you want to treat a specific set of articles in a unique way, such as with a custom layout or listing. For more detail on collections, see [Ben Balter's explanation of collections here](http://ben.balter.com/2015/02/20/jekyll-collections/).
Collections are custom content types different from pages and posts. You might create a collection if you want to treat a specific set of articles in a unique way, such as with a custom layout or listing. For more detail on collections, see [Ben Balter's explanation of collections here](http://ben.balter.com/2016/02/20/jekyll-collections/).
## Create a collection
To create a collection, add the following in your configuration file:
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## How to use collections
I haven't found a huge use for collections in normal documentation. However, I did find a use for collections in generating a tooltip file that would be used for delivering tooltips to a user interface from text files in the documentation. See {{site.data.mydoc.mydoc_urls.mydoc_help_api.link}} for details.
I haven't found a huge use for collections in normal documentation. However, I did find a use for collections in generating a tooltip file that would be used for delivering tooltips to a user interface from text files in the documentation. See {{site.data.mydoc_urls.mydoc_help_api.link}} for details.
## Video tutorial on collections
See this [video tutorial on Jekyll.tips](http://jekyll.tips/jekyll-casts/introduction-to-collections/) for more details on collections.