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# View items in a collection

After you select a collection, Wicked CMS displays all items in a virtualized table. This is your primary view for scanning, opening, and acting on CMS content.

![Items table](/_fern-img/fec13146176795c4ac667a94877683c220a4802d4451d8fc0fa5d87f748fa0ad.webp)

## Default columns

By default the table shows these metadata columns:

| Column            | Description                                                      |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**          | Item name with an **OPEN** button to open the detail sheet       |
| **Slug**          | The item's URL slug                                              |
| **Publish State** | **Live** or **Draft**                                            |
| **Status**        | Item lifecycle status (Published, Draft, Queued, Archived, etc.) |
| **Published**     | Date the item was last published                                 |
| **Updated**       | Date the item was last updated                                   |
| **Created**       | Date the item was created                                        |

The **Archive**, **Draft**, and **Item ID** metadata columns are hidden by default. Your collection schema fields may also be hidden. Use [column visibility](/customize-columns) to show them.

## Sort items

Click a column heading to sort the table by that property. Click it again to reverse the order. The **Item ID** column sorts IDs alphanumerically, which is useful when comparing records from Webflow or an export.

Wicked CMS remembers the sort order for each collection during your session.

## Open an item

Hover over a row (desktop) and click **OPEN**, or click the row's name area, to open the item detail sheet on the right. See [Open and edit an item](/open-and-edit-item).

## Status badges

The **Status** column shows one of these values:

* **Published**
* **Changes Queued to Publish**
* **Item Queued to Publish**
* **Queued to be Archived**
* **Changes in Draft**
* **Archived**
* **Not published**

See [Understand item status](/understand-item-status) for what each status means.

## Publish state

The **Publish State** column shows **Live** (published to the site) or **Draft** (saved but not live).

## Loading and empty states

| Message                                     | Meaning                                           |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Loading CMS items...**                    | Items are being fetched                           |
| **No CMS items found for this collection.** | The collection has no items in the current locale |
| **No items match your search.**             | Search returned no results                        |
| **No items match your search or filters.**  | Search and/or filters excluded all items          |

## Select multiple items

Click **Select** in the collection header to enter selection mode and [edit, update, duplicate, or export](/bulk-actions) multiple items at once.

## Toolbar actions

Above the table, the toolbar provides:

* **Search items:** filter rows by text
* **Toggle filters:** show or hide the filter bar ([filters](/filter-items) and [advanced filter](/advanced-filter))
* **Reload items:** refresh from Webflow
* **Toggle columns:** customize visible columns

## Related guides

#### [Search items](/search-items)

Find items by name or field values.

#### [Filter items](/filter-items)

Narrow the list with structured filters.

#### [Advanced filter](/advanced-filter)

Combine multiple rules with And or Or.

#### [Customize visible columns](/customize-columns)

Show, hide, and reorder table columns.

#### [Open and edit an item](/open-and-edit-item)

Open the detail sheet to edit fields.

> Read the items table, columns, and status badges