Collections are a special type of page in xTiles designed to work as a database (DB).
They allow you to store structured information using cards, properties, and multiple views.
To learn more about the different view types, see:
👉 Collection Views
Сreate a Collection
Creating a collection is very similar to creating a regular page.
Click “+ New” in the Pages menu and choose the Collection type you want to add.
You can also have multiple views on a single page — it’s still one shared database with the same data.
You can switch between collection types at any moment.
How to recognize a collection
A collection page is marked with a diamond icon next to its title — this distinguishes it from normal pages.
How collections work
Each collection consists of cards.
Every card contains the same set of properties (fields). You can edit these properties, reorder them, hide or show them in views, and filter or sort cards based on them.
For details on properties:
👉 Properties in Collections
Collection Menus & Controls
Every full-page collection includes similar menus and controls.
Below is an overview using the Board view as an example.
+ New view
Creates a new view of the same collection.
This is not a separate collection — all views show the same dataset.
Note: Deleting or modifying cards in one view affects all views of that collection page.
+ New (create card)
Adds a new card to the collection.
The card immediately receives all existing properties of the collection.
Items Color Settings
This setting controls how card colors are assigned:
Manual coloring: you choose the card color individually.
Property-based coloring (automatic):
If a Select property has assigned colors (e.g., “High Priority = Red”), then cards automatically adopt that color when that value is selected.
This allows consistent visual grouping across all views.
Properties Menu
Controls how properties are displayed inside a view:
Show/hide specific properties
Change the order in which they appear
Adjust visibility per view
Note: Even if properties are hidden in the view, they are always visible inside the card details.
Sort
Sort your collection cards by any property — for example:
by date
alphabetically
by select priority
by checkbox status
Sorting affects only the current view, not the entire collection.
Filter
Filter cards based on property values.
You can combine multiple rules (e.g., “Status = In Progress” + “Owner = Me”).
Filters apply only to the current view.
View Settings
Controls layout and behavior specific to the view type — Settings may differ depending on the selected view
Board view settings:
Summary
xTiles Collections let you manage structured information with:
cards
customizable properties
multiple view types
sorting & filtering
flexible visual settings
They act as a powerful all-in-one database system inside xTiles.