How to use Collections to organize your work

Collections are a great way to group and present your posts so your members get the most value out of their membership. Think of it as organizing your work library into different sections to make it easier for your members to navigate and find what they're searching for.

Featuring posts in a collection can increase member discovery and consumption, especially for older posts.

Create a collection

You can create a collection on desktop by following the steps below:

1. Select Creator studio from the left navigation — you'll land on your Dashboard
2. Click the Collections tab on your page
3. Select the Create collection + button
4. Add a title to your collection. We recommend you also add a cover image (1024px by 1024px) and a description of your collection to give fans a preview of what's inside (optional)
5. Click the Create collection button
6. You'll land on the collections page, where you can add posts and manage your collection. Click the Add posts button to filter, select, and add posts to your collection
7. After adding posts, you can sort them by date using the filter at the top (Newest to oldest, Oldest to newest) or by custom order — you can do this by clicking and dragging the icon next to a post. Please note the post at the top will serve as the collection cover photo unless you replace it with a custom image

When adding posts to collections, you can search for individual posts by name or click the Filters button to filter by media type or existing tags.

Create a collection when creating/editing a post

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  1. Start by creating or editing a post of any type you want to add to a collection
  2. While working on your post, find the Add to Collection option on the right-hand side
  3. Click the New collection button and give it a title. You can also add a cover image (1024px by 1024px) and a description (optional)
  4. If you've already created a collection, you'll find a drop-down menu instead — clicking it lets you select an existing collection or create a new one
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  1. Start by creating or editing a post of any type
  2. Tap the Settings at the top and go to Collections
  3. From there, add the post to an existing collection or tap Create collection to make a new one

Collections can be easily found by members in a dedicated tab at the top of your creator homepage. When accessed through a web browser, this tab will also include your tags, but in the Patreon app, only collections will display.

Create a collection with tags

You can use both collections and tags on your Patreon. If you've already been using tags and want to convert them to collections, you can easily do so on desktop by following these steps:

1. Select Creator studio from the left navigation — you'll land on your Dashboard
2. Click the Collections tab on your page
3. At the bottom of the page, you'll see all your tags displayed with the number of posts in each

4. Select the Create collection with tags button

   

5. Select the tags you want to pull for your collection and click Next
6. All posts with the chosen tag(s) will be selected — you can select or deselect any post. Click Next when you're done
7. Add a title to your collection
8. We recommend you also add a cover image (1024px by 1024px) and a description of your collection to give fans a preview of what's inside (optional)

Reordering your collections

You can reorder your collections on desktop:

1. Select Creator studio from the left navigation — you'll land on your Dashboard
2. Click the Collections tab on your page
3. Select the Reorder button
4. You'll land on the Manage Collections page where you can reorder how your collections appear in your collections tab, sell an entire collection, or delete a collection

Your Library

On desktop, select Creator studio from the left navigation, click your Library, and click into a collection to make any of the following changes:

• Sell your collections — Select the collections you'd like to sell by checking the boxes next to them. Then click Edit price in the top right corner. Set your desired price for each collection, then click Next and Confirm to finalize. Learn more about Selling your posts and collections
• Add existing posts to a collection — Click the Add posts button. You can add multiple posts by selecting them, and you can search for posts by name or click the Filters button to filter by media type or existing tags
• Remove posts from a collection — Click the X button next to the post you want to remove and choose Remove post
• Reorder posts within a collection — Use the filter at the top to sort posts by Newest to oldest or Oldest to newest. Alternatively, customize the order by clicking and dragging the icon on the left-hand side of each post, dropping it wherever you wish. Please note the post at the top will serve as the collection cover photo unless you replace it with a custom image
• Edit the collection title/cover image/description — Click the menu in the top right corner of the page, then click Edit details to make changes to the collection title, description, or sell your collection
• Duplicate a post in a collection — Click the menu in the top right corner of the page, then click Duplicate. Note: Collections and tag settings are NOT copied when duplicating a post in a collection
• Delete a collection — Click the menu in the top right corner of the page, then click Delete. Deleting a collection will not delete the posts, but will permanently remove the collection. Deleting a collection cannot be undone

FAQ

• Collections can be found in a dedicated tab at the top of your creator homepage. When accessed through a web browser, this tab will also include your tags, but in the Patreon app, only collections will display.

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• When creating a new collection, you'll have the option to convert your existing tags into a collection. Follow the steps below:

  1. Select Creator studio from the left navigation — you'll land on your Dashboard
  2. Click the Collections tab on your page
  3. At the bottom of the page, all your tags will be displayed with the number of posts in each. Select the Create collection with tags button

  Alternatively, you can also do this for an existing collection:

  1. Go to your Collections page
  2. Choose a collection you want to add posts to and click the Edit button
  3. Click the Add posts button at the top of the page
  4. You can add multiple posts by selecting them, and you can search for posts by name or click the Filters button to filter by media type or existing tags

  You can use tags and collections to organize your content. Both collections and tags you create can be easily found through the dedicated Collections tab.

• Yes, you can add the same post to multiple collections. This can be a useful way to ensure your content is accessible to a wider audience and easier to find. The best way is to go through the Post editor on the specific post and select all the relevant collections you want to include that post in.
• There is no limit to the collections you can make. You can create as many as you like to organize your content in a way that makes sense for you and your audience.
• You can add up to 500 posts per collection.
• You are currently not able to add permissions/tiers to collections. The tier permission is done at the post level. Tiered content will appear locked within a collection to those in different membership tiers. Members will have the ability to upgrade their membership to gain access to the locked content.
  
  Feel free to refer to Managing access to your posts to learn more about setting post access.

• All collections and posts must meet our Community Guidelines and Benefit Guidelines. If a post/collection does not meet our guidelines, we may need to hide it. Please be mindful of these guidelines when creating the title, cover image, and description of your collections.

  Collections and posts that are hidden will not be available to your members until you take action to correct the issues that don't meet our guidelines. We'll send you an email detailing the next steps.

  If you have any questions about our Community Guidelines or your specific collection, please submit a ticket through our Help Center for additional support.