static-cms/website/content/docs/widget-list.mdx

---
group: Widgets
title: List
weight: 17
---

- **Name:** `list`
- **UI:** The list widget contains a repeatable child widget, with controls for adding, deleting, and re-ordering the repeated widgets.
- **Data type:** List of widget values

The list widget allows you to create a repeatable item in the UI which saves as a list of widget values. You can choose any widget as a child of a list widget—even other lists.

## Widget options

For common options, see [Common widget options](/docs/widgets#common-widget-options).

| Name           | Type                   | Default                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| default        | string                 | `Single item`<br />`(with child defaults)` | _Optional_. The default value for the field. Accepts an array of list items                                                                                                   |
| allow_add      | boolean                | `true`                                     | _Optional_. `false` - Hides the button to add additional items                                                                                                                |
| collapsed      | boolean                | `true`                                     | _Optional_. `true` - The entries collapse by default                                                                                                                          |
| summary        | string                 |                                            | _Optional_. The label displayed on collapsed entries                                                                                                                          |
| label_singular | string                 | `label`                                    | _Optional_. The text to show on the add button                                                                                                                                |
| fields         | list of widgets        | []                                         | _Optional_. A nested list of multiple widget fields to be included in each repeatable iteration                                                                               |
| min            | number                 |                                            | _Optional_. Minimum number of items in the list                                                                                                                               |
| max            | number                 |                                            | _Optional_. Maximum number of items in the list                                                                                                                               |
| add_to_top     | boolean                | `false`                                    | _Optional_. <ul><li>`true` - New entries will be added to the top of the list</li><li>`false` - New entries will be added to the bottom of the list</li></ul>                 |
| types          | list of object widgets |                                            | _Optional_. A nested list of object widgets representing the available types for items in the list. Takes priority over `fields`.                                             |
| type_key       | string                 | `'type'`                                   | _Optional_. The name of the field that will be added to every item in list representing the name of the object widget that item belongs to. Ignored if `types` is not defined |

## Examples

### Basic

```yaml
name: testimonials
label: Testimonials
widget: list
summary: '{{fields.quote}} - {{fields.author.name}}'
fields:
  - name: quote
    label: Quote
    widget: string
    default: Everything is awesome!
  - name: author
    label: Author
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: name
        label: Name
        widget: string
        default: Emmet
      - name: avatar
        label: Avatar
        widget: image
        default: /img/emmet.jpg
```

### Allow Additions

```yaml
name: testimonials
label: Testimonials
widget: list
summary: '{{fields.quote}} - {{fields.author.name}}'
allow_add: false
fields:
  - name: quote
    label: Quote
    widget: string
    default: Everything is awesome!
  - name: author
    label: Author
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: name
        label: Name
        widget: string
        default: Emmet
      - name: avatar
        label: Avatar
        widget: image
        default: /img/emmet.jpg
```

### Default Value

```yaml
- name: galleryImages
  label: Gallery
  widget: list
  fields:
    - name: src
      label: Source
      widget: string
    - name: alt
      label: Alt Text
      widget: string
  default:
    - src: /img/tennis.jpg
      alt: Tennis
    - src: /img/footbar.jpg
      alt: Football
```

### Start Collapsed

```yaml
name: testimonials
label: Testimonials
widget: list
summary: '{{fields.quote}} - {{fields.author.name}}'
collapsed: false
fields:
  - name: quote
    label: Quote
    widget: string
    default: Everything is awesome!
  - name: author
    label: Author
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: name
        label: Name
        widget: string
        default: Emmet
      - name: avatar
        label: Avatar
        widget: image
        default: /img/emmet.jpg
```

### Min and Max

```yaml
name: testimonials
label: Testimonials
widget: list
summary: '{{fields.quote}} - {{fields.author.name}}'
min: 1
max: 3
fields:
  - name: quote
    label: Quote
    widget: string
    default: Everything is awesome!
  - name: author
    label: Author
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: name
        label: Name
        widget: string
        default: Emmet
      - name: avatar
        label: Avatar
        widget: image
        default: /img/emmet.jpg
```

### Add To Top

```yaml
name: testimonials
label: Testimonials
widget: list
summary: '{{fields.quote}} - {{fields.author.name}}'
add_to_top: true
fields:
  - name: quote
    label: Quote
    widget: string
    default: Everything is awesome!
  - name: author
    label: Author
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: name
        label: Name
        widget: string
        default: Emmet
      - name: avatar
        label: Avatar
        widget: image
        default: /img/emmet.jpg
```

### Typed List

```yaml
name: sections
label: Home Section
widget: list
types:
  - name: carousel
    label: Carousel
    widget: object
    summary: '{{fields.header}}'
    fields:
      - name: header
        label: Header
        widget: string
        default: Image Gallery
      - name: template
        label: Template
        widget: string
        default: carousel.html
      - name: images
        label: Images
        widget: list
        fields:
          - name: image
            label: Image
            widget: image
  - name: spotlight
    label: Spotlight
    widget: object
    fields:
      - name: header
        label: Header
        widget: string
        default: Spotlight
      - name: template
        label: Template
        widget: string
        default: spotlight.html
      - name: text
        label: Text
        widget: text
        default: Hello World
```