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# Connect to CMS Database

# Getting Started

After adding a CMS Row with column, you will be required to connect to the CMS database to activate that section. This article will show


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# Connect to Database

To connect your section with a CMS Database and use the CMS features, click on **Connect to Database.**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cf1fc9cc00911000/image_m56jxz.png)


⬇️ After clicking, you will see the **CMS Row editor**, where you will find several options to configure your CMS row.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cf1fc9cc00911000/image_d43u7x.png)


**Refer to the list below and the numbers on the picture** ☝️ 👇

1. **Configurations**: This lets you select the **Data Source** and select a **Collection**(only if your data source is from a custom collection list).
2. **Data Source**: Lets you select whether you want the data to be a blog post or a custom collection list.
3. **Posts**: If you want to show posts, then click here.
4. **Custom Collection**: If you want to display a custom collection, then click here.


|| 💡 When you select **Custom Collection** as the data source, you can proceed to select the collections you have added. As shown in the **picture below** ⬇️

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cf1fc9cc00911000/image_154e0t6.png)


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# Related articles

[Populating elements with CMS content](https://www.notion.so/Populating-elements-with-CMS-content-cb304b02726548de848972e9c32ed8e7)

[CMS Row and column](https://www.notion.so/CMS-Row-and-column-2bfdbaeb053b46ccbb53079b4239a2b5)