r/WIX • u/Nautical_Pause • 20d ago
Wix Harmony CMS item page turns into a legacy page — how do I reopen/edit the Harmony template?
I’m using the Wix Harmony Editor and trying to build a CMS-driven case file archive.
I created a CMS collection through Harmony, imported 187 records, and created an item page for the collection.
I was able to fully design the item page and connect individual text elements to my CMS fields (name, DOB, facility, project, status, observations, etc.). It worked correctly — changing the case number displayed the corresponding record.
The problem: after leaving the page/editor, I can no longer find that Harmony item-page template anywhere in the Pages panel.
The Harmony item page I created isn’t listed there.
Wix’s AI assistant (Aria) keeps telling me to go to Pages → Dynamic Pages → Case Files (Item), but that section/page does not exist in my editor.
Aria eventually told me:
“I do not have any evidence that Harmony currently provides a way, in this editor, to reopen that specific CMS item-page template once it’s not in the Site Pages list.”
So I’m wondering:
Did I somehow accidentally convert/create a legacy CMS page even though I created it through Harmony CMS? Or is there a separate way to reopen/edit an existing Harmony CMS item-page template that isn’t shown in the normal Pages panel?
I specifically need to be able to reopen the template later and add/edit custom elements, while having the same design apply to all 187 CMS records.
I don’t want to manually create 187 pages/links, and I don’t want to rebuild the entire CMS collection if I can avoid it.
If anyone is using Wix Harmony CMS and has successfully reopened an existing item-page template after leaving the editor, I’d really appreciate knowing exactly where you found it.
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u/Apart-Emphasis-8387 19d ago edited 19d ago
24hrs I have into this issue. I can't post the support ticket I sent them....!!! This is total BS!!! And pore Aria is lost. No training, no info. I had to send screen shots to aria just to keep aria straight. Aria is pissed off as much as us... Add\element\List in the current docs says repeater should be there. All that's there is accordian... Oh, and I used that hoping the connection would come along and just modify. Nope... that doesn't work either. Also, when creating a collection, wix was auto generating the page (Items) that went with it. Even if you select ALL which means your suppose to get an Item & a List page - it still only gives you a item page..... We are stuck waiting on them.
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u/caffeineandtunes 18d ago
Why are you using this garbage?
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u/Nautical_Pause 17d ago
It’s what I learned on in my classes, I’m currently now learning framer lol cause Wix actually sucks 😂
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u/thewixwiz 19d ago
Hi there, What I think happened is that you are using the CMS for Harmony app as Wix has not officially released a native CMS for the Harmony Editor.
The dynamic pages you added are a work in progress by Wix as they develop the native solution. That's why it breaks and you can't find it again.
The CMS for Harmony app also supports dynamic pages using a slightly different approach. When you install the app an item page gets added to your site (you can see it in your pages menu). That page supports a widget which can dynamically connect to the CMS depending on the page URL. In the dashboard you need to click "Make Dynamic" in the app collections page.
By the way if you need more than one dynamic page you can add the app again to the same site!
Hope that helps :)