Is it possible to insert paragraphs in a Plain Text field in a CMS item?

Currently I have a CMS collection to store my projects, and one of the field in the CMS collection is a Plain Text field, which houses my Project Description.

Is it possible to insert paragraphs within the Plain Text field in the CMS collection page?

Here is my read-only file: Webflow - dixoo.chan


Hello @Dixie_Chan,
If you want to insert paragraphs in your collection description you need to use a RTE as it allows for multiple paragraphs with line breaks and formatting, the plain text field works too but for short paragraphs. I hope this helps.

Thanks so much Pablo, I’m going to swap out the Plain Text field with a Rich Text field now!

Can I ask a follow up question? When I added a rich text element, I cannot access the field under the “Connect to Data” tab.

But when I added another Plain text element, it does show up, just not a Rich Text element?



Hello @Dixie_Chan,

Yes, so you can only connect RTE from a cms with the RTE component, not regular text, so just change your text for the RTE and then connect it to your RTE field.


I hope this helps!

Thanks Pablo, I got it fixed now! Much appreciated!

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