# Add a collection in the autotabs is breaking it **URL:** \ **Category:** Finsweet Components\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432 "2026-07-10T09:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![info35](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/info35/32/6390_2.png) [@info35](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/info35)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/1 "2026-07-10T09:23:57Z")
I want to add a collection within my autotab content but when i do it disables the autotabs component. ---
**Author:** ![Support-Finn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/support-finn/32/5169_2.png) [@Support-Finn](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/Support-Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/2 "2026-07-10T10:22:37Z")
Hey @info35! This is a configuration issue with the Auto Tabs component — and it’s a straightforward fix. When you place a CMS Collection inside Auto Tabs content but the component source is still set to **Static** , the Auto Tabs script adds the class `is-tab-hidden` to your content on publish. That’s why the content disappears (or the whole component seems to break). Here’s what to do: 1. In the Webflow Designer, select your Auto Tabs instance wrapper 2. Open the Finsweet Components app 3. Change the **source** setting from Static to **CMS** 4. Republish and test A couple of things to keep in mind after making that change: - The number of tab items needs to match the number of content items — Auto Tabs requires these to stay in sync - The component won’t function in Designer preview, only on a published or staging URL, so always test on your `.webflow.io` domain Give that a try and let us know how it goes! If you can’t find the **source** setting in the app, share a read-only link to your project and we’ll dig in further. 💪 ---
**Author:** ![info35](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/info35/32/6390_2.png) [@info35](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/info35)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/3 "2026-07-10T10:53:32Z")
Hey - thanks for the speedy reply. It is already CMS - within my CMS content i have a nested collection. This is causing the break. ---
**Author:** ![info35](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/info35/32/6390_2.png) [@info35](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/info35)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/4 "2026-07-11T06:59:26Z")
Hey - I don’t suppose we have an update to this solution? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![jesse.muiruri](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/jesse.muiruri/32/5523_2.png) [@jesse.muiruri](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/jesse.muiruri)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/5 "2026-07-11T07:13:46Z")
Hey @info35 I’m looking into it ---
**Author:** ![info35](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/info35/32/6390_2.png) [@info35](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/info35)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/6 "2026-07-11T07:51:06Z")
Thanks @jesse.muiruri I have the CMS autotabs working but when I add a nested collection inside the tab content it breaks ---
**Author:** ![jesse.muiruri](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/jesse.muiruri/32/5523_2.png) [@jesse.muiruri](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/jesse.muiruri)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/add-a-collection-in-the-autotabs-is-breaking-it/7432/7 "2026-07-11T16:23:03Z")
Hey @info35 could you share a published url to inspect, I need to share it with the Components team This looks like something that is breaking internally in how the Auto Tabs component is matching tab links to tab content You could consider sharing the staging & production urls in the inbox if you’ve an NDA