CMS Empty State not showing

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Hello all, wondering why my CMS empty state isn’t showing? I am using the same setup for 4 pages showing different content and the empty state works on those. I have tried adding the div with fs-cmsfilter-element=“empty” but not working.

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Hey @kevin1!

Based on our experience, there are two ways to fix this CMS empty state issue:

Option 1: Using Collection List’s Empty State Element

  1. Select your Collection List in the Designer
  2. Enable the “Empty State” in the Settings tab
  3. Add fs-list-element="empty" to the Empty State element (not the Collection List wrapper)
  4. Make sure pagination is enabled on your Collection List - Webflow’s native empty state needs pagination to work properly

Option 2: External Wrapper Approach
If option 1 doesn’t work for you:

  1. Create a new div outside your Collection List
  2. Add fs-list-element="empty" to this external div
  3. Style it as your empty state message
  4. This external element will show when there are no filtered results

Could you share your actual page HTML or staging URL so we can see your current setup? That would help us confirm which approach works best for your structure.