From d65b9513e338e1864cd15e7cfae8567229e198d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Robert Lloyd <me+git@paulrobertlloyd.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:51:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: addCollection API method

---
 docs/.vitepress/config.js  |  4 ++++
 docs/api/add-collection.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 docs/api/index.md          |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/api/add-collection.md

diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.js b/docs/.vitepress/config.js
index d9c08051f..7a0b710e9 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.js
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.js
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ const sidebar = [
 
 const sidebarApi = [
   { text: "Introduction", link: "/api/" },
+  {
+    text: "<code>Indiekit.addCollection</code>",
+    link: "/api/add-collection",
+  },
   {
     text: "<code>Indiekit.addEndpoint</code>",
     link: "/api/add-endpoint",
diff --git a/docs/api/add-collection.md b/docs/api/add-collection.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..820b88f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/add-collection.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+outline: deep
+---
+
+# `Indiekit.addCollection`
+
+This method is enables plug-ins to add a new collection to the MongoDB database for storing data.
+
+## Syntax
+
+```js
+new Indiekit.addCollection(name);
+```
+
+## Constructor
+
+`name`
+: Collection name. This cannot share the name of a collection added by another plug-in. Indiekit currently adds 2 collections: `posts` and `media`.
diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index f9e5672a2..bdbf49753 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ A plug-in can provide any of the following features:
 * [content store functions](add-store.md)
 * [syndication functions](add-syndicator.md)
 
+A plug-in can also [add a collection](add-collection.md) to the MongoDb database.
+
 ## Anatomy of a plug-in
 
 A plug-in is a `Class` with an `init()` function that is used to register endpoints, presets, stores and syndicators. You can also use the `init()` function to modify Indiekit’s [configuration](../configuration/index.md). For example: