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Last updated: Nov 29, 2025
Is it possible to have multiple lists in the desk structure? E.g. a list with title content, and a list with title Settings below.
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Yes, absolutely! You can have multiple lists in your desk structure, including a content list and a settings list below it. This is a very common pattern in Sanity.

The Structure Builder API makes this straightforward. Here's how you'd set it up:

// structure/index.ts
import type {StructureResolver} from 'sanity/structure'

export const structure: StructureResolver = (S) =>
  S.list()
    .id('root')
    .title('Content')
    .items([
      // Content section
      S.listItem()
        .title('Content')
        .child(
          S.list()
            .title('Content')
            .items([
              S.documentTypeListItem('post').title('Posts'),
              S.documentTypeListItem('page').title('Pages'),
              S.documentTypeListItem('author').title('Authors'),
            ])
        ),
      
      // Divider (optional, for visual separation)
      S.divider(),
      
      // Settings section
      S.listItem()
        .title('Settings')
        .child(
          S.list()
            .title('Settings')
            .items([
              S.documentTypeListItem('siteSettings').title('Site Settings'),
              S.documentTypeListItem('navigation').title('Navigation'),
            ])
        ),
    ])

Then import this into your sanity.config.ts:

import {defineConfig} from 'sanity'
import {structureTool} from 'sanity/structure'
import {structure} from './structure'

export default defineConfig({
  // ...other config
  plugins: [
    structureTool({structure}),
    // ...other plugins
  ],
})

You can also create a flatter structure without the nested lists if you prefer:

export const structure: StructureResolver = (S) =>
  S.list()
    .title('Content')
    .items([
      S.documentTypeListItem('post').title('Posts'),
      S.documentTypeListItem('page').title('Pages'),
      S.divider(),
      S.documentTypeListItem('siteSettings').title('Settings'),
    ])

The Structure Builder is incredibly flexible and supports infinitely-nestable categories, filtered lists, and custom groupings to create exactly the editorial experience your team needs!

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