# Make this unique

> Split one item out of a repeated list so you can edit it independently of its siblings.

Source: https://knowledge.estage.com/capabilities/make-unique/
Part of the ESTAGE knowledge base (https://knowledge.estage.com). Full corpus: https://knowledge.estage.com/llms-full.txt

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Many sections render as a **repeated list** — five pricing cards, eight gallery tiles — all
stamped from one template. Edit the template and *every* copy changes. **Make this unique**
splits one item out so it can be different.

## How to trigger it

1. Click the item in the preview (say, card #3 of 5).
2. Genesis detects it's one of several identical instances and a **Make this unique** button
   appears in the element panel.
3. Click it.

## What happens

That one card becomes a standalone element with its own identity: same look, same position —
but now you can restyle it, change its text, or add a special badge **without touching its
siblings**. The other four stay templated together.

A few seconds of processing; the page looks identical right after — the difference shows the
moment you edit.

## When it can't work

If the list is fed by **runtime data** (items loaded from a database or computed live), there's
no fixed item to split out — Genesis explains this instead of guessing, and suggests the
alternative (changing the logic inside the list itself).

## Related

Want each item different — not just one? See
[Per-item edits](/capabilities/per-item-edits/).