Figma Sites CMS shows “View only” and Edit tab is missing despite having edit access

Hi Figma Support,

I’m having an issue with the CMS in a Figma Sites project. I have a verified student account and I am working on a Figma Sites assignment.

I created a CMS collection called “Recipes”, but I am unable to edit or add CMS items.

The issue is:

• I have edit access to the Figma Sites file and can make normal edits to the canvas.
• The left sidebar shows both CMS → Edit and CMS → Connect.
• The Recipes collection appears normally.
• However, when I open the Recipes collection, it only shows the CMS table in View only mode.
• The Edit option/tab is completely missing.
• I therefore cannot add new recipe items or edit the existing CMS fields.

I have already checked this with my instructor, who also looked at the file and advised me to contact Figma Support.

I also contacted the Figma support AI, and it suggested that because I can edit the canvas and the CMS sidebar contains both Edit and Connect, this may be a CMS-specific issue rather than a basic file permission issue.

Could someone please help me determine why my CMS collection is stuck in View only and why the Edit tab is missing?

I have attached a screenshot showing the current CMS interface.

I would really appreciate some help with this, as I need the CMS functionality for my university assignment.

I have my submission in 2 days, It would be great help if you can solve this as soon as possible 

Thank you!