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title: "Composites"
slug: "composites"
abstract: "Understand the concept and usage of composite components in Sitecore Experience Accelerator."
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# Composites

A composite rendering consists of several renderings. Each instance can have its own layout and it can be designed separately in Experience Editor. When a composite rendering is rendered on the page, it queries each item from its data source and pulls data and layout.

- [Composite renderings](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/composite-renderings.html "Composite renderings")
- [Add, reuse, and edit a snippet](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/add,-reuse,-and-edit-a-snippet.md "Add, reuse, and edit a snippet")
- [Configure a snippet](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/configure-a-snippet.html "Configure a snippet")
- [Edit a composite](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/edit-a-composite.html "Edit a composite")
- [Add Accordion and Tabs](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/add-accordion-and-tabs.html "Add Accordion and Tabs")
- [Add Carousel and Flip](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/add-carousel-and-flip.html "Add Carousel and Flip")
- [Force a specific tab, slide, or accordion section to be active on page load](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/force-a-specific-tab,-slide,-or-accordion-section-to-be-active-on-page-load.md "Force a specific tab, slide, or accordion section to be active on page load")