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Collection pages

In the Collection banner settings, you can customize its overall section style, along with the banner image and description. You can also choose to enable breadcrumb navigation.

Use the style settings to change the image height, define an image focal point, and add a color or gradient overlay on top of your image.

Shopify | The Collection image is a Shopify feature. See their article Add a featured image for a collection ↗ for more information.

Set up banner image

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Collection banner section to open the settings.

   Note: These settings apply to all pages that use the same template. To edit specific pages, you can create multiple templates or use dynamic sources.

2. Check the Show collection image to display the collection image.

   Go to your Shopify admin to change your collection image.

3. (Optional.) Use the Select image button to replace all collection images with one image for all collection pages.

   To show different images on different collections, you can create multiple templates or use dynamic sources.

4. (Optional.) Select a Custom height for the Banner a Custom or their Original height (without cropping).

   Adjust the Height sliders between 50% to 100% of the maximum height of the screen or browser.

5. Use Image focal points to specify the main focus of your images. The focal point of your image will remain centered and within frame when your site adapts to different screen sizes.

   Image settings guide to learn more about specifying a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file when used anywhere on your site.

6. (Optional.) Change the Overlay color and Overlay opacity using the slider to increase the contrast between the text and collection image.

   These settings help make your text clear and readable. Learn more about Accessibility for themes.

   Set the Opacity to 100% to create a solid color banner.

7. (Optional) Click the Overlay gradient option to add a color overlay that fades across a range of hues.

   You can choose the style, angle, position, and opacity of the gradient. See Shopify's color gradient guide ↗ to learn more.

8. Under Section styles, you can change the Padding around the image. Choose to show spacing at the Top and bottom, Top only, or Bottom only.

   By default, the section Padding is set to None.

9. Click Save.

Use dynamic sources for banner image

You can use an image metafield and dynamic source to display unique banner images for collections using the same template. You might want to use this option if you want to use an image that’s different than the default image uploaded to your collections in the Shopify admin.

Metafields allow you to store extra information about your products. In your Shopify admin, you can create and populate custom fields for specific parts of your store (such as products). In your theme editor, you can use dynamic sources to automatically display the correct content from your metafields.

STEPS

In your Shopify admin:

1. Go to Settings > Custom data.

2. Select Collections.

3. Click Add definition.

4. In the Name field, enter a name that describes what the metafield is for. For example: “Banner image”.

5. Under Access, select Storefronts to allow the metafield to display images on your store.

6. Click (+) Select type and select File.

7. Under Validations, make sure Accept specific file types is selected, and uncheck Videos.

8. Click Save.

To add images to your collections’ metafields:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections and open your collections to add images.

2. Scroll down to the Metafields area, and click the banner image metafield you created to select an image.

   If no image is uploaded to your banner image metafield, the theme will use the default collection image.

3. Click Save.

To insert your metafield as a dynamic source:

1. In your theme editor (Customize), go to the collection template and click Collection banner to open the settings.

2. Under Collection mage banner, click the Connect dynamic source button in the top-right of the image field.

3. Select your custom metafield from the list.

4. Click Save.

Set up banner heading

In the Collection banner settings, you can change the banner heading's text position and text color, and choose to hide the collection description.

The banner text uses the Heading and Body font styles chosen in the Theme settings.

To edit your collection's title or description, go to Products > Collections in your Shopify admin. See Shopify's collections guide ↗ to learn more.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the Collection banner section to open the settings.

   Note: These settings apply to all pages that use the same template. To edit specific pages, you can create multiple templates or use dynamic sources.

2. If you want to hide the Collection description, uncheck the Show collection description option.

3. Select a Text position to change where the collection title and description are displayed inside the banner.

   There are nine possible positions across the top, middle, or bottom of the banner.

   Use the Mobile text position option for smaller devices.

4. Click the Text color swatch to select the color of the heading and description.

   To add a specific hex code color, click on the field to enter code (e.g. #FF0000)

   Choose colors with sufficient contrast between the text and background so it's readable. Learn more about Accessibility for themes.

5. Click Save.

Settings reference

In a collections template, click the Collection banner section to find the following settings.

Setting	Description
Show breadcrumbs	Display "Breadcrumb links" that show where customers are on your site and allow them to easily return to the previous page.
Show collection description	Show the collection description from the collection settings in your Shopify admin.

Collection image banner

Setting	Description
Show collection image	Choose to display an image from your Shopify admin settings or custom image.
Image	Select or upload a custom image for the banner to override the image from your Shopify admin settings.
Mobile image	Select or upload an alternate custom image for the banner when on mobile devices.
Image focal point	Select the most important part of your image to keep centered. Use focal points to avoid unwanted cropping across different screen sizes. You can specify a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file. Learn more in our Image settings guide.
Mobile image focal point	Select the most important part of your image to keep centered. Use focal points to avoid unwanted cropping across different screen sizes. You can specify a focal point for an image used within a section or for an uploaded image file. Learn more in our Image settings guide.
Banner height	Set the banner height to either Adapt to image (use your image’s height) or select a Custom height.
Custom desktop height	Choose a Fixed height (in pixels) or Relative height (as a percentage of the window height).
Custom mobile height	Choose to display the Collection image or First product image for the collection items.
Text position	Choose one of nine positions to place the description text within the banner.
Mobile text position	Choose one of nine positions to place the description text within the banner.

Image overlay

Choose to overlay your image with a colored tint.

Setting	Description
Text color	Select a custom color for the heading and text of the banner.
Overlay color	Select a custom overlay text color.
Overlay opacity	Use the slider to adjust the transparency of the overlay color. Set the opacity to 0% to turn off the overlay color. If set to 100%, the overlay will be opaque.
Overlay gradient	Choose to use a Solid overlay color or Gradient overlay for the tint. The gradient style fades across a range of hues. You can select the angle and direction of the gradient from one of four options.

Section style

Setting	Description
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See our Animation guide to learn more.
Padding	Add spacing between sections. Choose between Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

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Related links

Collections template Product grid Breadcrumbs Filters and sorting