Collection list

Theme section

Use the Collection list section to display selected collections as either a grid or as a single-row slider that visitors can click or swipe through.

Tip See the Collection list buttons section to use an alternate style to feature your collections.

Set up section

Add this section to your template and use the drag-and-drop handles to re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.

Editing a template changes all pages that use that template. To edit specific pages, you can you can create new templates or insert dynamic content with metafields.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Select a Template to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.

   Learn how to use templates in our Templates guide.

2. Under Template, click (+) Add section and select Collection list grid.

3. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to re-order your sections.

Select feature collections

Select multiple Collections to display with featured collection images that link to those collections.

We recommend adding a Collection image in your Shopify Admin. If no image is set, Cornerstone will use a product image from that collection by default.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. Under the Collection listing, use the Select collections button to check off all the collections you want to feature.

3. Select the Number of columns for both desktop and mobile

   The size of the collection images will change according to the number of columns.

4. In the Collection list, click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to reorder your collections.

5. Click Save.

Add section content

Add section headings and an optional button that can link to all your blog posts.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. Enter Accent text to display a small label above the heading.

3. Enter Heading text to display a section title in the top-left.

   The default heading is "Collection list."

4. Enter Subheading text to display below the heading.

   Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's Rich text editor guide ↗.

5. Select or paste a URL for the Button Link.

   The link is set to "All collections" by default. You can customize your list of collections in the Collections list template.

6. Change the Button label (e.g. "View all collections").

   Leave this field blank to remove the button.

   The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now). To learn more, read "What is a Call to Action?"

7. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Collection list section to find the following settings.

Header content

Setting	Description
Center header content	Display headings in the center above the section. Uncheck this option to align headings to the left.
Accent	Add text to show a small heading above the main section heading.
Heading	Add text to show a main heading above the section.
Subheading	Add text to show a subheading below the main heading.
Maximum text width	Set the maximum width of heading text between 400 and 1000 pixels.

Collection list

Setting	Description
Select collections	Select collections that you want to display.

Section layout

Setting	Description
Number of columns on desktop	Choose how many collections to show per row on desktop screens: either 4, 5, or 6 columns.
Number of rows on desktop	Choose how many rows of collection items to display on desktop screens. You can Show all rows of collection items at once or limit the initial number of rows between 1 and 5. Visitors can reveal additional rows by clicking a “Show all” button. This settings does not apply if you enable the slider.
Enable slider on desktop	Display collection list items in a single-row carousel that visitors can click through to view more.
Number of columns on mobile	Choose how many collections to show per row on mobile screens: either 2 or 3 columns.
Number of rows on mobile	Choose how many rows of collection items to display on mobile screens. You can Show all rows of collection items at once or limit the initial number of rows between 2 and 5. Visitors can reveal additional rows by clicking a “Show all” button. This settings does not apply if you enable the slider.
Enable slider on mobile	Display collection list items in a single-row carousel that visitors can swipe left and right view more.

Collection items style

Setting	Description
Show product counts	Choose to display the number of products in each collection.
Style	Choose to display collection items with a simple border (Outlined), a solid color background (Filled), or without a border or background (Plain).
Image source	Choose to display the Collection image or First product image for the collection items.
Image aspect ratio	Choose to crop all images to be a single uniform shape. Select Portrait (2:3), Portrait (4:5), Square (1:1), Landscape (5:4), or Landscape (3:2). Select Natural to display images in their original shape (without cropping). Learn more about aspect ratios in our Image settings guide.
Apply circle crop to images	Choose to crop all images to appear as circles. This setting applies only when the Image aspect ratio is set to Square.
Image spacing	Change the spacing around the images. Select Comfortable for more spacing or Compact for less.
Title font	Set the collection title font to the Body or Heading font selected in your theme settings.
Title alignment	Display headings either to the Left, Center, or Right, underneath the collection item image.

Section style

Setting	Description
Top spacing	Increase or decrease the amount of space above the section.
Bottom spacing	Increase or decrease the amount of space below the section.
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more.

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Related links

Collection list buttons Collection list page Featured collection Featured collection with media