Tabbed collections

Theme section

Use the Tabbed collections section to display products from multiple collections that visitors can switch between.

Tip You can customize the Quick View and Quick add buttons and popovers in Theme settings > Product listings.

Set up section

Add this section to any template (except Checkout) 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 Tabbed collections.

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

Settings reference

Click the Tabbed collections section to find the following settings.

Header content

SettingDescription

Center header content

Choose to display headings as center-aligned within 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.

Product list

SettingDescription

Maximum number of products

Set the maximum number of products to display within in the section: between 3 and 15.

Number of columns on desktop

Choose how many products to show per row on desktop screens: either 3, 4, or 5 columns.

Number of columns on mobile

Choose how many collections to show per row on mobile screens: either 1 or 2 columns.

Enable slider on desktop

Display products in a single-row carousel that visitors can click through to view more.

Enable slider on mobile

Display products in a single-row carousel that visitors can swipe left and right view more.

Section style

SettingDescription

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 our Animation guide to learn more.

Collection block

Add multiple Collection blocks to feature their products. Each collection will appear as a tab that visitors can click to view.

SettingDescription

Select collection

Select a collection to display its products. Collections are created and edited in your Shopify admin. See Shopify's Collections manual to learn more.

"View all" tile

SettingDescription

Show “View all” tile

Show a tile at the beginning or end of the product list to link to the collection page.

Tile location

Display the “view all” tile at the Beginning of list or End of list.

Heading

Add text to show a heading for the “View all” tile.

Text

Add text to show below the heading. The default text is “Shop all”.

Color scheme

Change the color scheme applied to the section text and background. Select the Default color scheme from your theme settings or select a variant scheme based on the default colors: either Inverse, Soft, Accent, or Sale. You may also select one of the two custom color schemas.

Learn more about Color schemes.

Override with custom colors

Check this option to use custom colors for the section. These colors will override the color scheme.

Text color

Select a custom color for the heading and text of the “View all” tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Background color

Select a custom color for background the “View all” tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Image

Select an image to display as the background of the title. The image will override the color scheme and use the overlay colors selected in your theme settings.

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.

Tint 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.

Tint style

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.

Override with custom colors

Check this option to use custom overlay colors for the tint. These colors will override the overlay colors selected in your theme settings.

Text color

Select a custom color for the heading and text of the “View all” tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Tint color

Select a custom overlay text color for the tint. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.


Related links

Featured collection Featured collection with media

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