Collection list

Theme section

The Collection list section displays a grid of selected collections that customers can click to start shopping.

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 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.

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

Add collections

Add up to 16 Collections to display in a carousel that customers can click through.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click (+) Add Collection and/or click on the Collection block to open the settings.

   
2. Click Select collection to find and select one of your collections.

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

3. (Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the blocks:

   

   Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.

   Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.

4. Click Save.

Section content and style

Change the overall style and layout of the section, along with headings and links.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

   
2. (Optional.) Use the Section style dropdown to use Contrast colors.

   The Contrast style uses the contrast colors in your Theme Settings.

3. Choose whether to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.

4. Select a Text position for the section headings, either above or beside the gallery items.

   Choose between Top left, Top center, Top right, Middle left or Middle right options.

   

   Top center text position

   

   Middle left text position
5. Select the number of Columns of collections to display at once.

   Choose between 2 and 4 columns. If the Middle left or Middle right text positions are used, the section headings display as one of the columns.

   On mobile, only one column displays at once.

6. To make your images a uniform shape and size, select the Image aspect ratio to crop your images to Square, Landscape, or Portrait.

   The default Natural setting will display the original orientation of your images.

   
7. Change the text for the Small heading, Heading, and Subheading.

8. Use the Max width of text slider to control the maximum width of the headings.

   Use this setting to create a clean visual shape for your text and avoid unwanted line breaks.

9. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click on the section to find the following settings:

Setting	Description
Style	Use the Default or Contrast section style. The Contrast style uses the contrast colors in your Theme Settings.
Text position	Display header and link text either above or beside the gallery items.
Columns	Use the slider to choose how many items should be displayed side by side. Choose between 2 and 4
Image aspect ratio	Crop the shape of your images to Square, Landscape, or Portrait. Choose Natural to display the original image shape.
Small heading	Enter text to display as a small heading above the main heading.
Heading	Enter heading text to display as a section title.
Subheading	Enter subheading text to display below the heading.
Max width of text	Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the headings.

Select feature collections

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

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

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click (+) Add Collection.

2. Click on a Collection block to open the block settings.

3. Click Select collection to find and select one of your collections.

4. (Optional.) Add Subheading text include a short description of the collection beneath the collection title.

   We recommend adding subheading text to either all or none of the collection blocks.

5. Use the Max width of text slider to control the maximum width of the subheading.

   Use this setting to create a clean visual shape for your text and avoid unwanted line breaks.

6. Return to the list of your template sections in the sidebar and repeat this process until you've added all the Collection blocks you need.

7. (Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the blocks:

   

   Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.

   Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.

8. Click Save.

Section content and layout

The Collection list section settings apply to all Collection list blocks. You can add a main Heading and Subheading, set the number of columns per row, change the Image aspect ratio (shape or orientation).

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

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

2. Choose to display 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 Columns per row of your selected collections.

   On mobile, Collection blocks are displayed in a single column.

3. (Optional.) Add Heading text to display as a title above the section.

4. (Optional.) Add Subheading text to describe the selected collections as a group.

5. Adjust the Max width of text of the section Subheading using the slider.

   Experiment with this setting to find a clean visual shape for your text.

6. To make your images a uniform shape and size, select the Image aspect ratio to crop your images to Square, Landscape, or Portrait.

   The default Natural setting will display the original orientation of your image.

   
7. Click Save.

Section style

Customize the section Style with options for section Spacing, Animation, and Alternate section color.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

1. Click on the section to find the Section style settings.

   
2. Choose whether to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.

   Learn more about Section animations in Spark.

3. Choose to enable the Alternate section color to apply the secondary section colors selected in your theme settings for colors.

4. Select a Spacing option to add padding around the section content.

   Add padding to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

   
5. Select the Spacing amount for the padded sides of the section: Full, Half, or Minimum.

6. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Collection list section to find the following settings.

Setting	Description
Columns per row	Select the number of collections to show in each row for desktop.
Heading	Enter text to display a section title above the collection list.
Subheading	Enter text to display a section subheading below the heading.
Max width of text	Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the section headings.
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.

Section style

Setting	Description
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See our Section animations to learn more.
Use alternate section color	Apply the alternate section colors as chosen in your Theme Settings. See Spark's theme color settings to learn how to create a secondary color scheme with alternate section colors.
Spacing	Add padding around the section content: either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.
Spacing amount	Increase or decrease the amount of space around the section: either Full, Half, or Minimum.

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