Collection links

This guide describes setting up the Collection links section.

Use the section to display links to a selection of collections on a page.

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​The previous image shows a Collection links section on a store's home page. In the upper left, part of Theme editor's section menu is displayed. The menu's Paragraph word separator option is set to Bullet. On the right, this option displays a bullet point character symbol between the T-shirts and Stuff collection links listed inside the section.

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Set up a Collection links section

To set up a Collection links section:

1. Go to Customize theme.

   In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a Collection links section.

   Note

   The section can be added into any page, except Checkout and Gift card pages. To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Collection links. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Collection links.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Collections	Use the Collections selector options to choose your store's collections to display inside the section.
Mobile font size scale	Adjust the Mobile font size scale slider to set a font size for the section's (collection links list) item text on mobile display devices. The minimum value is -2 and the maximum is 4.
Desktop font size scale	Adjust the Desktop font size scale slider to set a font size for the section's (collection links list) item text on desktop display devices. The minimum value is -2 and the maximum is 9.
Display	Use the Display options to specify a style for displaying the section's collection links. The options are List, Paragraph, and List mobile, paragraph desktop. The List option displays the section's items as a list, with one item "stacked" vertically above the next item. The Paragraph option displays the items horizontally, in a single line of text, like a paragraph, with each item separated by a "Paragraph word separator".
Paragraph word separator	Use the Paragraph word separator setting to specify a symbol to display between (collection links list) items inside the section. The options are: None, Hyphen, Emdash, Dot, and Bullet. To use this option, set Display to Paragraph or List mobile, paragraph desktop.
Superscript	Use the Superscript setting to specify a prefix or suffix to display for each (collection links list) item inside the section. To remove prefixes and suffixes, select None. The Index option prefixes each item with an ascending index number, like a numbered list. The first item is prefixed with 1, the second item is prefixed with 2, etc. The Products count option suffixes each menu item with a count of the total number of products in a collection.
Text alignment	Use the Text alignment options to align the text inside the section to the Left, Center or Right.
Maximum desktop width	Use the Maximum desktop width options to select a width constraint for the section content. To use this option, set Display to Paragraph. The options are 9/12, 10/12, 11/12 or Full.
Uppercase	Use the Uppercase options to turn on/off uppercase text transformation for the collection links.
Show collection images on hover	Use the Show collection images on hover options to turn on/off images for (collection links list) items inside the section. The images display when the cursor is placed over an item ("mouse over").
Dim other links on hover	Use the Dim other links on hover options to turn on/off dimming effects for links that are not currently being hovered over.
Buttons > Show links as buttons	Use the Show links as buttons options to turn on/off displaying the collection links as buttons.
Buttons > Border width	Adjust the Border width slider between 1 px and 5 px (pixels) to set the thickness of the button border. To use this option, set Show links as buttons to On.
Buttons > Border style	Use the Border style options to select the corner radius style for the buttons. The options are Square, Slightly rounded or Rounded. To use this option, set Show links as buttons to On.
Buttons > Accent background color	Use the Accent background color options to turn on/off using the current color scheme's accent color as a background color for buttons inside the section. To use this option, set Show links as buttons to On.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme options to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
Theme settings	If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu.
Custom CSS	Select Custom CSS. In the box, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS.
Remove section	Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page.