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Featured collection
This guide describes setting up the Featured collection section.
Use the section to advertise and promote a selection of products from a collection on a store page.
In the previous video, a Featured collection section is displayed on a store's home page. In the center-left, the section settings' dropdown Number of products is set to 6. This setting displays the six products (tiles) inside the section, on the right.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Set up a featured collection section
To set up a Featured collection section:
Go to Customize theme.
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a featured collection section. For example, select the Home page.
Note
The section can be added into any page, except Checkout and Giftcard pages. To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Featured collection. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.
From the side menu, select Featured collection.
Select a setting described in the following table.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Heading | In the Heading box, enter text to display as a heading (title) inside the section. |
| Heading > Insert dynamic source | If available, to display (heading) text from a dynamic source, if available, select the icon Insert dynamic source beside the Heading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. |
| Collection | Use the following Collection selector options to set up a collection inside the section.
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| Number of products | Use the dropdown Number of products to set the total number of products to display inside the section. The options are 3, 4, 6, or 8 products. |
| Subheading | In the Subheading box, enter text to display as subheading text inside the section. Format the text, and add links, using the Text editor pane. |
| Subheading > Insert dynamic source | To display subheading text from a dynamic source, if available, select the Insert dynamic source icon beside the Subheading box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. |
| Show link to collection | Select the checkbox Show link to collection to show/hide a link, inside the section, to the entire collection (page). |
| Carousel > Enable on mobile | Select the checkbox Enable on mobile to turn on/off carousel mode. With this setting enabled the section's product tiles are displayed as a carousel (slideshow) on mobile devices. Refer to Shopify help: Slideshow. |
| Carousel > Enable on desktop | Select the checkbox Enable on desktop to turn on/off carousel mode. With this setting enabled the section's product tiles are displayed as a carousel (slideshow) on desktop devices. Refer to Shopify help: Slideshow. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme options to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors. |
| Color > Disable transition | Select the checkbox Disable transition to turn on/off overriding the color transitions set in the section's theme settings. Setup defaults for this setting in Theme Settings > Colors > Transitions. |
| Spacing > Remove top padding | Select the checkbox Remove top padding to add/remove the spacing (padding) that's displayed above the section. Refer to W3 Schools: CSS Padding. |
| Spacing > Remove bottom padding | Select the checkbox Remove bottom padding to add/remove the spacing (padding) that's displayed below the section. Refer to W3 Schools: CSS Padding. |
| 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. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS. |
| Remove section | Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page. |