Collections list page

The page at /collections: every collection in the store, as a grid. It uses the Main list collections section.

This is the template. For a hand-picked selection of collections on the home page, use the Collection list section instead.

Section settings

Show back link and breadcrumb. The back link returns to the previous page in your store, and the breadcrumb traces the path from the home page. Default: on.
Heading. Default: Collections.
Subheading. Optional.
Heading alignment. Left (default), Center or Right.
Image ratio. Adapt to image, Square (1:1), Portrait (3:4) (default) or Landscape (4:3).
Desktop columns. Range: 2 to 5. Default: 3.
Mobile columns. 1 column or 2 columns (default).
Sort collections by. Manual order (default), A–Z or Most products first.
Show product count. Shows how many products each collection holds. Default: off.
Show empty collections. Default: off.
Color scheme. Default: scheme-1.
Top padding / Bottom padding. Range: 0 to 100 px in 4 px steps. Default: 60 px each.

Sorting

Manual order follows the order collections are arranged in Shopify admin > Products > Collections. It is the default because it is the only one you control: A–Z is alphabetical accident, and Most products first ranks by inventory rather than by importance.

Use manual order and put your strongest collections first.

Empty collections

Hidden by default. A collection with no products in it is usually one that is seasonal, being prepared, or driven by rules that currently match nothing. A shopper benefits from clicking into none of those.

Turn them on only if you want an empty collection visible as a placeholder for something coming.

Tips

Give every collection an image. This page is almost entirely images; a collection without one falls back to its first product, which is rarely the crop you’d choose.
Show product count only if the numbers flatter you. “3 products” beside a collection tells a shopper not to bother.
Two mobile columns keeps the page scannable on a phone. One column suits a store with only a handful of collections and strong photography.
This page is often better linked than navigated to. Many stores point their menu straight at individual collections and use this page as a fallback route.