How to create a collection
Collections group products together so customers can browse related items. You can create manual collections (where you choose products individually) or smart collections (where products are added automatically based on rules).
Step-by-step: Create a Collection
Open the Collections section
Go to Shopify Admin → Products → Collections. Click Create collection in the top right corner.
Screenshot: Shopify Admin — Collections list
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Add a title and description
Enter a clear Collection title (e.g. Summer Dresses, New Arrivals, Sale). In the Description field, add text that describes the collection. This appears on the collection page and can help with SEO.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Title and description
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Upload a collection image
Click Add image in the Collection image section. Upload an image that represents this collection — this is shown on the Collection List section and collection card.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Image upload
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Choose a collection type
In the Collection type section, choose:
Manual — you add products to this collection yourself.
Automated — products are added automatically based on rules you define (e.g. products tagged 'sale', products from a specific vendor).
Screenshot: Collection editor — Collection type
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Add products (Manual collection)
If you chose Manual, scroll to the Products section and click Browse to search for and add products to the collection. You can also change the order products appear in by dragging them.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Browse products
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Set up rules (Automated collection)
If you chose Automated, define the conditions:
Choose whether products must match All conditions or Any condition.
Add rules — e.g. Product tag is equal to 'summer', Product price is less than 100.
Products matching the rules are added automatically.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Automated rules
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Set the sort order
In the Sort dropdown, choose how products are ordered within the collection: Best selling, Newest, Price: low to high, Alphabetically, or Manual.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Sort order
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Add SEO details
Click Edit website SEO at the bottom to set:
Page title
Meta description
URL handle
Screenshot: Collection editor — SEO section
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Save the collection
Click Save. The collection is now created and ready to be used in your theme — in the Featured Collection section, Collection List, or any other collection-based section.
Screenshot: Collection editor — Save button
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Assigning a Collection to a Section
How to use a collection in the theme editor
In the theme editor, add a collection-based section (e.g. Featured Collection, Product Slider).
Click on the section to open its settings.
Find the Collection setting and click Select collection.
Search for and select your collection.
Click Save.
Screenshot: Featured Collection section — collection picker
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