Searching and viewing collections

A list of your collections are displayed on the Collections page in the Shopify admin. You can create and customize your collection views to include searches, filters, and sorting that help you access and organize your list of collections.

To find collections based on words that are in their titles or descriptions, click the sort and filter button on the Collections page, and then use the search bar to enter the specific search terms. You can use search terms in combination with filters to display more specific search results.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the search and filter icon.
  3. In the Searching all collections field, enter your search terms. The collection list automatically refreshes to display only the products that have the words in the collection titles and descriptions.
  4. Optional: To save this view, click Save as to enter a name for the saved view, and then click Save view.

Sort your collection list

You can sort your collection list by using the following sort options:

  • collection title
  • updated

Sorting affects the order of the collections in your Shopify admin, but not in your online store or navigation. Learn more about changing the layout or appearance of a collection.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the button.
  3. Select a sort option.

Filter your collection list

By default, all of your collections are listed in the Collections page. You can filter this list to display a smaller subset of collections. You can also use search terms in combination with filters to display more specific search results.

Filtering your collection list can help you find the specific collections that you need to edit, review, or update. The following filter options are available:

  • Sales channel - Displays the collections that are included or excluded on a particular sales channel.
  • Type - Displays the collections that are either automated or manual.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the search and filter icon.
  3. Select a filter category to filter your collections by.
  4. Select a value for the specific filter. The values available to you are different depending on the filter that you select.
  5. Optional: To save this view, click Save as to enter a name for the saved view, and then click Save view.

Collection views

A collection view is a customized view of your collections based on criteria that you set up to help you complete a task more efficiently. Collection views are displayed as tabs on the top of the Collections page. You can customize collection views, and create, duplicate, rename, edit, or delete views. When you create a new collection view, it's added as a new tab on the Collections page.

Create a collection view

You can create a collection view based on filters and search terms.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the search and filter icon.
  3. Do any of the following to customize your collection list results:
    • Select a filter and apply the criteria you want to use.
    • Enter search terms into the field labelled Searching all collections.
  4. Click Save as.
  5. In the Save view as dialog, type a name for the collection view.
  6. Click Save.

Create a new collection view by duplicating an existing view

You can create a new collection view by duplicating an existing view. You can then edit the filters applied to the new view to customize it.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the next to name of the view you want to duplicate.
  3. Click Duplicate view.
  4. In the Duplicate view dialog, type a name for the new collection view.
  5. Click Create view.
  6. Click the search and filter icon, and apply the new filters to the new view.
  7. Click Save.

Edit the filters in a collection view

You can edit the filters in a collection view if you want the view to contain different collections. If a collection view contains search terms, then you will only be able to save the updated view as a new collection view instead of updating the existing view.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the name of the collection view you want to edit.
  3. Click the search and filter icon.
  4. Select a filter and apply the new criteria you want to use.
  5. Click Save.

Rename a collection view

You can rename a collection view if the existing name isn't what you want it to be.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the next to name of the search view you want to rename.
  3. Click Rename view.
  4. In the Rename view dialog, type the new name for the collection view.
  5. Click Save.

Delete a collection view

Deleting a collection view can’t be undone. Deleted views aren't available in your admin.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Collections.
  2. Click the next to the name of the collection view.
  3. Click Delete view.
  4. Click Delete view again to confirm.
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