CollectionSortOrder

Alphabetically, in ascending order (A - Z).

Alphabetically, in descending order (Z - A).

By best-selling products.

By date created, in ascending order (oldest - newest).

By date created, in descending order (newest - oldest).

In the order set manually by the merchant.

By price, in ascending order (lowest - highest).

By price, in descending order (highest - lowest).

The Collection object represents a group of products that merchants can organize to make their stores easier to browse and help customers find related products. Collections serve as the primary way to categorize and display products across online stores, sales channels, and marketing campaigns.

There are two types of collections:

• Custom (manual) collections: You specify the products to include in a collection.
• Smart (automated) collections: You define rules, and products matching those rules are automatically included in the collection.

The Collection object provides information to:

• Organize products by category, season, or promotion.
• Automate product grouping using rules (for example, by tag, type, or price).
• Configure product sorting and display order (for example, alphabetical, best-selling, price, or manual).
• Manage collection visibility and publication across sales channels.
• Add rich descriptions, images, and metadata to enhance discovery.

Collections can be displayed in a store with Shopify's theme system through Liquid templates and can be customized with template suffixes for unique layouts. They also support advanced features like translated content, resource feedback, and contextual publication for location-based catalogs.

Learn about using metafields with smart collections.

The input fields required to create a collection.