Add Custom Page of Collections Using Shopify Section Tutorial

Add Custom Page of Collections Using Shopify Sections Tutorial

NEW Tutorial 2022! SHOPIFY's NEW OS Store 2.0 allows you to create custom pages of content without having to code( click here to see the new method for custom pages of collections on Shopify's  Free DAWN theme)

This customization of the Shopify Debut Theme allows you to add custom content on a page using the sections feature.

Custom Page Template Shopify Debut Theme

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Below are the code blocks need for this theme customization seen in the video:

 

Page Template Code

 

page.my-custom-collections.liquid 

Copy the one line of blue code and paste into your new page template.

{% section 'my-custom-collections' %}

 

Section Code

 Note I have made a code change to this section so it now a Static instead of a Dynamic Section. This means it will only show on your custom page and not on the home page. 

my-custom-collections.liquid

 Custom Section Template using Shopify Debut Theme

Add the Following Code to the new section, but note every custom page needs it own section with a unique name in the schema. Note the section of code in Green within the blue code.

"name": "My Custom Page"

Copy the Blue code from <div class="page-width"> to the {% endschema %}.

<div class="page-width">
{% if section.settings.title != blank %}
<div class="section-header text-center">
<h4 class="h2">{{ section.settings.title | escape }}</h4>
</div>
{% endif %}

<div class="custom-content">
{% for block in section.blocks %}
{% case block.settings.width %}
{% when '25%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 250px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'small--one-half medium-up--one-quarter' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '250x250' -%}
{% when '33%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 345px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'small--one-half medium-up--one-third' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '345x345' -%}
{% when '50%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 530px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'small--one-half medium-up--one-half' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '530x530' -%}
{% when '66%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 720px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'medium-up--two-thirds' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '720x720' -%}
{% when '75%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 810px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'medium-up--three-quarters' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '810x810' -%}
{% when '100%' %}
<style>
.custom__item--{{block.id}} .custom__image {
max-height: 1090px;
}
</style>
{%- assign block_width = 'one-whole' -%}
{%- assign image_size = '1090x1090' -%}
{% endcase %}
<div class="custom__item custom__item--{{block.id}} {{ block_width }} {% if block.settings.alignment %}align--{{ block.settings.alignment }}{% endif %}" {{ block.shopify_attributes }}>
<div class="custom__item-inner custom__item-inner--{{ block.type }}">
{% case block.type %}
{% when 'image' %}
{% if block.settings.image != blank %}
{%- assign image_alt = block.settings.image.alt -%}
{{ block.settings.image | img_url: image_size, scale: 2, crop: 'top' | img_tag: image_alt, 'custom__image' }}
{% else %}
{{ 'image' | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg' }}
{% endif %}
{% when 'text' %}
<div class="medium-up--text-{{ block.settings.align_text }}">
{% if block.settings.title != blank %}
<h4 class="h3">{{ block.settings.title | escape }}</h4>
{% endif %}
{% if block.settings.text != blank %}
<div class="rte-setting">{{ block.settings.text }}</div>
{% endif %}
</div>
{% when 'video' %}
<div class="video-wrapper">
{% if block.settings.video_url == blank %}
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_9VUPq3SxOc?rel=0&showinfo=0&vq=720" width="850" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
{% else %}
{% if block.settings.video_url.type == "youtube" %}
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/{{ block.settings.video_url.id }}?rel=0&showinfo=0&vq=720" width="850" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
{% endif %}
{% if block.settings.video_url.type == "vimeo" %}
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/{{ block.settings.video_url.id }}?byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0" width="850" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
</div>
{% when 'product' %}
{%- assign product = all_products[block.settings.product] -%}
{% if product.title.size > 0 %}
{% include 'product-card-grid', grid_image_width: image_size %}
{% else %}
{% comment %}
No product yet. Show onboarding one.
{% endcomment %}
<div class="grid-view-item">
<a class="grid-view-item__link" href="#">
<div class="grid-view-item__image">
{% capture current %}{% cycle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 %}{% endcapture %}
{{ 'product-' | append: current | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg' }}
</div>
<div class="h4 grid-view-item__title">{{ 'homepage.onboarding.product_title' | t }}</div>
<div class="grid-view-item__meta">
{{ 1999 | money }}
</div>
</a>
</div>
{% endif %}
{% when 'collection' %}
{%- assign collection = collections[block.settings.collection] -%}
{% include 'collection-grid-item', collection_image_size: image_size %}
{% when 'html' %}
{% if block.settings.code != blank %}
{{ block.settings.code }}
{% endif %}
{% endcase %}
</div>
</div>

{% endfor %}
</div>

{% if section.blocks.size == 0 %}
{% include 'no-blocks' %}
{% endif %}
</div>

{% schema %}
{
"name": "My Custom Page",

"settings": [
{
"type": "text",
"id": "title",
"label": "Heading",
"default": "Custom content"
}
],
"blocks": [
{
"type": "text",
"name": "Text",
"settings": [
{
"type": "text",
"id": "title",
"label": "Heading",
"default": "Talk about your brand"
},
{
"type": "richtext",
"id": "text",
"label": "Text",
"default": "<p>Use this text to share information about your brand with your customers. Describe a product, share announcements, or welcome customers to your store.</p>"
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "50%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "alignment",
"label": "Vertical alignment",
"default": "center",
"options": [
{"value": "top-middle", "label": "Top"},
{"value": "center", "label": "Middle"},
{"value": "bottom-middle", "label": "Bottom"}
]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "align_text",
"label": "Horizontal alignment",
"default": "left",
"options": [
{"value": "left", "label": "Left"},
{"value": "center", "label": "Centered"},
{"value": "right", "label": "Right"}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "image",
"name": "Image",
"settings": [
{
"type": "image_picker",
"id": "image",
"label": "Image"
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "50%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "alignment",
"label": "Vertical alignment",
"default": "center",
"options": [
{
"value": "top-left",
"label": "Top left"
},
{
"value": "top-middle",
"label": "Top middle"
},
{
"value": "top-right",
"label": "Top right"
},
{
"value": "middle-left",
"label": "Middle left"
},
{
"value": "center",
"label": "Middle"
},
{
"value": "middle-right",
"label": "Middle right"
},
{
"value": "bottom-left",
"label": "Bottom left"
},
{
"value": "bottom-middle",
"label": "Bottom middle"
},
{
"value": "bottom-right",
"label": "Bottom right"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "video",
"name": "Video",
"settings": [
{
"type": "video_url",
"id": "video_url",
"label": "YouTube or Vimeo link",
"accept": ["youtube", "vimeo"]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "100%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "alignment",
"label": "Vertical alignment",
"default": "top-middle",
"options": [
{
"value": "top-middle",
"label": "Top"
},
{
"value": "center",
"label": "Middle"
},
{
"value": "bottom-middle",
"label": "Bottom"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "product",
"name": "Product",
"settings": [
{
"type": "product",
"id": "product",
"label": "Product"
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "50%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "alignment",
"label": "Vertical alignment",
"default": "center",
"options": [
{
"value": "top-left",
"label": "Top left"
},
{
"value": "top-middle",
"label": "Top middle"
},
{
"value": "top-right",
"label": "Top right"
},
{
"value": "middle-left",
"label": "Middle left"
},
{
"value": "center",
"label": "Middle"
},
{
"value": "middle-right",
"label": "Middle right"
},
{
"value": "bottom-left",
"label": "Bottom left"
},
{
"value": "bottom-middle",
"label": "Bottom middle"
},
{
"value": "bottom-right",
"label": "Bottom right"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "collection",
"name": "Collection",
"settings": [
{
"type": "collection",
"id": "collection",
"label": "Collection"
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "50%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "html",
"name": "Custom HTML",
"settings": [
{
"type": "html",
"id": "code",
"label": "HTML"
},
{
"type": "select",
"id": "width",
"label": "Container width",
"default": "50%",
"options": [
{
"value": "25%",
"label": "25%"
},
{
"value": "33%",
"label": "33%"
},
{
"value": "50%",
"label": "50%"
},
{
"value": "66%",
"label": "66%"
},
{
"value": "75%",
"label": "75%"
},
{
"value": "100%",
"label": "100%"
}
]
}
]
}
]



}

{% endschema %} 

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86 comments

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the tuttorial. I am trying to add this code and I have the following error:
Line 132 — Liquid syntax error: Unknown tag ‘schema’
Any suggestions what do I do wrong?
Thanks in advance!

ola

im getting the error Liquid error (line 115): Could not find asset snippets/collection-grid-item.liquid
Liquid error (line 95): Could not find asset snippets/product-card-grid.liquid
do you know what to do?

Thank you

mah

Hi Kevin,

This was really helpful! I have an SEO related question associated with this that I’d love your thoughts on.

I came across your youtube video for this post while trying to figure out how to edit the meta title/description tags on my existing collections page. Specifically, I want to update those tags, but can’t figure out how to without getting way deep into the code (which I’m very wary to do).

This approach essentially enables a full workaround where I just create a new collections page and apply the SEO I want to it (although it still has " – [store name]" after it…), but I would rather not slot in a new page right now as my site is live.

Is there a way to update the meta title/description on the existing, base collections page? Or is this the only way to do that?

Thanks!

Chris

Hi Kevin,

I followed the steps carefully however the template does not show up when I create a new page. Any suggestions?

Kumail

Hi
Thanks for tutorial .its owesum .
just one question .can we add image with text overlay section on products page .
please help me if it is possible .I am using debut theme.

Thank You

kk

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