{"id":2561,"date":"2020-07-15T09:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T09:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopthemedetector.com\/blog\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:09:51","slug":"how-to-add-sub-collections-in-shopify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopthemedetector.com\/blog\/how-to-add-sub-collections-in-shopify\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Sub Collections In Shopify 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sub collections, or subcategories are an important part of online shopping. You can organize products into numerous categories, but when you have a large catalog, customers might want to be specific. For instance, they might be looking for a boy\u2019s shirt for a child who is under five. This could be a sub collection.<\/p>\n

By offering sub collections to your customers, you should be able to build on revenues and improve conversion rates. This is through better shopping experiences and making it quicker for customers to shop on your online store. At the same time, it can be better for management of your store. If you have sub collections, you can find it easier to make changes to products.
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Key Takeaways<\/div>
1<\/div>
Login to Shopify and navigate to Products to start creating sub-collections.<\/div><\/div>
2<\/div>
Use theme settings and add specific code to enable sub-collection functionality.<\/div><\/div>
3<\/div>
Save changes and use tags to filter products into new sub-collections.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

Before creating sub-collections, you\u2019ll need to know how to add collections on Shopify<\/a> first.<\/p>\n

Creating A Sub Collection On Your Shopify Store<\/h2>\n

It isn\u2019t as easy to create a sub collection in Shopify as just making one. However, it is possible. What you need to do is to add tags to your Shopify products and then allow your products to be filtered out based on what tags the customer wants.<\/p>\n

To do this, you will need to follow the steps below.<\/p>\n

Step 1 - Login To Your Shopify Store<\/h3>\n

First thing you need to do is to login to your Shopify store, using your credentials.<\/p>\n

Step 2 - Products<\/h3>\n

Then go to your products page and check that every product has tags. Products can have numerous tags, and therefore, products can be in numerous sub collections.<\/p>\n

Step 3 - Theme Settings<\/h3>\n

Many themes have the option to enable a drop-down menu to filter collections based on the product tag. But you need to check that the theme you\u2019re using has this setting. To do this, go to your \u2018Online Store\u2019 and then \u2018Themes\u2019 before finding the theme editor and navigating to the collection page in the theme preview.<\/p>\n

When viewing the collection page, you should see the \u2018Collection Pages\u2019 tab in the theme editor. Click on the \u2018Collections page\u2019. If your theme includes the option to enable filtering by tag, then there will be an option that reads something like \u2018Enable Filtering By Tag\u2019 and a checkbox next to it. Check the box and then click on \u2018Save\u2019. This should enable the filtering and create sub collections for your store.<\/p>\n

Step 4 - Adding Code<\/h3>\n

Not every theme has this option. If this is the case, then you need to add some code to your theme files to add this option. To do this go to your theme that you want to edit in the \u2018Themes\u2019 option on your Shopify store admin page.<\/p>\n

Then click on \u2018Actions\u2019 and then \u2018Edit Code\u2019<\/p>\n

Step 5 - Templates<\/h3>\n

Find the templates directory and click on the collection.liquid file.<\/p>\n

Step 6 - Adding The Code<\/h3>\n

In the location where you would like to add the drop-down menu to appear on the collection page, add the following code.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

Browse by tag:<\/p>\n