list-collections

The list-collections template is located in the templates directory of the theme:

You can include the following in your list-collections template or a section inside of the template:

• The collections object

You can access the Liquid collections object to display the store's collections.

When working with the list-collections template, you should familiarize yourself with the following:

• Changing the order of collections
• Setting a fallback image for collection images

Typically, this template includes the following loop through the collections to output the display, which outputs the collections in alphabetical order:

If you want to change the order, then you can build a menu to host the collections in your desired order, and loop through the menu items. If you use this method, then you should build a setting to allow merchants to select the menu that's used. You can access the menu through the Liquid linklist object, filter the menu items for collections based on link.type, and access the collection information through link.object.

For example:

You should have a fallback for the case that a collection doesn't have a collection image. For example, you might use the image of the first product within the collection: