Product listing

Showing a list of products based on a category in grid or list view.

Steps

In the theme editor (Customize), open the template selector
Select Collections, then Default collection.
On the left-sidebar, add Product listing.
Make necessary changes > Save.

General and Layout

Control the listing's container type and layout.
Show the number of products per row and per page.

Enable or disable the columns switcher.

Sorting and filtering

Enable/ disable filtering and sorting by options.

You can choose to display filters by storefront filters or by custom tags.

How to create a filter

Steps

In the theme editor (Customize), open the template selector
Select Collections, then Default collection.
On the left-sidebar, add Product listing.
Add block "Filter by tags"
Change the filter title and its tags list (separated by a comma). Choose a suitable design for the filter display.
Merchants can decide to display the filter option expand or collapse by default.

7. Save.

To make your tags work well, check out this Shopify guideline for tags.

You can change the filter position, title, and height.

How to create a visual filter

Filter values can include visual elements such as colors, patterns, or other creative imagery.

For example, a Fabric color filter can display a small color swatch for each filter value.

To create visuals with your filter values, set up custom data for your store with metafields and metaobjects. You also need to meet the requirements.

Product variant filters will link to more relevant variants on search results and collection pages.

Now we will start from scratch by defining the metaobjects:

Go to Settings > Custom data > Find the Metaobject definitions field > Click Add definition.

In the Add metaobject definition page, give this metaobject a Name (Color) and define 3 Fields:

Single line text - For the color name (Name).
Color - For the hex code of the actual color (Hexcode).
File - For the image of this color (Image).

A metaobject definition for a color swatch should have both a color and an image field.

You don't need to provide a value for both, but this will give you the option of using either field in the future.

Click Save.

Next, we will create the colors list:

In the Shopify admin sidebar, go to the Content > Metaobjects > In the Metaobjects page, select Color.

Click the Add entry button to add a new color. Give the color entry the Name, Color, and Image.

Note: You can add many color entries and assign these colors to the products.

Click Save.

After that, we are going to create color metafields for the products to link to these metaobjects that we've just created above:

Go to Settings > Custom data > In the Metafield definitions field, select Products > Click Add definition.

We will define this metafield as Name: "Color filter swatch" and Type: "Metaobject". In the Reference field, select the metaobject you want or you've just created (Color).

If your products/ variants have multiple colors you could filter on, set your metafield definition to allow a List of entries.

This lets you assign multiple metaobject entries to a single item and each one will display as a filter value on your store.

Click Save.

Then, we will connect the products to colors:

In the Shopify admin sidebar, go to the Products > Select the product you want to connect color metafield.
In the Metafields field, click on the "Color filter swatch" metafield that you've just created above > You will be able to select multiple colors from your list of colors that you defined using metaobjects.

Click Save.

After you have assigned your metafield to products or variants in your store, you can set up the filter for your online store:

In the Shopify Search & Discovery app, go to Filters.
Click Add filter or click an existing filter.
Click the Source field, and then select a metafield filter with a metaobject reference - "Color filter swatch".
Click Display options.
Set the Label field for filter values by selecting a metafield.
Check Include visual and select a visual style:
- Choose Swatch for small color swatches or patterns. Set the swatch content by selecting:
  - A color field for the Swatch color.
  - An image field for the Swatch pattern.

Choose Image for icons, logos, or other graphics that shouldn't be cropped. Set the content by selecting an image field for the Image.

Tip ✨

Themes will often prioritize displaying a swatch's image over its color.

For swatch displays, if you select fields for both Swatch pattern and Swatch color, then the color is typically only displayed when there isn't an available pattern image for the filter value.

Click Save.

How to customize filters

Customizing store filters requires the Shopify Search & Discovery app.

The app also allows you to customize search results and product recommendations to give you more control over how customers discover your products.

Learn how to customize filters with the app.

Go to Online store > Navigation
Click Add and install the Shopify Search & Discovery app for your store

Go to Apps > Search & Discovery > Filters > Edit filters

Add or remove filters to show/hide from the storefront filters > Save the settings.
In the theme editor (Customize), open the template selector > Select Collections > Default collection.
On the left-sidebar, locate Product gird > Select Enable filtering checkbox
Save