How To Add Products To a Collection In Shopify

Introduction

When your Shopify store starts filling up with products, it can get overwhelming for customers to browse. That’s where collections come in. Collections let you group products together so shoppers can easily find what they’re looking for.

Think of it like organizing your wardrobe:

• New Arrivals for your latest drops

• Best Sellers for popular items

• Seasonal Sales for promotions like “Summer Sale” or “Holiday Deals”

Once you create a collection, the next step is adding products to it. Shopify gives you two main ways to do this: manual collections and automatic collections. Let’s break them down.

Types of collections in Shopify

There are two types of collections in Shopify that Shopify Offers.

1. Manual Collection
2. Automatic Collection

Manual Collection

In this type of collection, you can manually add or remove products from the collection. It is best for small and curated collections. 

 

Automatic Collection

In this collection, products are automatically added to the collection based on the condition you set, like product tags, vendor, price range, etc. It is an ideal way to add products to large collections where you want to update automatically. 

Methods for Adding Products to Collections

There are different ways to add products to a collection; some of these are listed here.

• Adding Products to a Manual Collection
• Adding Products to an Automated Collection
• Adding Products from a Product page

 

Method 1: Adding Products to a Manual Collection

Adding products to a manual collection is the easiest and simplest method. You can add or remove products manually by browsing products in the Shopify admin. Follow this step-by-step guide to add products using the manual collections.

Step 1: Navigate to Online Store > Products > Collections

Step 2: Select the collection you want to add products to or create a new collection by clicking the Add Collection button.

Step 3: Scroll down to the products section of the collection page and click Browse.

Step 4: Select the products and click Add.

Step 5: After adding products, click Save.

 

Manual collections are perfect if you want to build curated groups, like “Editor’s Picks.” If you plan to take it further, you may also want to explore customizing Shopify product pages for more control over how collections appear.

Method 2: Adding Products to an Automated Collection

With automated collections, products are added to the collections based on the conditions you set like product tags, vendor, price range, etc. Follow these steps to add products to collections using automatic collections.

Step 1: Navigate to Online Store > Products > Collections

Step 2: Select the collection you want to add products to or create a new collection by clicking the Add Collection button.

Step 3: Choose the collection type as smart

Step 4: Select the type of condition from the drop-down. For example, product tag = “summer”, vendor = “Nike”, or product price is greater than $50, etc.

Step 5: If you want to add multiple conditions, then click on Add another condition button. 

Step 6: Choose whether products match all conditions or any condition.

Step 7: Save the changes.

Automated collections are especially powerful when paired with proper tagging strategies. If you’re new to structured data, our tutorial on adding schema markup in Shopify shows how automation and SEO can work hand in hand.

Method 3: Adding Products from a Product page

In this way, you can add products to the collection directly from the product page while editing the title, description, or pricing, etc. Follow these steps to add products directly from the product page.

Step 1: Navigate to Shopify Admin > Products.

Step 2: Choose the product that you want to update.

Step 3: Scroll down to the product organization section and look for collections.

Step 4: Click inside the field and choose collections.

Step 5: Save the changes.

Bottom Line

Collections make your store easier to shop and give customers a smoother browsing experience. Whether you prefer the hands-on approach with manual collections or the set-and-forget method with automated collections, Shopify makes it simple to organize products. And if you’re in a hurry, you can even add products directly from the product page.

If organizing products feels overwhelming, our Shopify eCommerce consultant services or Shopify custom theme development can help streamline your store setup. You can also book a full Shopify SEO audit to make sure your collections are optimized for search.