Do not display empty sub-collections on the screen

[Bezpallko]

Hello everyone. I created 6 metafields for subcollections (from 1 to 6) in Settings > Custom data > Collections > Choose List of References as the type and select Collection. In the collection metafield section I added references to subcollections that should be displayed on the screen and in the customizer I added metafields to the list of collections. But now I have a problem that the main collections have a different number of subcollections, usually from 3 to 6 and subcollections that are empty are also displayed on the screen. What is the solution to this issue so that empty subcollections are not displayed on the screen?

[Hasan112]

To solve the issue of empty subcollections being displayed on the screen, you can add a check to ensure that only non-empty subcollections are rendered. Here's how you can approach it:

1. Check for Empty Subcollections: In your Liquid template, before displaying each subcollection, you should check whether the collection has any products or content. If the collection is empty, it won't be displayed.

2. Modify the Liquid Code: Modify your template code that loops through the metafields to display the subcollections. You can use the empty property to check if a collection is empty. For example:

liquid

{% for metafield in collection.metafields.your_namespace %} {% assign subcollection = collections[metafield.value] %} {% if subcollection.products_count > 0 %} <!-- Render the subcollection --> <div class="subcollection"> <h3>{{ subcollection.title }}</h3> <!-- You can add other content here like products, etc. --> </div> {% endif %} {% endfor %}

This code checks if each subcollection has any products before displaying it. If subcollection.products_count > 0, the subcollection will be shown, otherwise, it will be skipped.

1. Ensure Proper Metafield Configuration: Double-check that the metafield references in the main collections are set up correctly and that the subcollections are properly populated with products.