How can I sort art collections by vendor alphabetically?

[JBMartin]

Hi,

I am trying to improve the browsing experience for our users on our art auction platform.  It would be great if I could have a collection which contained all the art sorted by vendor alphabetically.  I have one sorting it by artwork title alphaetically, but another one sorted by vendor would be great.

I am not sure if there is any way to sort a new collection alphabetically by vendor?  Any ideas?

Thank you!

[Taknify]

Hi,
Can you share us your store url so I can take a peak?

[Taknify]

Normally, Shopify only provides default sorting option. If you want users to sort or filter by vendor, you need to add few custom code into it. A temp fix is you can use url like 
yourstoreurl/collections/vendors?q={Your Vendor Name}.

[JBMartin]

Hi!

My store URL is https://arthawk.co.

The 'All Auctions' collection (first tab under browse) is sorted by product
title. I am thinking of having two here:
- All Auctions (Title A-Z)
- All Auctions (Artist A-Z)

(As well as the other collections in the navigation sorted by tags.)

Thank you and I look forward to your thoughts.

[Taknify]

Yes. Taknify here. Happy to help tweak your store. Feel free to ask anything anything Shopify related. 

[Taknify]

Hello JB Martin,
So, without access to the store it would be hard to tell that code you need to add. 
But here is a general idea: You need to add a custom code that loops through the vendor alphabetically in the backend or you add a filter where user can sort it alphabetically. 
If you don't know how to custom code, you can provide me access to your store so I can code it out. 

If you don't want to give access, an alternative way is you create a collection by vendors and have users redirect to it. 

Example: (I just did this in 5 mins to show. But something similar like that.)
https://arthawk.co/collections/vendors?q=Shaun%20Ferguson
https://arthawk.co/collections/vendors?q=Emma%20Gibbons

[JBMartin]

Hi Taknify, I have sent private message.  Let's talk about this, as I could do with some help regarding the navigation/sorting functionality on the store.  Thank you so much!

[RodrigoeCohete]

I have the same problem sorting by best-selling in collection/vendors
https://profoto.com.mx/collections/vendors?q=Fujifilm

[Taknify]

Can you share us your store url? I can help you where possible.