Add product descriptions to collection view (Impulse theme)

Store Design

Topic summary

Goal: Show short (truncated) product descriptions under each product card in Impulse theme collection/featured collection views, ideally below star ratings.

Key guidance:

  • Feasible by editing the theme’s code (Shopify Liquid). One suggestion is to hire a developer if needed.
  • Concrete method provided: add a truncated product description in the product grid item template.

Implementation steps:

  1. In Shopify Admin: Online Store > Themes > Edit code.
  2. Open product-grid-item.liquid.
  3. Within the .grid-product__title section, insert the Liquid output for the product description with a truncatewords filter (e.g., 12 words), then save.

Notes:

  • Screenshots were included showing the description appearing beneath the product title in the grid. Placement relative to star ratings wasn’t explicitly addressed; adjust by moving the snippet to the desired location in the template.
  • Liquid is Shopify’s templating language; the truncatewords filter limits the description length.

Status: A clear coding approach is proposed with visuals, but no confirmation from the requester yet; the thread appears open.

Summarized with AI on February 2. AI used: gpt-5.
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For my webpage www.arcticlegacy.store, I’m using the Impulse theme.

I would like to show short product descriptions (truncated) under each product in my featured collection view (or in any collection). Placed below the star ratings.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks in advance

Johan

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Hey @Arcticlegacy ,

Yes. This is possible. We need to edit the coding template in the backend to do that. You can hire a Shopify Developer for that.

If you can give us access to the website, we would love to help you.

Thanks,

EcomRAZ

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Hello @Arcticlegacy

Once you Log in to the Admin, then process the following steps:

Step 1: Go to Dashboard ->Online Store ->Theme-> Action->Edit code->
Step 2: Search the file product-grid-item.liquid
Step 3: Paste the below liquid code at bottom of the .grid-product__title class → Save and better understanding mentioned the screenshot please check

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{{ product.description | truncatewords : 12 }}

Output:

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