Collection default page on DAWN theme / "view more" after 6 lines

Store Design

Topic summary

A user wants to display collection images and descriptions at the top of collection pages in the DAWN theme, with a “view more” text link appearing after 6 lines for lengthy descriptions.

Key Requirements:

  • Truncate long collection descriptions after 6 lines
  • Add a plain text “view more” option (not a graphic/icon)
  • Apply to collection default pages

Current Status:

  • User confirmed finding a similar solution in another community thread
  • A helper offered to implement the feature, noting it requires changes to Liquid code, JavaScript, and CSS
  • Helper requested collaborator access to complete the customization

The discussion remains open, pending the user’s response to the collaborator access request.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi there, (re-post as original question was misleading),

I want the collection image and the collection description displayed on top of a collection page.
Many texts of my collection descriptions are very long.

How can I add a “view more” option after 6 lines? The “view more” should be a standard text, not a graphic symbol.

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Hi @kbac ,

You want something like this:

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yews, exactly

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Thank you.
I think here is something similar: https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-design/how-to-have-read-more-after-text-in-collection-page/m-p/2476169

But I don’t want any graphic “view more”, just plain text.

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Hi @kbac ,

It will be a complex change including Liquid code, JS and CSS.

Can I send you the collaborator code? it will help me check and add this.