Collections Pic and Product Pics

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner wants to display different product images on collection pages versus individual product pages. The current product photos look good individually but don’t visually align well when grouped together in collections.

Desired Solution:

  • Use generic, theme-consistent images for products when displayed in collection views
  • Keep the existing detailed product photos on individual product pages
  • Example: Show a generic yellow blanket image in collections, but retain specific product photos on the actual product page

Community Response:
Multiple developers confirmed this customization is achievable:

  • One developer shared a demo video showing a working solution
  • Others noted this is similar to secondary hover image functionality in some themes
  • Implementation requires advanced theme customization
  • Developers requested the store URL to provide specific code solutions

Status: The discussion remains open with the store owner yet to share their store link for tailored implementation guidance.

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Hey All

A little stuck, looking for help if possible

My product pics are all good when you go to the main page, but don’t align well with each other at the collections level. So what I want to do is when I go into a collection, instead of having all the main product pictures there which contrast with each other, have a different pic for each product there - but this image wont appear on the actual product page. Does this make sense ?

For example if the product page is about a specific yellow blanket, I want to have a pic of a generic yelow blanket that I will create that fits in with the theme of all the other ones in the collection - but not appear in the product page as the pics there now are fine and more detailed, but done go well as a group - only as an individual product page.

I hope I have conveyed the issue clear enough. Its giving me a headache and I need a coffee

Thanks in advance !

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Hi @SteveAU

Could you share the link to your store?

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Hey @SteveAU ,

Thanks for reaching me. Would you like to share the store URL so that I can take a look and provide you with the Solution code.

Thanks

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Hi @SteveAU ,

What you’re looking for can definitely be done, and I’d love to help.

I’ve created a simple custom solution for this, similar to what you’ve described. Please take a look at the demo video I made to see if this is the functionality you’re looking for:
Demo Video

Let me know if this is what you had in mind, and I can guide you through implementing it!

Best,
Felix

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Hi @SteveAU :waving_hand: this is similar to how some themes have a secondary hover image for collections product-grid.

Or advanced designs that tell a story on collection pages , like an instagram collage story.

Definitely doable but it is an advanced theme customization with some decisions to be made about how & where the images are actually managed.

If you need this customization then contact me for services.
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