Customization Question

Store Design
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Topic summary

A user working with the Masonry theme wants to add sub-category filtering to collection page dropdown menus. The goal is to let customers sort products by events or occasions (e.g., Holidays, Sports) rather than viewing all items unsorted.

Two solutions proposed:

Option 1 - Search & Discovery App:

  • Install Shopify’s Search & Discovery app from the App Store
  • Enable filters for product type, tags, vendor, or custom fields
  • Tag products with event/occasion labels (Holiday, Sports, Birthday)
  • These tags will automatically populate as filter options in the Category dropdown

Option 2 - Manual Collections & Navigation:

  • Create separate collections for each sub-category
  • Add products manually or via automated rules
  • Build a custom navigation menu linking to these collections
  • Modify the theme’s Category dropdown to reference this menu

One responder offered to implement custom code changes directly if collaboration access is provided. The discussion remains open with no confirmed solution chosen yet.

Summarized with AI on October 25. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Using the Masonry theme. I am trying to add “sub-categories” to the drop down menus on each collection page. So, in a situation where I have multiple categories, IE Holidays, Sports..so on. It will be easier for the customer to sort by event or occasion and see those offerings.
I have attached a screenshot of the primary collection page that shows all offerings without sorting. In the “Category” dropdown box is where I would like the sorting options to display.

TIA

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Hey @admin_722,

In order to do the requested changes requires to do the custom code in your theme file.
Could you please share the 4 digits collab code along with the store url in the p/m so that I can take a look and make the requested changes.
Thanks

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Hii @admin_722
1) Go to Admin → Products → Collections → Search & Discovery app.

  • In your Shopify Admin, go to Apps → click Customize your store.
  • Search for “Shopify Search & Discovery” in the App Store.
  • Vendor or custom metafields (if needed).
  • Once installed, open the Search & Discovery app..
  1. Under Filters, enable Product type / Tags / Vendor / Custom filters.
  2. Tag your products with event/occasion tags (e.g. Holiday, Sports, Birthday).
  3. In your Collection page, the Category dropdown will show those tags as filter options. Customers can then pick “Holiday” or “Sports” from the dropdown.

2) Create sub-category collections & link them

  1. Create a new collection for each sub-category (Holidays, Sports, etc.).
  2. Add products to them (manual or automated rules).
  3. Go to Navigation → Add a new menu called “Categories”.
  4. Add each sub-collection as a menu item.
  5. In Customize theme, replace or edit the “Category” dropdown to point to this menu.