Enable Swipe for Collection List on Desktop

Topic summary

A user seeks to enable horizontal swiping for a collection list on desktop, similar to the mobile swipe functionality. Screenshots show the current static grid layout that needs to become swipeable.

Solution Provided:

  • A community member shares complete Liquid code to modify the collection-list.liquid file, enabling desktop swipe functionality.
  • The solution works successfully but creates a padding/spacing issue at screen edges.
  • A follow-up code snippet resolves the padding problem.

Additional Challenges:

  • The original poster later needs vertical scrolling on specific pages (browse-by-brand) while keeping horizontal swipe on the homepage. They ultimately solve this by reorganizing the page differently.
  • Another user on the Spotlight theme (not Dawn) encounters white/invisible swipe buttons after implementing the code.
  • The solution is confirmed to support Dawn theme version 15.2.0.

Current Status:
The thread remains active with the developer offering to send collaborator invitations to users needing theme-specific customizations for proper implementation.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi @ProconMarketing ,

Please change all code:

{{ 'section-collection-list.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-card.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-slider.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

{%- style -%}
  .section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
    padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
    padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
  }

  @media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
    .section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
      padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top }}px;
      padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom }}px;
    }
  }
{%- endstyle -%}

{%- liquid
  assign columns_mobile_int = section.settings.columns_mobile | plus: 0
  assign show_mobile_slider = false
  if section.settings.swipe_on_mobile and section.blocks.size > columns_mobile_int
    assign show_mobile_slider = true
  endif
-%}

  

    {%- unless section.settings.title == blank -%}
      

        ## 
          {{ section.settings.title }}
        

        {%- if section.settings.show_view_all and show_mobile_slider -%}
          
            {{- 'sections.collection_list.view_all' | t -}}
          
        {%- endif -%}
      

    {%- endunless -%}

    

    {%- if section.settings.show_view_all and section.blocks.size < collections.size -%}
      

        
          {{- 'sections.collection_list.view_all' | t -}}
        
      

    {%- endif -%}
  

{% schema %}
{
  "name": "t:sections.collection-list.name",
  "tag": "section",
  "class": "section section-collection-list",
  "max_blocks": 15,
  "disabled_on": {
    "groups": ["header", "footer"]
  },
  "settings": [
    {
      "type": "inline_richtext",
      "id": "title",
      "default": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.title.default",
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.title.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "select",
      "id": "heading_size",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "h2",
          "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.options__1.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "h1",
          "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.options__2.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "h0",
          "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.options__3.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "hxl",
          "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.options__4.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "hxxl",
          "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.options__5.label"
        }
      ],
      "default": "h1",
      "label": "t:sections.all.heading_size.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "select",
      "id": "image_ratio",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "adapt",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.image_ratio.options__1.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "portrait",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.image_ratio.options__2.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "square",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.image_ratio.options__3.label"
        }
      ],
      "default": "square",
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.image_ratio.label",
      "info": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.image_ratio.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "columns_desktop",
      "min": 1,
      "max": 6,
      "step": 1,
      "default": 3,
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.columns_desktop.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "color_scheme",
      "id": "color_scheme",
      "label": "t:sections.all.colors.label",
      "info": "t:sections.all.colors.has_cards_info",
      "default": "scheme-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "show_view_all",
      "default": false,
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.show_view_all.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.header_mobile.content"
    },
    {
      "type": "select",
      "id": "columns_mobile",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "1",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.columns_mobile.options__1.label"
        },
        {
          "value": "2",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.columns_mobile.options__2.label"
        }
      ],
      "default": "1",
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.columns_mobile.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "swipe_on_mobile",
      "default": false,
      "label": "t:sections.collection-list.settings.swipe_on_mobile.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.all.padding.section_padding_heading"
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "padding_top",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 4,
      "unit": "px",
      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_top",
      "default": 36
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "padding_bottom",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 4,
      "unit": "px",
      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_bottom",
      "default": 36
    }
  ],
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "featured_collection",
      "name": "t:sections.collection-list.blocks.featured_collection.name",
      "settings": [
        {
          "type": "collection",
          "id": "collection",
          "label": "t:sections.collection-list.blocks.featured_collection.settings.collection.label"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "presets": [
    {
      "name": "t:sections.collection-list.presets.name",
      "blocks": [
        {
          "type": "featured_collection"
        },
        {
          "type": "featured_collection"
        },
        {
          "type": "featured_collection"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
{% endschema %}