Grouping Collections and Collection Tags

Store Design

Topic summary

A user seeks ways to group similar collections or add tags to collections for better organization in Shopify, and asks how to request this feature.

Current Limitation:
Shopify does not natively support collection grouping or tagging in the admin interface.

Suggested Workarounds:

  • Metafields approach: Create custom metafield definitions (Settings > Custom data > Collections) to assign tags like “summer” or “holiday” to collections. These tags can then be used in Liquid templates to filter and display grouped collections dynamically.

  • Navigation menus: Use Online Store → Navigation to nest related collections under parent menu items. This creates visual grouping for customers but doesn’t affect admin views.

  • Smart Collections with product tags: Apply tags to products themselves and create Smart Collections based on those tags, allowing indirect organization through product-level metadata.

Feature Request Process:
To request native collection grouping, contact Shopify Support through the Help Center (via chat or email) and ask to file a feature request.

The discussion remains open with no official Shopify solution, relying on manual workarounds.

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Is there any way to be able to group similar collections together or add tags to collections to organize them better?

And if not, how to create a ticket request for this feature?

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Hi, @seanhesl

You can try using the following method.

  1. Use Metafields to Tag Collections
    Go to Settings > Custom data > Collections

Create a Metafield definition, e.g.:

Name: Collection Tag

Namespace: custom

Key: tag

Type: Single line text or List of values

You can then assign tags like summer, holiday, clothing to your collections, and use these in Liquid templates or custom apps to filter or group them.

  1. Create “Collection of Collections” Pages
    Build a custom page that displays groups of collections manually or dynamically.

Use logic in Liquid like:

{% assign tagged_collections = collections | where: "metafields.custom.tag", "summer" %}
{% for collection in tagged_collections %}

{% endfor %}
  1. Use a Menu-Based Grouping
    Create menus (e.g., “Summer Collections”, “By Brand”) and link to specific collections.

Hope this helps! If yes then Please don’t forget hit Like and Mark it as solution!

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Hi @seanhesl . Shopify does not currently support grouping or tagging collections natively in the admin. But there are workarounds:

1. Use navigation menus to simulate grouping: Create your collections as usual, then go to Online Store → Navigation, and nest related collections under a common parent menu item. This is purely for site navigation, it doesn’t change the admin view or reporting, but it visually groups collections for customers.

2. Tag products (not collections) and use Smart Collections: Apply tags to products, then set up Smart Collections based on those product tags. You can also use metafields as filters for more overlaps. Admin views will reflect those tags via smart collections.

If tagging collections or grouping them sounds essential for your workflow, here’s how to request a native feature:

  1. Go to Shopify Help Center
  2. Log in with your store credentials.
  3. Click on Contact Support (At the bottom of the footer)
  4. Choose Chat or Email, and ask to file a feature request.

That’s all. If you find it helpful, please like and mark Solved.

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