How can I add Quick View to products in the Dawn theme?

Topic summary

A user asks how to add Quick View functionality to products in Shopify’s Dawn theme. Initial responses clarify that Dawn doesn’t natively include Quick View in all versions, suggesting hiring a developer, using third-party apps, or selecting themes with built-in support.

Key Solutions Provided:

  • Theme Settings: One user notes Quick View can be enabled under “Product Grid” in theme customization settings
  • Custom Code Implementation: Multiple detailed code snippets are shared for adding Quick View and “Add to Cart” buttons to card-product.liquid, including CSS styling for hover effects and mobile responsiveness
  • GitHub Resource: A custom Quick View solution with add-to-cart options is shared via GitHub link

Common Issues & Fixes:

  • Users report errors like “modal.show is not a function” and broken Quick View buttons
  • Solutions include: enabling Quick Add in theme editor for each page, setting collection style to “card” in customization settings, and updating icon rendering code for Dawn 15.2+ (changed from icon-close.liquid to icon-close.svg)
  • Small visual bugs (squares appearing, buttons not hiding) are addressed with additional CSS tweaks

Ongoing Challenges:

Quick View functionality doesn’t automatically work on recommended products sections; solutions for this remain under discussion.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Thank you @b3atcraft ! Great add and works perfectly!