How can I rearrange collection items display in the Dawn theme?

Topic summary

Rearranging the display order of collection items in the Shopify Dawn theme to a custom two-row grid layout.

  • Current behavior: The products page shows six collection items alphabetically.

  • Desired layout: Top row — T-Shirt, SweatShirt, Hoodie; Bottom row — Drinkware, Bags, Everything else.

  • Guidance provided: Use the Shopify admin theme editor (Themes > Customize) and edit the Collection list section to set the order/display of collections.

  • A screenshot with step-by-step instructions is central to the solution; no code changes were discussed.

  • Outcome: The original poster confirmed the instructions solved the issue.

  • Status: Resolved; no further questions or disagreements.

  • Key terms: Dawn theme (Shopify’s default theme), Collection list (a section that displays selected collections in a chosen order/layout).

Summarized with AI on February 17. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi all,

I am using the Dawn theme. I have 6 collection items. They seem to display alphabetically on the display page. To see what I mean… visit this page: https://www.pennsylvaniaparks.org/products

The problem is I want the layout to be different when people reach that page. I want it to be displayed like this:

Top row:

T-Shirt - SweatShirt - Hoodie

Bottom row:

Drinkware - Bags - Everything else

Any idea how to make that happen? I cant figure it out.

Thanks so much!

Hi,

You just need to edit the collection list.

In your admin store, go to themes, then click “Customize”, to open the theme editor. Then follow the steps in the image below.

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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!! :slightly_smiling_face:

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