How to add a product description in the Collection section on the Home page?

Store Design

Topic summary

A user seeks to add short product descriptions below titles and prices on their collection page using Dawn Depot theme 15.2.0. They’ve found code suggestions like {{ product.description | strip_html | truncate: 80 }} but cannot locate the “card-product.liquid” file that’s typically needed for this modification.

Key Issue:

  • The standard “card-product.liquid” file is missing from their theme’s code structure (confirmed via screenshots)
  • Products are uploaded and active in the store

Attempted Solution:

  • Another user provided standard instructions to edit “card-product.liquid”, but this file doesn’t exist in the Dawn Depot theme version being used

Current Status:

  • The discussion remains unresolved
  • The helper requested the store URL and confirmed the theme version
  • Latest suggestion was unclear (“paste code on your given screen short file”), leaving the original poster confused

The conversation indicates Dawn Depot theme may have a different file structure than standard Dawn theme, requiring alternative implementation approach.

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

I am using the Dawn depot theme 15.2.0. My pain is to add short product descriptions on the collection page- right below the titles and the prices. Please help with what code and where exactly I need to add it.

I’ve come across some suggestions like:

{{ product.description | strip_html | truncate: 80 }}

But it seems it does not work forDawn depot theme 15.2.0. because i cant find the section “card-product.liquid” anywhere.

Please help :0

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Hello @Mark_2_1

  1. Go to Online Store → Theme → Edit code.

  2. Search for the file “card-product.liquid”

  3. In the file “card-product.liquid” find the following code

  4. In the file “card-product.liquid” find the following code

{{ card_product.description | strip_html | truncate: 80 }}
  1. Save and see the result
    If my reply is helpful, kindly click like and mark it as an accepted solution.

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Hi Topnewyork,

Thanks for your reply. But that just really seems to be the problem. in my code there is no such thing as “card-product.liquid”.

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@Mark_2_1 Have you uploaded the products to the store?

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Yes all my products are uploaden and are active. so its very strange that i cant find this piece of code.

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@Mark_2_1 Please share “Store URL”

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Here is the link to the store: https://it0bew-11.myshopify.com/
I appreciatie the help already thank you very much, hopefully we can find a solution :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Mark_2_1

Is this shopify store? and tell me your theme please

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Yes if you open this link: https://it0bew-11.myshopify.com/ That should be the shopify store.
Im using the Dawn “depot” theme 15.2.0.

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Try to paste code on your given screen short file

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I’m sorry im having trouble understanding this?