How to adjust padding and collection display in Debut theme?

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Debut theme seeks to reduce padding on their collection list and adjust the layout to display three collections per row on desktop and one per row on mobile.

Initial Problem:

  • User needs to modify collection list spacing and responsive grid layout
  • Multiple community members offer CSS solutions

Solutions Provided:

For padding removal:

div#shopify-section-1589465400211 { padding: 0; }
div#shopify-section-162389089231b19f30 { padding: 0; }

For responsive layout (3 columns desktop, 1 column mobile):

  • CSS targeting .grid__item classes with media queries
  • Code to be added to theme.scss.liquid file via Online Store → Theme → Edit code → Assets

Outcome:
The issue was successfully resolved. The user confirmed one solution worked perfectly and requested additional help removing top/bottom margins, which was also addressed with CSS targeting the specific section IDs. The conversation concluded with the user thanking the helper and offering to reach out via email for future assistance.

Summarized with AI on November 25. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi,

I’m using the debut theme and need help reducing the padding on my collection list and is there a way to have three collections per row on the desktop view and one collection per row on the mobile view?

My website is https://aydan-totten.myshopify.com/

Hello @AydanTotten ,
Can you please share screenshot for this?

@AydanTotten ,
Do you talking about this section?

Yes that is the section @MandasaTech

@AydanTotten

div#shopify-section-1589465400211 {
    padding: 0;
}
div#shopify-section-162389089231b19f30 {
    padding: 0;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {

li.grid__item.small--one-half.medium-up--one-third {
    width: 100%;
}
}

Add this css at the bottom of Online Store->Theme->Edit code->Assets->theme.scss.liquid

Add this css at the bottom of Online Store->Theme->Edit code->Assets->theme.scss.liquid

#shopify-section-1589465400211 .grid__item.small–one-half.medium-up–one-third {
width: 33.33%;

}
@media(min-width: 280px) and (max-width: 767px){

#shopify-section-1589465400211 .grid__item.small–one-half.medium-up–one-third {
width: 100%;

}

}

@oscprofessional this has just made the collection pictures the width of the page for all views.

@AydanTotten ,

Add this css at the bottom of Online Store->Theme->Edit code->Assets->theme.scss.liquid

#shopify-section-1589465400211 .grid__item.small–one-half.medium-up–one-third {
width: 33.33%;

}
@media(min-width: 280px) and (max-width: 767px){

#shopify-section-1589465400211 .grid__item.small–one-half.medium-up–one-third {
width: 100%;

}

}

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@AydanTotten

div#shopify-section-1589465400211 {
    padding: 0;
}
div#shopify-section-162389089231b19f30 {
    padding: 0;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {

li.grid__item.small--one-half.medium-up--one-third {
    width: 100%;
}
}

use this

Hi @AydanTotten .

I’m Richard Nguyen from PageFly- Free Landing Page Builder

You can go to Online store => themes => actions => edit code and add this code on file theme.scss.css

@media screen and (max-width: 767px){
.collection-grid-item__overlay {
position: relative !important;
width: 50% !important;
height: 50% !important;
left: 80px !important;
}
}

Hope this answer helps.

Best regards,

Richard | PageFly

This has worked perfectly, is there a way to remove the top and bottom margin/padding of the collections list section?

@AydanTotten ,

Add this css at the bottom of Online Store->Theme->Edit code->Assets->theme.scss.liquid

#shopify-section-1589465400211 {
padding: 0px;

}

#shopify-section-162389089231b19f30 {
padding: 0px;

}

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Thank you @MandasaTech I will email you if I need any more help with my website.

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Ok @AydanTotten

Thank you :slightly_smiling_face: