How to enable a carousel for category lists in Dawn 8 theme?

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Topic summary

Request to add a carousel to category (collection) lists in the Shopify Dawn 8 theme, mirroring the behavior of the Featured products section.

Key requirements:

  • Display 4 items at a time, with additional items accessible via horizontal sliding.
  • Keep item/card sizing consistent with a 5-per-row grid, not enlarged like in Featured products.

Context and attempts:

  • A previously suggested solution from a linked community post was tried but did not work.

Clarifications:

  • “Carousel” refers to a horizontally scrollable slider of items.
  • “Dawn 8” is Shopify’s default theme, version 8.
  • “Category lists” indicates collection listings on the storefront.

Status:

  • Seeking guidance/customization steps; no solution or action items confirmed yet.
  • Discussion is open and unresolved.
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Hello there,

I have already looked at this post (https://community.shopify.com/topic/1718404) and tried it and unfortunately it did not help me.

I would like to enable a carousel on the category lists, as it goes with featured products. Can someone help me with this? There should be 4 displayed and the rest should be in the carousel. The size should remain as when you have 5 pieces in a row and not be as large as in the featured products. I’m using Dawn 8 theme.

Best regards