Only first “Featured Collection” showing, others missing (Broken HTML in featured-collection.liquid)

Store Design

Topic summary

A user reports a sudden HTML error in the Impulse theme’s featured-collection.liquid file. Key symptoms:

  • Only the first Featured Collection section displays on the homepage
  • When sections are reordered, whichever is moved to the top becomes visible
  • Testimonials and Promotional Grid sections have stopped appearing

Important context:

  • No manual code changes were made before the issue appeared
  • The error message specifically references broken HTML in sections/featured-collection.liquid

The issue remains unresolved with no responses yet. The user is seeking assistance to restore functionality to all homepage sections.

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Hi, I’m using the Impulse theme and suddenly got this error:

“Broken HTML has been detected in your theme’s sections/featured-collection.liquid file.”

I have three Featured Collection sections on my homepage, but only the first (top) one displays. If I drag another to the top, that one appears instead. Also, my Testimonials and Promotional Grid sections are not showing anymore.

I haven’t changed or edited any code — this started happening suddenly. Please help fix this.

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Hey @HushPremium

Thanks for posting this to the Shopify Community.

The “Broken HTML detected” error in your sections/featured-collection.liquid file usually means there’s a missing or misplaced HTML tag (like <div>, </section>, or {% endif %}) that breaks the layout.

Even if you didn’t edit the code recently, this can happen after:

  • A theme update or app installation that modified files automatically

  • An incomplete save or sync from Shopify

  • A small typo in the theme editor’s custom HTML blocks

Here’s what you can try:

  1. Go to Online Store → Themes → Edit Code → sections → featured-collection.liquid

  2. Click Older versions (top right corner) and restore a previous version from when your site was working fine.

  3. Save, refresh your homepage, and check if all Featured Collection and Testimonial sections appear again.

If the issue continues, please share your store URL and password (if applicable) so I can inspect the code and provide the corrected version of the file.

Waiting to hear back from you. If this was helpful, don’t forget to like it and mark it as a solution.

Thanks

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Hi @HushPremium

Welcome to the Shopify Community! Please share your store URL and password (if it’s password-protected), so I can check and provide you with the exact solution.

Best regards,
Devcoder :laptop: