Section Store Hotspot #5

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Topic summary

A user purchased Section Store Hotspot #5, which displays a static image with clickable hotspots, but discovered it only supports linking to products—not collections. They’re seeking a code modification to enable collection links instead.

Current Status:

  • The section is installed on a development theme (Shopify Colorblock), not yet live
  • Section Store support was unhelpful
  • User declined sharing store credentials with community helpers

Suggested Solutions:

  • One developer offered to help via preview link or email
  • Another suggested a potential workaround: editing the section code by replacing "type": "product" with "type": "collection" in the block definitions
  • This approach leverages shared properties (featured_image, title, url) between products and collections, though success isn’t guaranteed

Key Limitation: Without access to the proprietary section code, providing specific editing instructions is difficult. The discussion remains open with no confirmed resolution.

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Hi, I want to use Section Store Hotspot #5 (single, static image with hotspots) to create links to my collections but I only seem to be able to link to products… Is there a way to have the hotspot link to a collection instead of a product? I reached out to section store but got a not helpful response… Or I’ll take any suggestions for another section that would be better for implementing this. thanks!

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I believe you must have bought the section from the store so I guess you should definitely use it. To add collections rather than products you would need to edit some code to let you add collection links or may be both, this gives you more options.

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Right, I figured I would need to edit some code. I was hoping that someone here might have a solution for that… I’m using the free Shopify theme colorblock if that makes a difference.

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Nah, the theme actually doesn’t make a difference here as this is more section specific

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Hello @JPmagic76

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.

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Yeah, I appreciate the help, but I’m not comfortable giving out my password… Plus, it’s not on the live site right now anyway, I’m making changes/updates on a theme copy… how else can I give you the information you need to help?

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Hello @JPmagic76
Okay, please send me the preview link. If possible, you can also send me the details via email.

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Of course, it would be possible to modify section code to use collections instead of products. However, it’s difficult suggest any edits without seeing the code and since it’s a proprietary section…

Are other hotspot sections allow product only as hotspots?

If you’ve already bought the section you’d have access to its code and may try to replace

“type”: “product”, in section blocks definition with “type”: “collection” as a crazy hack. There is absolutely no guarantee it will work, but there are enough properties with the same name (like featured_image, title, url) to try…