I was told it wasn’t possible with the basic program I have, and I didn’t
look further for a solution.
Topic summary
Goal: Make the “catalog” page default to show products from newest to oldest instead of alphabetically.
Key proposals:
- Add a custom navigation link to: /collections/all?sort_by=created-descending (uses a URL parameter to sort by product creation date, newest first).
- In Admin > Products > Collections, set each collection’s Sort to “Newest” (also supports Oldest, Bestselling). Note: “Bestselling” is based on how often product variants are added to orders and recalculates weekly.
Clarifications and hurdles:
- The catalog in question is a default dropdown showing all merchandise, not a user-created collection. The suggested link reportedly did not load, and guidance was requested on how to attach this custom link to the catalog button and whether creating a collection is required.
- Images were provided for collection sort steps, but the catalog is not currently a collection, limiting applicability.
Current status:
- No confirmed solution implemented. The original poster was told it isn’t possible on their Basic plan and did not pursue further. Discussion remains unresolved.