Tabbed Collections Section

The Tabbed Collections section allows you to showcase multiple product collections in one section. Each collection is displayed inside its own tab, helping customers browse different groups of products without leaving the page.

This section is useful for:

  • Featured categories
  • Best sellers by category
  • New arrivals by collection
  • Seasonal edits
  • Product type groups
  • Gender-based collections
  • Campaign collections
Tabbed Collections preview

How to setup the Tabbed Collections Section

STEPS:

1. Understanding the Tabbed Collections Section

The Tabbed Collections section uses Collection Tab blocks.

Each block represents one tab and one collection.

Item Description
Section Controls the shared layout, heading, product card settings, mobile behavior, colors, and spacing.
Collection Tab block Controls the tab title and the collection displayed inside that tab.

The order of the tabs follows the order of the Collection Tab blocks inside the section.

Example structure:

Tabbed Collections section
- Collection Tab: New Arrivals
- Collection Tab: Best Sellers
- Collection Tab: Dresses
- Collection Tab: Accessories

Important:

The section supports up to 6 Collection Tab blocks.

2. Add the Tabbed Collections Section

To add the section:

  • From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
  • Find the Be Yours theme and click Customize.
  • Open the template where you want to add the section.
  • Click Add section.
  • Select Tabbed Collections.
  • Add or edit the Collection Tab blocks.
  • Click Save.

The section can be used on many template types, including:

Template type
Home page
Product pages
Collection pages
Pages
Blog pages
Article pages
Cart page
Search page
404 page
List collections page
3. Add Collection Tab Blocks

Inside the Tabbed Collections section, you can add multiple Collection Tab blocks.

To add a Collection Tab block:

  • Open the Tabbed Collections section.
  • Click Add block.
  • Select Collection Tab.
  • Choose the collection you want to display.
  • Optional: Add a custom tab title.
  • Repeat the same steps for each collection tab.
  • Click Save.
Adding Collection Tab blocks

Recommended setup:

Store goal Example tabs
Display product categories Tops, Bottoms, Dresses, Accessories
Promote best sellers Best Sellers, New Arrivals, Staff Picks
Create seasonal edits Summer, Autumn, Winter
Show product groups Skincare, Makeup, Haircare
Build a campaign section Featured, Trending, Limited Edition
4. Configure Each Collection Tab

Each Collection Tab block includes settings for the tab title and selected collection.

Collection Tab block settings

Block settings:

Setting Description
Tab title Adds a custom title for the tab.
Collection Selects the collection whose products will be displayed in this tab.

Tab Title Behavior

Condition Result
Tab title is filled in The custom title is displayed as the tab label.
Tab title is left empty The section automatically uses the selected collection title.

Example:

Collection Tab title field Displayed tab label
New Arrivals Empty New Arrivals
Summer Collection Summer Edit Summer Edit
Best Sellers Trending Now Trending Now

Recommended tip:

Use short tab titles to keep the tab layout clean, especially on mobile.

5. Configure Important Section Settings

The section includes several important settings that control how products and tabs are displayed.

Important section settings

Important settings:

Setting Description
Maximum products to show Controls how many products are displayed under each collection tab.
Enable scroll on desktop Makes the product list horizontally scrollable on desktop.
Enable View all button Displays a View all button when the collection has more products than shown.
Show divider Adds a divider line above the section.
Enable drag to scroll Allows users to drag horizontally to scroll the product slider on desktop.

Maximum Products to Show

This setting controls how many products are displayed under each tab.

Available range:

Minimum Maximum
2 products 12 products

Example:

Setting value Result
4 Shows up to 4 products per tab.
8 Shows up to 8 products per tab.
12 Shows up to 12 products per tab.

Enable Scroll on Desktop

When enabled, the product list can become horizontally scrollable on desktop devices.

This is useful when:

  • You want to show many products without making the section too tall.
  • You want a carousel-style product browsing experience.
  • You want customers to browse products horizontally.

Enable Drag to Scroll

This option works together with Enable scroll on desktop.

When enabled:

  • Customers can drag horizontally to scroll through the products.
  • Product images are no longer directly clickable while drag-to-scroll behavior is active.

This helps prevent conflicts between:

  • Clicking product images.
  • Dragging the product slider.
6. Configure Heading Settings

The section includes heading settings that control the section title.

Heading settings:

Setting Description
Heading Adds the main heading for the section.
Heading size Controls the visual size of the heading.
Heading alignment Aligns the heading left, center, or right.
Heading tag Controls the HTML heading tag used for the section heading.

Recommended setup:

Page type Recommended heading tag
Homepage section below hero h2
Landing page section h2 or h3
Page without another main heading h1 only if appropriate
Decorative heading only div, span, or p

Example heading:

Shop by Collection
7. Configure Mobile Layout

The section includes mobile layout settings.

Mobile layout settings:

Setting Description
Mobile columns Controls whether products display in 1 or 2 columns on mobile.
Enable swipe on mobile Allows the product list to become horizontally scrollable on mobile devices.

Recommended setup:

Goal Recommended setting
Compact mobile layout 2 columns
Larger product images 1 column
Carousel-style mobile browsing Enable swipe on mobile
Standard grid layout Disable swipe on mobile

When Enable swipe on mobile is turned on, customers can swipe horizontally to browse products inside each tab.

8. Configure Product Card Settings

The Tabbed Collections section uses product cards to display products from each selected collection.

Product card settings:

Setting Description
Image ratio Controls the product image ratio.
Image focal point Controls the visible focus area of the image.
Enable image fill Makes product images fill the product image container.
Show second image on hover Displays the second product image when customers hover on desktop.
Show vendor Displays the product vendor.
Show product rating Displays product rating when rating data is available.
Show quick buy Displays quick add-to-cart on product cards.
Enable quick view Displays quick view for product cards.
Enable color swatches Displays color swatches on product cards.
Enable countdown Displays product countdown when configured.

Image ratio options:

Option Description
Adapt Uses the original image ratio.
Square Crops images to a square.
Portrait Uses a portrait layout.
Landscape Uses a landscape layout.
Wide Uses a wide image layout.

Recommended setup:

Store type Recommended product card setup
Fashion Portrait image ratio, second image on hover, color swatches enabled
Beauty Square or adapt image ratio, quick buy enabled
Furniture Landscape or adapt image ratio, quick view enabled
Large catalog Quick buy, quick view, and swatches enabled
Minimal design Vendor and rating disabled, clean image ratio
9. Configure Highlight and Color Settings

The section supports highlight color for tab styling and highlighted heading text. Please use italic formatting by selecting the text you want to highlight and then clicking the italic (I) button in the editor.

Color setting:

Setting Description
Highlight color Controls the active tab highlight color and highlighted text color.

Highlight settings:

Setting Description
Enable highlight Enables heading highlight styling.
Highlight style Controls the highlight effect used in the heading.

Available highlight styles include:

Style
Marker
Circle
Underline
Bold underline
Modern underline
Sketch underline
Squiggle
Heavy squiggle
Solid color

Example highlighted heading:

Shop Our [Featured] Collections

Then enable Highlight and choose a highlight style.

10. Configure Padding Settings

Padding controls the spacing above and below the section.

Padding settings:

Setting Description
Padding top Adds spacing above the section.
Padding bottom Adds spacing below the section.

Recommended values:

Placement Suggested padding
Homepage middle section 36px to 72px
Top of page 24px to 48px
Bottom of page 36px to 72px
Inside landing page flow Match surrounding sections
11. Recommended Setup

For most stores, we recommend this setup:

Setting Recommended value
Collection Tab blocks 3 to 5 tabs
Maximum products to show 4 to 8
Enable scroll on desktop Enabled for more than 4 products
Enable drag to scroll Enabled when desktop scroll is enabled
Enable swipe on mobile Enabled
Mobile columns 2
Show View all button Enabled
Image ratio Match your product card style
Show quick buy Enabled
Enable quick view Enabled
Enable color swatches Enabled if products have color options
Heading tag h2

Example section:

Heading: Shop by Category

Tabs:
- New Arrivals
- Best Sellers
- Dresses
- Accessories
12. Notes and Limitations

Please note the following behavior:

  • The section is available from Be Yours version 8.5.0.
  • The section supports up to 6 Collection Tab blocks.
  • Each tab displays products from one selected collection.
  • The tab order follows the block order in the Theme Editor.
  • If the Tab title field is empty, the selected collection title is used automatically.
  • The section can show up to 12 products per tab.
  • The View all button can display when the collection has more products than shown.
  • Drag to scroll is designed for desktop scrolling layouts.
  • When drag to scroll is enabled, product images are not directly clickable to avoid conflict with dragging.
  • Product card features depend on product data and theme settings.
  • Product ratings require rating data or a compatible reviews app.
  • Color swatches require product options, native swatches, or custom swatch configuration.

Troubleshooting

If the Tabbed Collections section does not display correctly, please check the following:

  • Make sure you are using Be Yours version 8.5.0 or later.
  • Make sure the section has been added to the correct template.
  • Make sure at least one Collection Tab block has been added.
  • Make sure each Collection Tab block has a collection selected.
  • If a tab title is missing, check whether the selected collection has a title.
  • If products do not appear, make sure the selected collection contains active products.
  • Make sure products are available on the Online Store sales channel.
  • If the View all button does not appear, make sure Show View all button is enabled and the collection has more products than shown.
  • If desktop scrolling does not work, enable Enable scroll on desktop.
  • If drag scrolling does not work, enable both Enable scroll on desktop and Enable drag to scroll.
  • If product images are not clickable, check whether Enable drag to scroll is enabled.
  • If mobile swipe does not work, enable Enable swipe on mobile.
  • If product card swatches do not appear, check the product options and color swatch settings.
  • Clear your browser cache and refresh the storefront.
  • Make sure you are using the latest version of the Be Yours theme.

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