1. Purpose
Displays products from multiple collections in a tabbed grid. Customers can switch between product groups without leaving the section.
2. Common use cases
Homepage
Collection landing page
Featured categories
New arrivals, best sellers, or sale products
3. How to add
Shopify Admin → Online Store → Themes → Customize → Add section → Tabs collections grid
4. Main blocks
Tabs item: Creates a tab using a collection or manually selected products.
Item link: Adds a custom link to the tabs list, if supported.
5. Key settings
5.1. Tabs item
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Item title | Sets the tab name. |
Select collection | Displays products from a selected collection. |
Products list | Manually selects products and overrides the collection. |
5.2. Heading and tabs
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Tabs heading | Adds the main section heading. |
Heading size | Controls the heading size. |
Enable tabs heading inline | Places the heading and tab list on the same row. |
Tabs design | Selects the tab display style. |
Content font size | Controls tab-label size. |
Content font weight | Controls tab-label thickness. |
Enable uppercase text | Displays tab labels in uppercase. |
Tab item border width | Controls the tab border or underline thickness. |
Spacing between tabs item | Adjusts spacing between tabs. |
5.3. Product display
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Product design | Selects the product-card style. |
Image ratio | Sets the product-image ratio. |
Full image | Displays the full image without cropping. |
Show vendor | Displays the product vendor. |
Products border | Controls product-card borders. |
Maximum items to show per page | Limits the number of displayed products. |
Items per row | Sets columns for desktop, tablet, and mobile. |
5.4. Grid layout
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Pagination type | Selects how customers access additional products. Pagination is unavailable when using a manual product list. |
Pagination position | Aligns the pagination control to the left, center, or right. |
Distance between pagination and product items | Adjusts the spacing between the product grid and pagination. |
Button label | Sets custom text for the pagination button. |
Button style | Selects Solid, Outline, or Link style. |
Button font weight | Controls the thickness of the button text. |
5.5. Section layout
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Enable section full width | Expands the section across the full browser width. |
Color scheme | Applies a predefined color scheme to the section. |
6. Best practices
Use short and clear tab names.
Keep the number of tabs limited.
Use the same product-image ratio across all tabs.
Recommended layout: 4 items on desktop, 2 on tablet, and 1–2 on mobile.
Use collections instead of manual product lists when pagination is needed.
7. Common issues
Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
Products are not showing | Select a collection or product list for the tab. |
Collection products are ignored | Remove the manually selected product list. |
Pagination is not working | Use a collection instead of a manual product list. |
Tabs look crowded on mobile | Reduce the number of tabs or shorten tab names. |
Product grid is inconsistent | Use the same image ratio and product design for all tabs. |
