{"id":4672,"date":"2022-04-29T04:43:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T08:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/?p=4672"},"modified":"2023-04-16T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T16:44:28","slug":"how-to-create-shopify-sub-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/2022\/04\/29\/how-to-create-shopify-sub-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create Shopify Sub-collections? (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you run your business on Shopify with a wide variety of products, you need to categorize them into smaller collections. As a result, customers can navigate through them and find their wanted items with the least effort. This is when Shopify sub-collections come in handy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Sub collections <\/span>will give customers<\/span> better access to your best sellers and seasonal products and eventually lead to higher sales. In this blog, I will show you <\/span>how to create Shopify sub-collections<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the Shopify sub-collections?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sub collections, also known as sub-categories, are tools that assist your customer\u2019s buying journey. Sub collections help organize your site’s structure by creating child collections nesting within parent collections, for instance.<\/span><\/p>\n

They categorize your products into different sub-sections based on different characteristics such as size, appearance,…<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s say, this Shopify store, Suta<\/a>, sells a wide variety of clothes. They have major categories like sarees, blouses, men\u2019s wear, accessories,… which appear on top of the page. The smaller categories will appear when you navigate into each category. For instance, in the \u201cBLOUSES<\/strong>\u201d section, there are four more categories: \u201cALL BLOUSES<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cNEW COLLECTIONS<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cSHOP BY SLEEVES<\/strong>\u201d, and \u201cSHOP BY NECKLINE<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Suta's

Suta’s Example of Sub-Collections<\/p><\/div>\n

Distinguish Collections vs Categories vs Sub Collections vs Sub Categories<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

When you research sub-collections and link lists in Shopify, you will certainly come across \u201ccategories<\/strong>\u201d and \u201csub-categories<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They turn out to have the same meaning on Shopify. When other writers mention Shopify sub-categories, they are referring to the sub-collections feature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why does the store owner need to create sub-collections on Shopify?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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    Better UX\/UI<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    User experience is an essential part of a customer\u2019s shopping journey. Clear Shopify sub-collections make it easier for people to navigate around your store and understand what your shop offers. They can recognize your best sellers and items from different brands thanks to sub-collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Sale boosting<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      By using some creativity in creating your Shopify sub-collections, you can increase your cross-sell. For example, you can create sub-collections that include a complete package from separated items such as a dress combined with a bag, sandals, and earrings.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Or, you can also create seasonal packages for gift-giving purposes. Customers will have useful ideas while scrolling through your stores to find the perfect gift combos for their friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n

      This is called a collection list page. Utilizing sub-collections features well will help customers discover items that they might not realize they need.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        SEO enhancing<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        If you organize your Shopify sub-collections carefully, you can even boost your store\u2019s SEO. Sub collections in Shopify use an URL structure to create a hierarchy tree of your store which is called a physical silo. An SEO physical silo gives the search engine a detailed map to crawl and understand your business better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        How to create a Shopify sub-collection?<\/b><\/h2>\n

        This is the whole process of how to create Shopify sub-collections. The step-by-step guidance is listed as follows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"How

        How to create Shopify sub collections<\/p><\/div>\n

        Note:<\/b> In order to create sub-collections, you need to have your collections in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        Making a draft for your collection hierarchy is an essential beginning step. For example, I would like to make sub-collections within the \u201cShop<\/strong>\u201d box for \u201cSilk Dress<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cLinen Dress<\/strong>\u201d, and \u201cBest Sellers<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"Navigate

        Navigate to \u201cOnline Store\u201d \u2192 \u201cNavigation\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

        Step 1<\/b>: Navigate to \u201c<\/span>Online Store<\/b>\u201d\u00a0 \u2192 \u201c<\/span>Navigation<\/b>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Because my sub-collections: \u201cLinen Dress<\/strong>\u201d, and \u201cSilk Dress<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 nest inside the \u201cShop<\/strong>\u201d box of the top panel. So I would click on \u201cMain Menu<\/strong>\u201d which contains the \u201cShop<\/strong>\u201d button. You might choose Menu with different titles based on your page\u2019s structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"choose

        Choose Menu with different titles based on your page\u2019s structure<\/p><\/div>\n

        Step 2<\/b>: Tap \u201c<\/span>Add menu items<\/b>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"Tap

        Tap \u201cAdd menu items\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

        Step 3<\/b>: In the \u201c<\/span>Link<\/b>\u201d box, choose \u201c<\/span>Collections<\/b>\u201d to choose from your available collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        I want to create \u201cSilk Dress<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cLinen Dress<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cBest Sellers<\/strong>\u201d sub-collections so I choose them from my available sub-collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"In

        In the \u201cLink\u201d box, choose \u201cCollections\u201d to choose from your available collections<\/p><\/div>\n

        Step 4:<\/b> Drag your newly-created sub collection into the parent collection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        I will drag \u201cLinen Dress<\/strong>\u201d into the \u201cShop<\/strong>\u201d collection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"Drag

        Drag your newly-created sub collection into the parent collection<\/p><\/div>\n

        Step 5<\/b>: Click \u201c<\/span>Save menu<\/b>\u201d to finish the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"Click

        Click \u201cSave menu\u201d to finish the process<\/p><\/div>\n

        My final hierarchy is as follows<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"My

        My final hierarchy is as follows<\/p><\/div>\n

        Final thoughts<\/h2>\n

        Creating sub-collections in the Shopify store is an essential step that every business owner should take into account as they assist customers a lot in their shopping journey.<\/p>\n

        With a few clicks, you can create your own sub-collections without having any technical knowledge as your Shopify Admin panel supply with all the necessities. If you have any questions regarding how to create Shopify sub-collections<\/strong>, please leave your comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Find out the simplest guide on how to create Shopify sub-collections. You can create your own sub-collections immediately after reading this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":13597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4672"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15673,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions\/15673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onecommerce.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}