1. What is Featured categories?
The Featured Categories section allows you to display key product categories or collections in an eye-catching layout. This section is perfect for helping customers navigate your store by showcasing your top product types using large headings and visually engaging category images.
2. Section Components
| Section |
Featured Categories |
Showcases selected product categories as clickable cards with images and titles. |
|---|---|---|
| Available block | Category | Used to add a category card with a title, collection link, and optional custom image. |
3. Location & Setup
To add & set up the Featured Categories section:
- Open the Shopify Theme Editor (Online store > Themes > Customize)
- Decide where you want to place the new section.
- Click “Add Section”.
- Select “Featured Categories”.
4. Highlight Features
- Custom Images: Use different visuals for each category to match branding or seasonal campaigns.
- Image Style Control: Choose between rounded or square thumbnails.
- Independent Layout Settings: Adjust padding, alignment, and image size for desktop and mobile views.
- Minimalist or Detailed: Show or hide item counts and dividers depending on your design preference.
5. Common Use Cases
🤔 How to set up the Featured categories?
Don’t know where to start with this Featured categories section? Just follow these steps:
STEP 1: Add the section
Under Template, click “Add section” and choose Featured categories
STEP 2: Add & set up the category blocks
Under the Featured category section, there are 3 Category blocks by default. To add more, just click “Add Category”. Then:
- Click on a Category block to open its settings panel. You can:
- Choose a Category (a collection)
- Enter a name in the Category title field.
- Repeat the steps for other Category blocks.
STEP 3: Customize the overall look of the section:
Tap on the Feature categories section to open its settings panel, and:
- Give your section a title under the Heading field. You can highlight part of the title by wrapping it with square brackets, e.g. [Shop] by Category.
- Adjust layout options like title, image, border, and item counts under the Category card group settings.
STEP 4: Click “Save” and preview.
🤔 How to display custom images for each category?
STEP 1: Under the Featured categories section, click on a Category block to open its settings panel.
STEP 2: Click “Select” under Custom image to upload a specific image representing the category.
STEP 3: Repeat for each block with different categories and images.
STEP 4: Click “Save” when done.
6. Support Information
Need help? Contact our support team at Omni Themes Support.
