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Collections ​

What This Is ​

Collections group related products inside a brand context and act as the container for product groups.

In the packaged product, collections are shopper-visible and operationally important, but they are not exposed as a normal full CRUD screen the same way categories or brands are.

When You Would Use It ​

Use Collections when you need to:

  • review or activate a collection that already exists
  • group products under a brand-specific collection
  • manage product groups for that collection
  • support collection-specific shopper browse flows

Do not expect Collections to behave like a simple manual settings table in the packaged product. They are often created or updated through import or generated workflows.

Before You Start ​

Before you work with a collection, make sure:

  • you can access Settings > Collections
  • the related brand already exists
  • you know whether the collection already exists from import or generation
  • you understand whether your real goal is to manage product groups inside the collection

How To Use It In The Admin ​

  1. Open Settings > Collections.

  2. Search or filter for the collection you need.

    When you are not searching, collections are listed by the number of product groups they contain, with ties broken by product count, so the most populated collections appear first.

    When you type a search term, results are ordered by relevance to what you typed.

  3. Open the collection detail page.

  4. Review the collection details:

    • name
    • slug
    • brand
    • parent collection if present
    • description
    • image

  5. Use the status control to activate or deactivate the collection.

  6. Use the product-group section on the same page if your real goal is to configure grouped product-selection behavior.

You can also reach a collection directly from any product that has it assigned. When a collection is set on the product page, a small icon link appears beside the Collection label. Click it to open that collection in Settings > Collections without searching.

What It Changes In The Storefront ​

Collections affect:

  • brand-and-collection browse pages
  • related collection products shown on product pages
  • the availability of collection-scoped product groups

If a collection is inactive or empty, the shopper-facing effect can be limited even if the collection record still exists. This first pass did not confirm a general storefront rule that hides collection pages purely because the record is inactive.

Common Tasks ​

Review a collection ​

Use the collection detail page to confirm the brand, parent, and active state.

Activate or deactivate a collection ​

Use the status switch on the collection page.

Manage product groups for a collection ​

Use the product-group block on the collection page.

Update collections in bulk ​

Use Excel import when you need to create or update collection records at scale.

Rules, Limits, And Things To Watch ​

  • Collections in the packaged product are closely tied to brand and product-group behavior.
  • You may not find a normal packaged create form even though collections are real catalog records.
  • Some collections may be generated from upstream catalog data rather than authored manually in the UI.
  • The collection dropdown on the product page is filtered by the product's brand. If a product's brand is changed, its collection assignment is cleared and must be re-selected.

Troubleshooting ​

I cannot find a create button for collections ​

That is consistent with the packaged product inspected in this pass. Collections appear to be managed mainly through import or generated workflows, with the UI focused on review and activation.

I changed a collection, but nothing changed for shoppers ​

Check whether the collection is active, whether products belong to it, and whether the shopper-facing behavior you expect actually comes from product groups.

I want grouped product switching, not just a collection record ​

Open the collection page and manage product groups there.

Sources ​

  • packages/admin/src/Livewire/Admin/Settings/Collections/DataTable.php
  • packages/admin/src/Livewire/Admin/Settings/Collection/Page.php
  • packages/admin/resources/views/components/settings/collection/page.blade.php
  • packages/admin/src/Livewire/Admin/Product/Page.php
  • packages/admin/resources/views/components/product/page.blade.php
  • packages/framework/src/Actions/Import/Product/Sheets/ImportProductCollectionRows.php
  • packages/framework/src/Actions/ProductCollection/GenerateProductCollections.php
  • packages/framework/src/Listeners/Product/RemoveProductCollection.php
  • packages/storefront/src/Livewire/Storefront/Brand/CollectionPage.php
  • packages/storefront/src/View/Components/Product/CollectionProducts.php