> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://uxsmart.gitbook.io/velare/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://uxsmart.gitbook.io/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-list-page/page-template-sections.md).

# Page template sections

Global and Dynamic Sections on the Collection List Page

The collection list page is assembled from sections stacked one under another. One of them is built for this template and reads the collections in your store, and on top of that you can add the same global sections used elsewhere in the theme. This page lists both groups so you know what is available and where each one is documented.

Everything below is edited in the same place: **Online Store > Themes > Customize**, template selector, **Collection list**.

### Static sections <a href="#static-sections" id="static-sections"></a>

Designed specifically for the collection list page, this section takes its content from the collections in your store rather than from text you type.

| Section                                                                                                                  | What it does on the page                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Collection list page](/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-list-page/page-template-sections/collection-list-page.md) | The listing itself: which collections appear, the order they appear in, the shape of their images, whether the name sits on the image or under it, and how customers page through a long list. |

{% content-ref url="/pages/8D0zSZCQENkqds28hwHs" %}
[Collection list page](/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-list-page/page-template-sections/collection-list-page.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Dynamic sections <a href="#dynamic-sections" id="dynamic-sections"></a>

You can add any section that is listed in [Sections](https://app.gitbook.com/s/JPcCAMRfixyNMwC5LwQw/global-sections). The three below are the ones stores add here most often: a moving strip for a short message, a header image that introduces the page, and a row of products for visitors who would rather start from an item than from a category.

| Section                                                                                    | Why it is used here                                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Scrolling text](/velare/customize-your-pages/storytelling/scrolling-text.md)              | A moving line of text for a short store wide message, above or below the list.                      |
| [Image with text overlay](/velare/customize-your-pages/banners/image-with-text-overlay.md) | A banner at the top that gives the page a title and a picture, since the list itself has no header. |
| [Featured collection](/velare/customize-your-pages/products/featured-collection.md)        | A row of actual products under the list, for customers who want to start shopping straight away.    |

{% content-ref url="/pages/SoW6Azsuj1IvnryIg8oS" %}
[Scrolling text](/velare/customize-your-pages/storytelling/scrolling-text.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/b6ZeYviyaE6KCMheR4Wp" %}
[Image with text overlay](/velare/customize-your-pages/banners/image-with-text-overlay.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/77zyATTX8sjGrauxi9Kw" %}
[Featured collection](/velare/customize-your-pages/products/featured-collection.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Suggested order <a href="#suggested-order" id="suggested-order"></a>

1. Set up [Collection list page](/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-list-page/page-template-sections/collection-list-page.md) first. It is the reason customers opened the page.
2. Add a banner above it only if the list needs an introduction, and keep it short so the categories stay on the first screen.
3. Add anything else under the list.

### Impact outside the theme editor <a href="#impact-outside" id="impact-outside"></a>

Sections added here apply to the collection list template, which is the page linked from your navigation as the store directory. The collections shown come from **Shopify admin > Products > Collections**, so a new collection appears here on its own when the section is set to show all of them.

### Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [Collection list page](/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-list-page.md): the overview of this template
* [Collection page template sections](/velare/customize-your-pages/collection-page/page-template-sections.md): the equivalent list for a single collection
* [Collection list](/velare/customize-your-pages/collections/collection-list.md): the global section that shows a shorter set of collections on any page


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