Smart Collection Fields

Smart collections automatically group products based on conditions you define. Products that match these conditions are automatically added to the collection.

Collection Fields

These are all the fields you can import or export for smart collections in Altera.

General

Field	Description	Example Value
ID	Unique collection identifier	12345678
Handle	URL-friendly version of the title	summer-sale
Command	Action to perform on this collection	MERGE
Title	Collection name	Summer Sale Items
Body HTML	Collection description	<p>All our summer sale items</p>
Sort Order	How products are sorted	MANUAL
Template Suffix	Alternative template for collection	sale-template
Updated At	When collection was last modified	2023-06-20T15:30:00Z
Published	Whether collection is published	true
Published At	When collection was published	2023-06-01T10:00:00Z
Published Scope	Visibility scope	web

Images

Field	Description	Example Value
Image Src	URL of collection image	https://cdn.shopify.com/images/collection.jpg
Image Width	Image width in pixels	1200
Image Height	Image height in pixels	800
Image Alt Text	Alternative text for image	Summer sale collection banner

Rules

Field	Description	Example Value
Must Match	Whether all conditions must match	true
Rule: Product Column	Field to check	vendor
Rule: Relation	How to compare values	EQUALS
Rule: Condition	Value to compare against	Nike

Products

Field	Description	Example Value
Product: ID	Product identifier	987654
Product: Handle	Product URL handle	blue-t-shirt
Product: Position	Display order in collection	1
Products Count	Total number of products	25

Metafields

Field	Description	Example Value
Metafields	Collection metafields	{"collection.featured": "true"}

Collection Filters

You can use these filters to limit which collections are exported:

- handle: Filter by collection handle
- publishable_status: Filter by status (published/unpublished)
- published_at: Filter by publish date
- title: Filter by collection title
- updated_at: Filter by last update date

Updated on: 11/02/2025