Manual collections are custom groupings of products that are curated by shop owners. Products are added or removed individually from these collections.
Sample File
This sample file shows the basic columns that you need to set in order to import manual collections to Shopify.
Download sample Manual Collection Import File.
Collection Fields
These are all the fields you can import or export for manual collections in Altera.
General
Field | Description | Example Value |
ID | Unique collection identifier | 12345678 |
Handle | URL-friendly version of the title | summer-essentials |
Command | Action to perform on this collection | MERGE |
Title | Collection name | Summer Essentials |
Body HTML | Collection description |
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Sort Order | How products are sorted | MANUAL |
Template Suffix | Alternative template for collection page | custom-layout |
Updated At | Last modification timestamp | 2023-06-15T14:30:00Z |
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 | |
Image Width | Width in pixels | 1200 |
Image Height | Height in pixels | 800 |
Image Alt Text | Alternative text for image | Summer collection banner |
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 |
Product: Command | Action for this product | MERGE |
Products Count | Total number of products | 25 |
Note: When using Product: Position, all products that should remain in the collection must be included in the file. This performs a REPLACE operation - only the products shown in the file will remain in the collection, ordered by their position values.
Metafields
Field | Description | Example Value |
Metafields | Collection metafields | {"description": "Summer collection 2023"} |
Collection Filters
You can use these filters to limit which collections are exported:
handle: Filter by collection handlepublishable_status: Filter by status (published/unpublished)published_at: Filter by publish datetitle: Filter by collection titleupdated_at: Filter by last update date