How to Redirect the "View All" Button to Your Shopify Product Grid

Ah, the joys of tinkering with your Shopify store! It's akin to creating your very own digital art piece, isn't it? One evening, I found myself squinting at the screen, lines of code swirling before my eyes. It was me against the machine, and the machine was winning. The nemesis at the frontier of this battle? A seemingly innocuous "View All" button that stubbornly refused to lead to where I wanted—my glorious Product Grid.

Honing the Craft of Redirecting: A Tale

Our journey begins here: you've expertly crafted a beautiful product carousel on your collection page. Each product spins into view like magic, but when someone clicks "View All," they're led astray—or worse, nowhere at all. Like crafting the perfect espresso or planting a garden, a fulfilling digital journey for your customers hinges on the details. Lucky for us, Shopify offers the strength of a thousand warriors and the flexibility of a circus performer to make this happen. So, grab your digital toolkit, folks; this is going to be a bit of a ride.

Step 1: Identify the Target in Your Collection

Our first step is to retrieve the URL for the product grid you long to reveal. Picture this: you're strolling through your collection, eyeing the wall art in all its splendor. As you do this, plunder the treasure from your browser's address bar—yes, I'm talking about the URL. For instance, if you want the button to redirect to a fabulous wall-art collection, your treasure map might look like this: https://interiorglows.com/collections/wall-art.

Step 2: Unearthing the Coveted Button

Now, let’s dive deep, into the depths of our code. This is where you and I will meet the "View All" button, face-to-face. With your Shopify Theme Customizer in hand—and perhaps a cup of something caffeinated by your side—navigate to "Online Store," then "Themes," and hit "Actions." Brace yourself as you peer into the "Edit Code" realm. You’ll want to locate where the product carousel resides; these mystical coordinates are often hidden in sections with names like product-carousel.liquid or collection-template.liquid.

Step 3: Setting Forth the Redirection

The moment has arrived to breathe purpose into our button. We have our URL; now we need to insert it into the appropriate spot—like finding the missing piece to a jigsaw puzzle tucked under the couch. Hunt for that mischievous "View All" button's code snippet, often masquerading as something like <a href="" class="view-all-btn">.

Let's give it a destination, shall we? Swap in the URL directly into the href attribute. For example:

<a href="https://interiorglows.com/collections/wall-art" class="view-all-btn">View All</a>

And there it is! A path for your customers, leading from carousel to grid.

Step 4: Test the Waters

With great power comes great responsibility—or at least, a need to see if our handiwork actually works. Exit out of the code jungle to test if the button carries us to our promised land. Click "Save," then "Preview," and give that button a mighty push. It should whisk customers like a magic carpet straight to the product grid.

Bonus Spell: Styling Your Button

Why stop at functionality when you can pitch in a dash of flair? While we're in the code, we might as well style that button to stand out as a beacon of excitement. Add this into your CSS, a gentle nudge towards aesthetics:

.view-all-btn {
  background-color: #ffc107;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 5px;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.view-all-btn:hover {
  background-color: #ff9800;
}

Nothing quite like a little je ne sais quoi to lure users into clicking.

The Conclusion of Our Little Adventure

And there it is, the saga of the "View All" button has reached its cinematic climax. Remember, code might appear daunting at first—as Shakespeare once said, "Though she be but little, she is fierce." Whether you’re building a Shopify empire or casually remodeling a digital storefront, solving these tiny puzzles is all part of the grand adventure.

Onward, fellow crafters, into the labyrinth of digital possibility!