How to Remove the Shopify Product Counter: A Journey Through Hidden Menus

The sound of a single click can be profoundly satisfying, especially when it untangles the knot in an otherwise cluttered digital workspace. Melissa, my partner in our little Shopify adventure, always says the truth is found in layers, often hidden in plain sight. I remember this one night, as we worked through endless loops of neon-colored lines representing code, that we found ourselves stuck—fogged in by the string of seemingly unending numbers attached firmly next to our side filters.

The challenge was innocent enough: get rid of the product counter. A simple count decorously displayed next to categories that scream "SHOP ME, I HAVE 563 PRODUCTS!” Well, we had to figure out how to make them less needy. Let’s dive into this delightful pursuit of tweaks and adjustments, rediscovering our toolkit of problem-solving strategies.

Identifying the Culprit

First, we had to identify the enigmatic little number’s home. It wasn't going to reveal itself voluntarily. So we clicked our way into the Shopify admin page like eager treasure hunters. Paths multiplied—navigation seemed both vast and narrow, like a sorcerer’s path in a bygone fantasy.

Step 1: Fine-Tooth Comb Inspection

Start from your Shopify admin dashboard—our digital throne room. Dive through the veil by clicking on Online Store and on to Themes. Use the Actions dropdown and select Edit code. This is our teleportation pad leading straight to the underbelly of our own Iron Man suit.

The Code-Maze Adventure

Scrolling through code is like walking through an unending library where every book lies in stacks and shelves. While it sounds delightfully dreary, our mission required precision, Sherlock-style deduction, and a snippet of fearlessness.

Step 2: Zero in on collection-filters.liquid

This magical file’s typically found under the Sections directory. Here, lies a world of div, span, and text that sings to the tune of code-savvy brains. Finding the breadcrumb is half the battle, especially when looking out for anything resembling our nemesis—“product count.”

{{ collection.products_count }}

Spotting it feels like catching a firefly in a dark field. Enthusiasts (and frustrated newbies) can remove this line to banish the number from our serene side filters. And yet, no good witch's work happens without a paintbrush of backticks and a sprinkle of Save.

Step 3: Disabling Counter Visibility

Don’t want to deal with brute removal? There's a more elegant dance. Commenting out this little piece—we can dim it as if lowering curtains to hide an otherwise mighty actor:

{%- comment -%}
  {{ collection.products_count }}
{%- endcomment -%}

Our neat trick is a toggle—hide the player without erasing its existence in the grand script.

Testing the Waters

Having navigated our font matrix to every corner, Melissa and I hit Save, a two-click savior that locked in our edits. Moving next to preview the head-turning transformation—the number was mercifully absent. Our minimalistic vision danced alive across the screen, cleaner, sprightly sleek.

Keepers of the Code

As night crept further into midnight hues, I mused over codes and inconveniences. The shop felt liberated—a little more space, a little more freedom for the imagination. Numbers have their mystique, yet knowing how to calm their rabid enthusiasm when plastered across your store is empowering.

We sat back and sipped our celebration coffee, glad for the satisfying thwuck—like unlocking a door, revealing new potential in a changed setting. For there lies beauty in simplicity, often flanked by the richness of code.

Join us as we toast to minimalist beauty, winning battles against rogue numerical displays. Celebrate those midnight nudges toward sharper, cleaner digital homes. Because—let’s whisper—sometimes all it takes is a little push, an affectionate nudge away from clutter, into our perfect digital world. Enjoy your Shopify store, minus the countdown drama!