The Mystery of the Featured Collection and the Wandering Code

Oh, Shopify! Is there anything more rewarding than waking up in the morning, coffee in hand, determined to add a certain “je ne sais quoi” to our digital storefront? We've all been there, folks. Just last Tuesday, I found myself on a mission to revamp my Shopify home page—think Marie Kondo meets Darth Vader level transformation. After hours of tinkering under the virtual hood, I decided to add a featured collection. But suddenly, my sleek design dream slipped on a banana peel, landing hard on its digital rear end. Code. Everywhere. Staring back at me, taunting me.

So here we are, wanting to share this little rollercoaster with you. Let’s fix this, together, so that your website can shine minus the unwanted code-strip dance.

The Mysterious Case of the Wandering Code

Like a plot twist in a good detective novel, sometimes adding a featured collection on Shopify inadvertently drags some uninvited code to the dance floor. Here’s what our friend from the Shopify forum has experienced: after adding a featured collection, instead of applause for their genius, they faced a rogue string of CSS.

Unraveling the Code Jungle

First things first, let’s dive into Shopify's theme customization—think of it as a little trip to the control room, complete with soothing elevator music in the background.

Theme Editor Ventures
Jump into your Shopify admin, and head for the ‘Online Store’ before peeling away layers like Shrek peels onions. Hit ‘Themes’ and then the blue ‘Customize’ button glaring at you. It’s go time.
The Section Peekaboo
Once we’re in, remember to channel your inner explorer. Navigate to the ‘Sections’ of your home page. Here, we’ll find the ‘Featured collection’ section. This is where the code might be hiding—like a Lochness monster made of CSS.
Code Dissection
The next step involves channeling a bit of our inner Sherlock Holmes. If you’ve added something custom (perhaps some custom liquid or HTML) which is now gleefully displaying as code, leap into the ‘Customize’ section under ‘Theme Actions,’ and select 'Edit Code.'
Deposit the Mystery Code into the Cube of Unhappiness
In the ‘Edit code’ menu, find the 'theme.scss.liquid' (or anything similarly named) under ‘Assets.’ Here’s where the magic—or tragic—happens. Locate the code .collection-list-wrapper .card__content { position: absolute; height: 100%; opacity: 0; } and either remove it if it’s sitting like an awkward cousin at Thanksgiving or comment it out by wrapping it with /* */ if you want to savor its presence with caution.
```
/* .collection-list-wrapper .card__content { position: absolute; height: 100%; opacity: 0; } */
```
Save Your Changes, Seize Your Joy
After you’ve unsheathed your sword and vanquished the rogue code-beast, hit the ‘Save’ button. Refresh your site, and revel in the tranquility of a code-free front page.

A Lesson Wrapped in Code

As we close this chapter in our Shopify tale, let’s remember the digital journey we embarked on together—embracing the unexpected, conquering the uninvited tidbits of code with a blend of curiosity and coffee. Solving these quirks can feel like piecing together a puzzle during a thunderstorm: frustrating, but boy, oh boy, what a triumph when it all fits together.

So next time you find yourself code-wrangling after featuring a collection, remember this mini-adventure. Here, in this peculiar universe of bytes and pixels, we’re more than mere programmers pushing pixels. We are code navigators, theme whisperers, and sometimes, unintentional code conductors. Keep experimenting—who knows what delightful digital surprise lies next in the land of Shopify?

Here’s to more collections and fewer mysteries! And may our coffee always be strong and code snippets straightforward.