# Listing Collections

Listing collections help owners organize products, highlight key items, and customize the home page. Owners can manage collections in the [Seller Dashboard](https://district.net/dashboard/) on Web.

### Key Features

* **Create Listing Collections** – Group products into curated collections to organize your listings and/or your sellers' listings.
  * In the Seller Dashboard, go to the Products tab - tap Collections - tap New Listing Collection.
  * Choose between two types of collections: **Manual** and **Automated** (details below)**.** 
* **Manage Listing Collections** – Rename, hide, delete, and rearrange collections at any time.
* **Feature & Pin Listing Collections on Home Page** – Highlight specific collections by: 
  * Featuring them as a horizontal carousel feed.
  * Pinning them as quick-access pills at the top of home page.

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### **Types of Listing Collections**

#### <mark style="background-color:yellow;">**Manual Listing Collections**</mark>

* Owners can create as many Manual Collections as they'd like.
* These collections are available for owners and their sellers (if they have other sellers) to view and add their items to, helping categorize products.
* Owners can also create owner-only collections that sellers cannot add to.
  * Example: A "Monthly Favorites" collection featuring hand-picked items by the owner.&#x20;

#### <mark style="background-color:yellow;">Automated Listing Collections</mark>

* Owners can create as many Automated Collections as they'd like.
* In Automated Collections, products are automatically grouped based on rules set by the owner.
* Rules can include any or multiple of:
  * Specific Manual Collections (within Automated Collections) – Owners can include specific manual collections inside an automated one.
  * Listing type (Buy Now, Auction, etc.)
  * Shipping type (e.g., Free Shipping)
  * Specific seller’s products
  * Subscription exclusives
* Example:&#x20;
  * *A "Ships Free" collection that automatically includes all products with free shipping.*
  * *A "Holiday Auctions" collection that automatically includes all products from a specific Holiday collection that are Listing Type: Auction*
  * *A "Top Sellers" that features items from certain sellers only, sorted by their items with the most views*

#### **Using Listing Collections to Highlight Products**

* Use **Featured Collections** to create a horizontal carousel feed of products on Marketplace Home.
* **Pinned Collections** appear as pills at the top of the home page for quick navigation.
* Owners can control the order of collections by holding down on the three lines by the collection name and moving up or down to rearrange.

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**Notes:**

* Collections appear in the Listings tab Category dropdown for easy browsing.
* Owners can update collection rules and homepage layout anytime.


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