# Collection sort_by and filter URLs

> Link to a sorted or filtered Shopify collection: every sort_by value and the filter.p / filter.v parameters for type, vendor, tag, price, stock and options.

Page: https://lintelagency.com/resources/shopify-tricks/collection-sort-and-filter-urls

## In short

Collection URLs accept sort_by (best-selling, price-ascending, created-descending and five more) and storefront filter parameters in the form filter.p.<attribute> for product data or filter.v.<attribute> for variant data, such as /collections/all?filter.v.option.color=red&filter.v.availability=1. Use them in banners and emails to land shoppers on a ready-made selection. A filter only works once it’s set up in the Search & Discovery app.

## Facts

- **Sort:** ?sort_by=price-ascending
- **Filter:** filter.p.* (product), filter.v.* (variant)
- **Needs:** Filters created in Search & Discovery
- **Works on:** Collection and search pages
- **Last checked:** 2 November 2026

## How to use it

1. Add the filters you need in the Search & Discovery app (type, vendor, tag, price, availability, options, metafields).
2. Apply them on the storefront once and copy the URL, or build it by hand: filter.p.product_type=shoes, filter.v.option.size=L.
3. Add sort_by with one of the eight values, joined with &.
4. Use several values of one filter with commas (red,blue): values are OR, different filters are AND.

## Code

### sort-links.liquid

```liquid
{%- comment -%}
  Plain sort links built from the collection's own options, so the list
  matches what Shopify accepts. The sort_by filter only works on collection.url.
{%- endcomment -%}
{%- assign current = collection.sort_by | default: collection.default_sort_by -%}
<nav aria-label="Sort products">
  {%- for option in collection.sort_options -%}
    <a href="{{ collection.url | sort_by: option.value }}"
      {%- if option.value == current %} aria-current="true"{% endif %}>
      {{- option.name -}}
    </a>
  {%- endfor -%}
</nav>
```

### urls.txt

```text
# sort_by values on collection pages
manual  best-selling  title-ascending  title-descending
price-ascending  price-descending  created-ascending  created-descending

https://your-store.com/collections/shoes?sort_by=price-ascending

# Storefront filters: filter.<p|v>.<attribute>[.<scope>]=<value>
# p = product level, v = variant level. The filter must exist in
# Search & Discovery first; values are case as stored.
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.p.product_type=shoes&filter.v.option.color=red
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.v.option.color=red,blue
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.v.availability=1
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.v.price.gte=20&filter.v.price.lte=50
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.p.vendor=vendor1
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.p.tag=new,trending
https://your-store.com/collections/all?filter.p.m.custom.made_in=canada

# Combine with sorting
https://your-store.com/collections/shoes?filter.v.availability=1&sort_by=best-selling
```

## Limits and edge cases

- Filtered and sorted URLs show the same products in a different order or subset. Keep them out of menus and sitemaps and let the canonical tag point at the collection.
- A store can have up to 25 filters.
- Price filters (filter.v.price.gte / .lte) take amounts in the shop’s default currency format.
- Metafield filters use the namespace and key: filter.p.m.custom.made_in=canada.

## Questions

### What sort_by values does Shopify accept?

manual, best-selling, title-ascending, title-descending, price-ascending, price-descending, created-ascending and created-descending.

### How do I link to a filtered Shopify collection?

Add the filter parameters to the collection URL, for example /collections/shoes?filter.v.option.size=42&filter.v.availability=1.

### Why doesn’t my filter URL do anything?

The filter must exist in the Search & Discovery app, and the value must match the stored value, for example the exact option value.

### Do filters work on the search page too?

Yes. Storefront filters apply to collection and search results pages.

## Shopify documentation

- [Storefront filtering](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/navigation-search/filtering/storefront-filtering)
- [Liquid sort_by filter](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/sort_by)
- [Liquid collection object](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/collection)

## Related

- [/collections/all, vendor and product type pages](https://lintelagency.com/resources/shopify-tricks/collections-all-and-vendors)
- [Search URL parameters and the predictive search URL](https://lintelagency.com/resources/shopify-tricks/search-url-parameters)
- [Collection tabs Shopify section](https://lintelagency.com/resources/shopify-sections/collection-tabs)
- [Shopify Search Not Working? Check Predictive and Regular Search](https://lintelagency.com/journal/shopify-search-function-not-working)

License: MIT. Free to use in your own store and in client work.