Create your first collection
Turn any collection into a smart, auto-sorted one — pick a ranking rule and QSortby builds a Shopify collection it keeps in sync every 5 minutes.
A collection in QSortby is a Shopify collection that sorts itself by a rule you choose — best sellers, trending, top rated, and more. This guide creates one on the Create collection page. The app recomputes the order every 5 minutes so it always reflects live behaviour.
1. Open Collections and start a new one
Open Collections from the left menu, then click Create collection (top right). It opens the setup page. The tiles above the list count your collections by state — Live, Needs setup, Paused.
2. Details — name it and pick a ranking rule
Under Details, give the collection a shopper-facing Collection title (e.g. “Best sellers — last 7 days”). Then choose a Ranking criteria — the rule that decides which products go in and how they’re ordered (Best selling, Trending, Top rated, and more). Set the Mode / Unit / Value window it measures over. Each rule is explained in the How QSortby ranks guides.
3. Products — how they get in
Under Products, pick Algorithmic (the app picks products by your criteria every 5 minutes) or Manual (you add products by hand; the app only reorders them). Max products caps how many the app promotes (1–250; ignored in Manual mode). An optional Category filter limits ranking to one category.
4. Create it
Click Create collection. QSortby makes the Shopify collection and starts keeping it in sync — recomputing and resyncing every 5 minutes. It appears in your list as Needs setup until the first sync finishes, then flips to Live.