A collection page often needs to look different depending on the day, whether that is a new title and banner for a sale, a collection that should not appear until launch day, or a sort order that needs refreshing on a schedule. Here are the common ways merchants use Maestro Collections Scheduler to handle that without manual edits.
Seasonal launches
Swap a collection's title, description and media for a new season.
Sale collections
Start and end a sale collection's look automatically.
Visibility timing
Show a collection on a channel only once it is ready.
Sort refreshes
Repeat a sort order change on a schedule.
Bulk campaigns
Apply one change across many collections at once.
SEO timing
Schedule SEO fields to change alongside a campaign.
Seasonal collection launches
Write a new collection title, description and media ahead of a seasonal launch, then schedule it to apply at the exact date and time the season starts. Schedule a second change back to the regular version when the season ends, so nobody has to remember to switch it back manually.
Sale collections that start and end on time
A "Weekend Sale" collection can have its title, description and media scheduled to appear at the start of the sale and revert once it ends, so the collection never shows sale messaging after the sale is over.
Scheduling sales channel visibility
Collections can be scheduled to be included in, or excluded from, a sales channel. This suits a collection that should not appear on your Online Store until a launch date, or one that should be pulled from a channel automatically once a promotion is finished.
Recurring sort order updates
Use a recurring schedule to refresh how products are sorted within a collection, for example promoting new arrivals on a set day each week, without setting the sort up again every time.
Bulk changes across many collections
On the Advanced plan, bulk collection updates and batch scheduling let you apply the same scheduled change, such as a seasonal banner or an SEO update, across many collections at once instead of editing each one individually.
Batch scheduling is available on the Free plan for applying a schedule to multiple collections. Bulk collection updates on the Advanced plan are built for larger scale changes.
Scheduling SEO changes alongside a campaign
The Advanced plan's advanced SEO scheduling lets SEO-related fields change on the same schedule as the rest of a collection campaign, rather than being updated separately by hand before or after the launch.
Reviewing what is coming up
The scheduling timeline on the Advanced plan shows scheduled changes across your collections in one place, so you can review what is coming up before it goes live and catch anything that needs adjusting.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most common reason merchants schedule collections?
Timing a seasonal or sale collection's title, description and media to change automatically at the start and end of a campaign.
Can I schedule a collection to appear in one sales channel later than another?
Yes. Sales channel visibility can be scheduled, so a collection can be included in or excluded from a channel at a set time.
Can sorting changes repeat automatically?
Yes. Sorting schedules can be set to recur, which suits regular merchandising updates such as promoting new arrivals every week.