How to Add an Automatic New Arrivals Section on Your Shopify Homepage Without an App

You want to add a New Arrivals section to your Shopify homepage.

You want this section to always show your latest products automatically, without manually updating it every time you publish something new.

Naturally, the first place you look is the Shopify App Store. You search for apps that can handle new arrivals, product sorting, or homepage automation.

But you do not find what you need. Also using an app feels unnecessary for such a basic requirement.

The good news is that you do not need an app at all. Shopify already gives you everything you need inside the admin.

Here is how you can do it.

The Core Idea Behind the Setup

Instead of manually selecting products for your homepage, you let Shopify do the work by using an automated collection.

This collection will always sort products by the most recently added or published ones. Your homepage section then simply pulls from that collection and limits how many items it shows.

Once this is set up, the section updates itself forever.

1. Create a New Arrivals Collection

Start by going to Products, then Collections in your Shopify admin.

Click Create collection and give it a clear name like New Arrivals.

For the collection type, choose Smart.

Set the condition so that the product must match all conditions. For the rule itself, use Product price is greater than zero.

It ensures that all valid products are included without excluding anything unintentionally.

Save the collection.

Once saved, Shopify will show all matching products. From the sorting dropdown, choose Newest. This ensures the most recently added or published products appear at the top of the collection.

2. Connect the Collection to Your Homepage

Now that the collection is ready, it is time to display it.

Go to Online Store, then Themes, and click Customize. Open Featured collection sectione that your theme already has.

In the collection selector, choose the New Arrivals collection you just created.

Set the product count to six. Save your changes.

From this point on, you do not need to manage this section manually.

Every time you add or publish a new product, it automatically moves to the top of the New Arrivals collection. Your homepage will always show the latest six products without any extra work.