# How to Add Collection Circles to the Impulse Theme

> Source: https://section-shop.com/theme-guides/impulse/add-collection-circles/ — Section Shop, 164 free native Shopify sections. Install: https://apps.shopify.com/section-shop

Circular category links in a row that scrolls or wraps, each framed by a gradient or solid ring. Pick a collection to make the whole circle clickable, or point it anywhere with a link. Captions fall back to the collection title, discs hide individually, and everything — ring style, sizes, colors, spacing — is set in the theme editor. This guide shows how to add the Collection Circles section to the Impulse theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Impulse's code. Impulse is a premium theme by Archetype Themes, known for promotion-driven layouts and sales events — and collection showcases like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

## Why Collection Circles fits Impulse

Collection cards, circles and editorial grids to help shoppers find their next favorite. On Impulse, Collection Circles slots in like any built-in section: it inherits the theme's fonts by default, picks up your color choices in the editor, and lives alongside Impulse's own sections in the picker — prefixed "SShop:" so it's easy to spot.

## Steps

1. **Install Section Shop (free)** — Add the app from the Shopify App Store. It's free, carries the Built for Shopify badge, and changes nothing in your Impulse setup until you add a section.
2. **Find “Collection Circles” in the library** — Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Collection Showcases category — or use search.
3. **Click “Add to theme”** — Section Shop writes the section into your Impulse theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Impulse uses for its own sections.
4. **Open the Impulse theme editor** — In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:Collection Circles” in the picker.
5. **Customize and save** — Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Impulse font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

## FAQ

### Does Collection Circles work with the Impulse theme?

Yes. Impulse is an Online Store 2.0 theme, and Collection Circles installs as a native OS 2.0 section through Shopify's official theme API. It appears in Impulse's theme editor as “SShop:Collection Circles”, alongside the theme's own sections.

### Will Collection Circles match Impulse's design?

By default the section inherits your theme's fonts, so it picks up Impulse's typography automatically. Colors, spacing, images and content are all editable in the theme editor — no CSS required.

### Is Collection Circles free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Collection Circles is free, like every section in the 164-section library. Once added it's a standard theme file: if you uninstall the app, the section stays in your Impulse theme and keeps working.