Navigation & mega menus on collection pages: A/B tests
14 A/B tests with real results, plus 9 ideas, shared by the practitioners who ran them.
A
→B
+18.6% conversion
Story-style widgets replace mobile hero banner
Collection pageCollection banners & headers
Blend Commerce
A
→B
+51% conversion rate
Category pills on collection pages
Collection pageFilters, sorting & site search
Blend Commerce
A
→B
+5.42% conversion
Pill-style subcategory links on collection pages
Collection pageFilters, sorting & site search
Blend Commerce
A
→B
+31.77% RPV, conversion -24%
Subcategory widgets above the grid
Collection pageFilters, sorting & site search
Blend Commerce
A
→B
+13.5% proceed to checkout
Category links with product photos
Collection pageProduct images & gallery
GrowthRock
A
→B
+32.2% revenue/visitor
Reworked quick navigation on collection pages
Collection pageNavigation & mega menusGreat Jones
A
→B
+15% image clicks
Products before content, secondary nav hidden
Collection pageLayout, fonts & visual designKing Living
A
→B
+$161K revenue
Added an image-based category slider for navigation
Collection pageProduct images & gallery
@DaveDiederen
A
→B
+1.8% conversion, inconclusive
Breadcrumbs on collection pages
Collection pageNavigation & mega menus
Clean Commit
A
→B
-2.2% conversion rate
Subcategory cards on collection pages
Collection pageCollection banners & headers
Clean Commit
A
→B
-0.4% conversion
Related category links on collection pages
Collection pageNavigation & mega menus
Clean Commit
A
→B
+2.4% conversion
Hiding other collection links on collection pages
Collection pageNavigation & mega menus
Clean Commit
A
→B
-3.8% conversion
Thumbnail category tabs on collection pages
Collection pageCollection banners & headers
Clean Commit
A
→B
-20.1% conversion
Bolder category links on collection pages
Collection pageNavigation & mega menus
Clean Commit
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection: IG-story style collection nav plus stock info and stars
Collection pageReviews & star ratings
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection: swatches, stars, stock notice and story-style sub-collection nav
Collection pageReviews & star ratings
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Story-style category navigation with icons at top of collection
Collection pageFilters, sorting & site search
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Reordered the collection page by revenue per click and surfaced bestsellers in the mobile nav
Collection pageSubscriptions & subscribe-and-save
@joshtCRO
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection page with collection switcher, grid-size toggle and visible discounts
Collection pagePricing, discounts & savings display
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection: offer banner, scroll hint overlay, card hierarchy, USPs in header
Collection pageUSP bars & benefit icons
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection: swipe nav to categories, tighter spacing, color swatches
Collection pageProduct images & gallery
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection page: USP header, product tags, swatches, filters and reviews
Collection pageReviews & star ratings
@kasper_dolk
A
→B
Idea, no result yet
Collection header: sale banner, sticky nav, bigger text, products moved up
Collection pageSales, urgency & limited-time offers
@kasper_dolk