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Can You Hide Variants in Shopify?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 6:40 pm

As the world of ecommerce continues to grow, so too do the number of platforms on which businesses can sell their products. Shopify is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms, and for good reason. It’s easy to use, has a lot of features, and is relatively affordable.

One thing that Shopify is not particularly good at, however, is hiding variants. Variants are the different versions of a product that you offer for sale, such as different sizes, colors, or styles. If you have a lot of variants for a product, they can quickly start to clutter up your product page and make it difficult for customers to find what they’re looking for.

There are a few ways that you can hide variants in Shopify. The first is to use Shopify’s built-in “Collection” feature. Collections allow you to group together similar products, and you can then choose to display only the collection on your product page (which will hide all of the individual products).

To do this, go to your Shopify admin and click on “Products”. Then, click on “Collections” and create a new collection.

Add all of the products with variants that you want to hide to this collection. Once you’ve done that, go to your theme settings and find the “Collection template” setting. Change this setting to “Collection” and save your changes.

Now when someone goes to your product page, they will only see the collection, which will hide all of the variants. If they want to see the variants, they can click on the collection and then select the product they want to see from there.

The second way to hide variants in Shopify is to use a third-party app. There are a few different apps available that allow you to do this, but one of the most popular is called “Product Options by Bold”.

This app allows you to create groups of options for your products (such as size, color, etc. ), and then customers can select the options they want from a drop-down menu on your product page.

To use this app, install it from the Shopify App Store and then go to its settings page in your Shopify admin. From here, you can create option groups and add them to your products.

Once you’ve done that, go to your theme settings and find the “Product template” setting. Change this setting to “Product with options” and save your changes.

Now when someone goes to your product page they will see a drop-down menu with all of the options available for that product. They can select the option they want and then add the product to their cart. This will help keep your product pages clean and tidy, and make it easier for customers to find what they’re looking for.

Can You Hide Variants in Shopify?

Yes, there are two ways that you can hide variants in Shopify.

PRO TIP: If you are thinking about hiding variants in Shopify, be aware that this is not possible. Shopify does not allow for variants to be hidden, so any variants you create will be visible to customers. This means that if you have different prices for different variants, customers will be able to see all the prices and choose the cheapest option. If you are looking to create a pricing structure that is hidden from customers, you will need to use a different ecommerce platform.

The first is by using Shopify’s built-in “Collection” feature.

The second way is by using a third-party app.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

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