Show SKU numbers on product pages
SKUs (stock keeping units) are numbers, typically alphanumeric, that are used to help identify products and track inventory. If a store uses SKUs, then a unique number is assigned to each individual product variant. You can show SKU numbers for variants on your product pages by editing your theme code:
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Show SKU numbers on product pages
To edit your theme to show SKU numbers on product pages:
From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
From the Shopify app, tap Store.
In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
Tap Manage themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
From the Shopify app, tap Store.
In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
Tap Manage themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
In the Sections directory, click
product.liquidorproduct-template.liquid.Find the following Liquid tag:
{{ product.title }}This is the code that renders your product titles on the product page.
- On a new line below the line of code that includes
{{ product.title }}, paste the following code:
{% assign current_variant = product.selected_or_first_available_variant %}
<span class="variant-sku">{{ current_variant.sku }}</span>- Click Save.
Select your theme
The next steps for this customization vary depending on your theme. Click the button for your theme and follow the instructions.
Steps for Boundless
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js.liquid. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
setTimeout(function() {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
}, 100);
});- Click Save.
Steps for Brooklyn
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js.liquid. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const radioButtons = document.querySelector('.single-option-radio');
let inputSelects;
if (radioButtons !== null) {
inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-radio')];
} else {
inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector__radio')];
}
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
if (radioButtons !== null) {
inputValues.push(input.firstElementChild.value);
} else {
inputValues.push(input.value);
}
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.target.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.currentTarget);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Debut
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Express
- In the Layout directory, click
theme.liquid. -
Find the closing
</body>tag. - On the line immediately above the closing
</body>tag, paste the following code:
<script>
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[data-product-json]')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = "shopify-section-" + product.closest('[data-section-id]').dataset.sectionId;
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .form__input--select')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});
</script>- Click Save.
Steps for Minimal
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Narrative
- In the Assets directory, click
custom.js. - At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[data-product-json]')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = "shopify-section-" + product.closest('[data-section-id]').dataset.sectionId;
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Simple
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js.liquid. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Supply
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js.liquid. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Steps for Venture
- In the Assets directory, click
theme.js. -
Look for
variant.sku.If you're able to find
variant.sku, then you have completed the customization.If you're unable to find
variant.sku, then continue to the next step. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const productJson = [...document.querySelectorAll('[id^=ProductJson-')];
if (productJson.length > 0) {
productJson.forEach((product) => {
const sectionId = product.id.replace("ProductJson-", "shopify-section-");
const variantSKU = document.querySelector('#' + sectionId + ' .variant-sku');
const inputSelects = [...document.querySelectorAll('#' + sectionId + ' .single-option-selector')];
const productInfo = JSON.parse(product.innerHTML);
const inputValues = [];
const optionValues = [];
let count = 0;
inputSelects.forEach((input) => {
inputValues.push(input.value);
optionValues.push(count);
input.addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
const currentValue = evt.currentTarget.value.toString();
const changedIndex = inputSelects.indexOf(evt.target);
inputValues[changedIndex] = currentValue;
variantSKU.innerText = ' ';
productInfo.variants.forEach((variant) => {
if (JSON.stringify(variant.options) == JSON.stringify(inputValues)) {
variantSKU.innerText = variant.sku;
}
});
});
count += 1;
});
});
}
});- Click Save.
Add SKU numbers to your product variants from the admin
To have SKUs appear on your product pages, you must add SKU numbers to your product variants from in Shopify admin.
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to edit.
-
For products with multiple variants, in the Variants section, add your SKU numbers:
For products without variants, in the Inventory section, add your SKU number:
Click Save.
Show SKU numbers on product pages
To edit your theme to show SKU numbers on product pages:
From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
From the Shopify app, tap Store.
In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
Tap Manage themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
From the Shopify app, tap Store.
In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
Tap Manage themes.
Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
In the Templates directory, click
product.liquid.Find the following Liquid tag:
{{ product.title }}This is the code that renders your product titles on the product page.
- On a new line below the line of code that includes
{{ product.title }}, paste the following:
{% assign current_variant = product.selected_or_first_available_variant %}
<span class="variant-sku">{{ current_variant.sku }}</span>Click Save.
If you're using a free Shopify theme that isn't Brooklyn or Venture, then find the following line of code:
var selectCallback = function(variant, selector) {If you cannot find the above line of code in product.liquid, then you will find it in theme.liquid, in the Layout directory.
-
Brooklyn and Venture: If you are using Brooklyn or Venture, then you will need to find and edit a different line of code. In the Assets directory, click
theme.js.liquid, and find the following line of code:
theme.productVariantCallback = function (variant, selector) {- On a new line below, paste the following code:
if (variant) {
document.querySelector('.variant-sku').innerText = variant.sku;
}
else {
document.querySelector('.variant-sku').innerText = '';
}Your code should look something like this:
var selectCallback = function(variant, selector) {
if (variant) {
document.querySelector('.variant-sku').innerText = variant.sku;
}
else {
document.querySelector('.variant-sku').innerText = '';
}
self.productPage({
money_format: theme.moneyFormat,
variant: variant,
selector: selector,
translations: {
add_to_cart : theme.productStrings.addToCart,
sold_out : theme.productStrings.soldOut,
unavailable : theme.productStrings.unavailable
}
});
};- Click Save.
Add SKU numbers to your product variants from the admin
To have SKUs appear on your product pages, you must add SKU numbers to your product variants from in Shopify admin.
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to edit.
-
For products with multiple variants, in the Variants section, add your SKU numbers:
For products without variants, in the Inventory section, add your SKU number:
Click Save.