Searching for products and filtering your product list

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All your products are listed in the Products area in Shopify. 50 products are listed on each page. To organize the list of products, and to find products in a list that spans many pages, you can sort, search, and filter the list.

By default, your product list is sorted alphabetically (from A to Z) by product name.

The way that your products are sorted or filtered in the Products area of the admin doesn't affect how your products are shown in your online store. If you need to change the way that your products appear to customers in your online store, then change the sort order for the products in a collection.

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Sort your product list

You can sort your product list using the following sort options:

  • product title
  • date created
  • date updated
  • inventory
  • product type
  • vendor
  • alphabetically

Sorting affects the order of the products in the Shopify admin, but not in your online store. You can sort your product list to help you find the products that you need to update or review. For example, to see which of your products are running low in stock, you can sort your product list by inventory.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Click the sort button.

  3. Select a sort option.

Filter your product list

By default, all your products are listed on the Products area. You can filter this list to show a smaller subset of the products.

Filtering your product list can help you find the specific products that you need to edit, review, or update. The following filter options are available:

  • Product vendor - Shows the products that are from the selected product vendor.
  • Tagged with - Shows the products that are tagged with the specified value.
  • Status - Shows the products with an archived, active or draft status.
  • Sales channel - Shows the products that are included in or excluded from a sales channel.
  • Market - Shows the products that are included in or excluded from a market.
  • B2B catalog - Shows the products that are included in or excluded from a B2B catalog.
  • Product type - Shows the products that are of the selected product type.
  • Collection - Shows the products that are available in a collection.
  • Publishing error - If you use sales channels other than Online Store, shows the products that have publishing errors on the sales channel that you select.
  • Gift card - Shows the gift card products available for your store.

For example, if you sell clothing and want to view a list of only your T-shirts, then you could filter by the product type T-shirt. Only the products of that type will then be shown in the product list, making it easier for you to review and update that subset of products.

If you add more than one filter, then only the products that match all of the conditions are shown.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Click the search and filter icon.

  3. Click +.

  4. Select a filter cateogry to filter your products by.

  5. Select a value for the specific filter. The values available to you are different depending on the filter that you select.

  6. Optional: To save this view, click Save as to enter a name for the saved view, and then click Save view.

  1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
  2. Tap the filter icon.
  3. On the Filters screen, tap to select filters you would like to add. You can select from the following available filters:
    • Product type - Shows the products that are of the selected product type.
    • Product vendor - Shows the products that are from the selected product vendor.
    • Availability - Shows the products that are available to a sales channel.
    • Status - Shows the products with an archived, active or draft status.
    • Tagged with - Shows the products that are tagged with the specified value.
    • Publishing error - If you use sales channels other than Online Store, shows the products that have publishing errors on the sales channel that you select.
  4. Selected filters will appear on the Filters screen. Tap the x next to any filter to remove it.
  1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
  2. Tap the filter icon.
  3. On the Filters screen, tap to select filters you would like to add. You can select from the following available filters:
    • Product type - Shows the products that are of the selected product type.
    • Product vendor - Shows the products that are from the selected product vendor.
    • Availability - Shows the products that are available to a sales channel.
    • Status - Shows the products with an archived, active or draft status.
    • Tagged with - Shows the products that are tagged with the specified value.
    • Publishing error - If you use sales channels other than Online Store, shows the products that have publishing errors on the sales channel that you select.
  4. Selected filters will appear on the Filters screen. Tap the x next to any filter to remove it.

Search for a product

To find products based on words that are in their titles, descriptions, or tags, click the sort and filter button on the Products page, and then use the search bar to enter the specific search terms.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Enter the search words into the field labelled Searching all products. The product list automatically refreshes to show only the products that have the words in the product titles, descriptions, and tags.

You can use the search bar on the Products screen to find products by words that are in their titles, descriptions, or tags.

To search your products:

  1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
  2. Tap the search bar.
  3. Enter the search words.

  4. Shopify finds the products that have the search words in their title, description, or tags, and then displays them in a list below the search bar. Do one of the following actions:

    • Tap a product to go to its details screen
    • Tap the x button to enter a new search term.
    • Tap Cancel to return to the All products screen.

You can use the search bar on the Products screen to find products by words that are in their titles, description, or tags.

To search your products:

  1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
  2. Tap the search button.
  3. Enter the search words in the search bar, or tap the barcode icon to scan a product barcode with your device's camera.
  4. Shopify finds the products that have that the search words in their title, description, or tags, and then displays them in a list below the search bar. Do one of the following:
    • Tap a product to go to its details screen.
    • Tap the x button to enter a new search term.
    • Tap the back arrow to return to the Products screen.

Search for products by title

You can search for products by title. Enter title:[search-term] into the search bar and replace the [search-term] with the product title. For example, if you know the exact product title that you're looking for, such as Pitcher, then you can search for title:Pitcher.

If you're looking for items with a title that includes the word hoodie, then you can search for title:hoodie*. Partial searches need to include an asterisk symbol * at the end of the product title that you're searching for.

Save a product search or filtered product list

After you search for or filter your products, you can save the search or filter so that you can easily use it again later.

After you set up your filters or search for words, click Save as to give your search a name, and then click Save view.

The search is saved as a tab on the Products page on desktop, and the products screen in the app.

Next time that you need to find the products that match the same search words or filters, click the tab that is labelled with the search name. The product list will immediately update with the subset of products.

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