Editing variants for an existing product

You can add, remove, and edit variants for a product on its details page. This gives you the flexibility to change the variants that you sell for a product at any time. You can also add variants while creating a new product.

Edit variants on the product details page

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You can edit a product's variants in the Variants section of a product's details page in the following ways:

• Click Reorder variants to change the display order of options and option values.
• Click Edit options to add, edit, or remove option names or option values.
• Click Add variant to create a new variant for the product.
• Click Edit next to a variant to change its details.
• Click the trash can icon next to a variant to permanently delete the variant.

Change the display order of options

When your customers are viewing your products, they see variant options in a particular order. You can change the display order on the product details page.

Note

When you re-order variants, the order that they display in depends on the variants that the product has. If the product doesn't have a variant matching the order that you set, then the order of variants are adjusted depending on what variants the product has.

To change the display order of options:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product whose options you want to re-order.

3. In the Variants section of the product details page, click Reorder variants:

   

4. In the Reorder variants and options dialog, click and drag an option name to move it to a different position:

   

   When a customer is on the product page, they will see the options for this product in the order that you set.

5. After you have the options in the order that you want, you can change the display order of the option values. Click and drag an option value to move it to a different position:

   

   When a customer is on the product page, they will see the option values for each option in the order that you set.

6. Click Save.

Change variant details

You can change the details for a specific variant. For example, you can change the price of the variant or add an image.

To edit the details for a specific variant:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product that has the variant that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section of the product details page, click Edit beside the name of the variant that you want to edit.

4. Change the variant details.

5. Click Save.

iPhone

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to edit.
3. From the product details screen, tap the variant that you want to edit.
4. On the variant details screen, edit the variant's information.
5. Tap the product's name to return to its details screen.
6. Tap Save.

Android

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the Products screen, tap the product that you want to edit.
3. From the product details screen, tap the variant that you want to edit.
4. On the variant details screen, edit the variant's information.
5. Tap the check mark to save.

Add a variant for an existing product

Desktop

To add a variant to a product:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product.

3. In the Variants section, click Add variant.

4. Enter the variant information in the fields. If you enter a new option value in the Options section, then it will be created as an option value for that product.

5. Click Save.

iPhone

To create additional variants for a product, you need to first add any new options that you need. When you do that, you'll set the first option value. After all your options are created, you can then add a variant for each combination of options.

For example, you might sell a blue T-shirt in small, medium, and large sizes. If you want to sell the T-shirt in green as well, then you need to add a Color option, and set its first value to Blue. This adds the Color option to all your existing variants, with a value of Blue. Then you add a variant in each size with a color value of Green.

Add a new option

To add an option for a product:

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the All products screen, tap a product.
3. Under Variants, tap Edit options:

   

4. Tap Add option.
5. On the Options screen, enter the option name and then tap the + button, or select one of the presets:

   

6. After you've chosen your option, enter the first option value in the text field, and then tap return.
7. Tap Save.
8. On the Options screen, tap the product's name to return to its details screen.
9. Tap Save.

Add a new variant

To add variants to a product:

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the All products screen, tap a product.
3. Under Variants, tap Add variant:

   

4. Enter the information for the new variant.
5. When you're finished, tap Save.
6. On the product details screen, tap Save.

Repeat this for each variant:

Android

To create additional variants for a product, you need to first add any new options that you need. When you do that, you'll set the first option value. After all your options are created, you can then add a variant for each combination of options.

For example, you might sell a blue T-shirt in small, medium, and large sizes. If you want to sell the T-shirt in green as well, then you need to add a Color option, and set its first value to Blue. This will add the Color option to all your existing variants, with a value of Blue. Then you would add a variant in each size with a color value of Green.

Add a new option

To add an option for a product:

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the Products screen, tap a product.
3. Under Variants, tap EDIT OPTIONS:

   

4. Tap ADD OPTION.
5. On the Options screen, enter the option name and then tap the + button, or select one of the presets:

   

6. After you've chosen your option, enter the first option value in the text field, and then tap return.
7. Tap the check mark.
8. From the Edit options screen, tap the check mark to save your new option.

Add a new variant

To add variants for a product:

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the Products screen, tap a product.
3. Under Variants, tap ADD VARIANT:

   

4. Enter the information for the new variant.
5. When you're finished, tap the check mark to save the new variant.

Repeat this for each variant:

Edit a product's options

You can add, remove, or edit options and option values from the product details page:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, click Edit options. Make any edits that you need:

   • To add a new option, click Add another option and enter the option name and a default option value. The default option value will be applied to all the existing variants. You can have a maximum of three options for a product.
   • To change an option name, click it and enter the new name.
   • To delete an option value, click the x beside it. Any variants with that option value will also be deleted.
   • To delete an option, remove all but one of the option values, then click the trash can icon beside the option. When there is only one option, you can't remove it by editing the options. If you want to sell a product without any variants, then you need to delete all the variants.

iPhone

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the All products screen, tap a product.
3. In the Variants section, tap Edit options.
4. From the Options screen, make any edits that you need:
   • To add a new option:
     1. Tap Add option.
     2. Enter a name for the new option, and then tap the + button.
     3. Enter the default option value, and then tap the + button.
     4. Tap Save.
   • To change an option name:
     1. Tap the option that you want to rename.
     2. Tap Rename.
     3. Enter a new name, and then tap OK.
   • To delete an option:
     1. Tap the option that you want to delete.
     2. Tap Delete.

Note

You won't see the Delete button if the option has more than one value available.

1. When you're finished, tap Save to apply your changes.

Android

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the Products screen, tap a product.
3. In the Variants section, tap EDIT OPTIONS.
4. From the Edit options screen, make any edits that you need:
   • To add a new option:
     1. Tap ADD OPTION.
     2. Enter a name for the new option, and then tap the + button.
     3. Enter the default option value, and then tap the + button.
     4. Tap the check mark.
   • To change an option name:
     1. Tap the ⋮ button beside the option that you want to rename.
     2. Tap Rename.
     3. Enter a new name, and then the check mark.
   • To delete an option:
     1. Tap the ⋮ button beside the option that you want to delete.
     2. Tap Delete.

Note

You won't see the Delete button if the option has more than one value available.

1. When you're finished, tap the check mark to apply your changes.

Add a variant by duplicating an existing variant

You can duplicate a variant to save time when adding similar variants, rather than entering the same details again. The duplicate variant has the same details as the original variant.

Before you can save a duplicated variant, you need to edit at least one of its option values. You can't save an exact duplicate.

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product that requires another variant.

3. In the Variants section, click Edit next to a similar variant to open its details, and then click Duplicate.

4. Edit at least one option value to create a unique variant. You can add a new option value, or add one that is already in use for the product variants.

5. Click Save.

Add several variants using a bulk action

You might need to add several variants at once. While you can add them one at a time, using a bulk action to duplicate existing variants with the new option value is faster.

For example, you might sell a T-shirt with two options, such as size and color. The size option might have three option values: small, medium, or large. The color option might have two option values: blue or green. You have six possible variants with these option values. If you want to add the color pink, then you could use a bulk action to add the three new variants at once:

When you use a bulk action to add new variants, you are selecting multiple similar variants and duplicating their details while changing at least one option value.

First, select the variants to duplicate:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the name of the product that needs additional variants.

3. In the Variants section, select the variants to duplicate. The variants you select need to have the same option value for the option you are adding, and different option values for all other options, such as green T-shirts in small, medium, and large:

   

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   To quickly select a set of variants, you can click an option value beside Select. All the variants with that option value will be checked.

After you select the variants that you want to duplicate, you can use a bulk action to add new variants:

1. In the Bulk actions list, select the option name for the new variant that you want to create:

   

2. In the Duplicate Variants dialog, enter the new option value:

   

3. Click Done.

The product now has new variants with the option value that you entered, and the other option values duplicated from the variants that you selected.

Delete a variant

You can delete a single variant or delete multiple variants by using a bulk action. When you delete a variant, it is permanently removed.

Note

If you don't want to sell a product with variants any more, then you need to delete all of its variants, including the default. Otherwise the drop-down menu to select a variant will still be shown to your customers.

Desktop

To delete a variant:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product with the variant that you want to delete.

3. Under Variants, click the trash icon next to the variant.

4. Click Delete.

iPhone

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to update.
3. Under Variants, tap the variant that you want to delete.
4. At the bottom of the variant details screen, tap Delete variant.
5. If you're sure that you want to delete this variant, then tap Delete to remove it from your store.

Android

1. From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
2. From the Products screen, tap the product that you want to update.
3. Under Variants, tap the variant that you want to delete.
4. At the bottom of the variant details screen, tap DELETE VARIANT.
5. If you're sure that you want to delete this variant, then tap DELETE to remove it from your store.