Editing variants for an existing product

You can edit and remove 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 change the details for a specific variant. For example, you can change the price of the variant, or change its image.

Edit variant details individually

You can edit your variant details individually. Some variant details, such as price, quantity, SKU, barcodes, weight, HS codes, and country or region of origin, can be edited directly in the variant list.

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Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, click the variant that you want to edit.

4. Edit your variant details, such as options, pricing, inventory, and shipping.

5. Click Save.

Edit variant details in bulk

You can make changes to all details for multiple variants at once using the bulk editor. For information on using the bulk editor, refer to Bulk editing products and variants.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, do one of the following:

   • To edit specific variants, select the variants that you want to edit using the checkboxes, and then click Bulk edit.
   • To edit all variants at once, click Edit > Bulk edit.

4. Make the changes to your variants.

5. Click Save.

Edit variant options and values

You can add, remove, or edit variant options and option values.

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Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, do any of the following:

   • To add a new variant option, click + Add another option and enter the option name and a default option value. The default option value is applied to all the existing variants. You can have a maximum of three options for a product.
   • To change a variant option name, click Edit next to the option that you want to change, and then enter the new option name.
   • To delete a variant option value, click Edit, and then click the trash icon next to the value you want to delete. If there is only one option value listed, then you need to delete the option entirely to remove the value.
   • To delete a variant option, click the trash can icon next to the option name.

4. Click Save.

Change the display order of variant options and values

When your customers view your products, variant options and values display in a particular order. You can change the display order.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, do any of the following:

   • To rearrange the variant option order, use the drag and drop handles ⋮⋮ next to the option.
   • To rearrange the option value order, click Edit next to the option, and then use the drag and drop handles ⋮⋮.

4. Click Save.

Editing a metafield for a variant

You can add custom fields to your variant details pages by using metafields. Metafields display in an editable table on your variant details pages. Each metafield displays the name that you select when you create your metafield definition. You can click in each table row to display the metafield type and its description, and then click in the field to enter a value.

If you have an Online Store 2.0 theme, such as Dawn, a free Shopify theme, then you can add references to your product variant metafields through the theme editor.

Delete a variant

If you don't want to sell a product with variants any more, then you need to delete all its variant options and values, including the default. Otherwise, the drop-down menu to select a variant continues to display to your customers.

To delete multiple variants at once, use a bulk action.

Steps:

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1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

2. Click the product that you want to edit.

3. In the Variants section, click the variant that you want to delete.

4. Click Delete variant, and then click Delete variant.