How to Merge Products in Shopify: Combine Your Best Sellers
Increase efficiency and streamline your inventory management by consolidating similar products into one.
Published November 1, 2023
Merging products in Shopify can help you streamline your inventory management, improve your customer experience, and increase sales. By efficiently organizing products, you can make it easier for customers to find what they're looking for. You can also save time and effort by managing a smaller number of products.
Step-by-Step Guide to Group Products into a Collection Using Tags
This method helps you organize multiple products together in a collection by adding tags.
Follow these steps:
- Go to your Shopify admin and click Products.
- Select the products you want to group together by checking the boxes next to their images.
Click the More actions button (three dots) and select Add tags.
A modal window titled "Add tags to X product(s)" will appear. You have two options:
- Use an existing tag: Scroll through the "Available" section and check the box next to any existing tag you want to use (like "celebration," "birthday," etc.)
- Create a new tag: Type a new tag name in the search bar at the top (like "Best Sellers"). If the tag doesn't exist, you'll see an option to create it. Click to add it.
Click Save at the bottom of the modal to apply the tags to your selected products.
In your Shopify admin, go to Products → Collections.
Click Add collection to create a new collection.
Give your collection a Title (for example, "Best-Sellers"). In the Collection type section, select Smart.
In the Conditions section, set the condition to Product tag equals best-sellers (or whatever tag you used in step 4).
Review the collection details and click Save to finalize your changes.
What this does:
- Group your tagged products into a single collection that displays on your storefront.
- Products remain separate listings with individual inventory, pricing, and details.
- The collection automatically updates when you add or remove the tag from products.
- Customers can browse all these products together in one place.
What this does NOT do:
- It does NOT combine products into a single product listing.
- It does NOT merge inventory or variants.
- It does NOT create one unified product page.
Need True Product Merging?
If you're on Shopify Plus and want to combine multiple products into one enhanced listing (where products appear as variants), use the Combined Listings app available in the Shopify App Store.
» Learn how to sort by best-selling products on Shopify
Organizing Grouped Products with Bestsellers reSort
After grouping your products in Shopify, you can use the Bestsellers reSort app to organize them in a way that maximizes visibility and sales.
Bestsellers reSort lets you create custom sorting rules for your products and schedule featured products to appear at the top of your collections at specific times and dates. This is especially useful if you have merged product listings from different sources, as it ensures that the best ones are always visible and easy to find.
» Discover how to organize Shopify products and collections with Bestsellers reSort
Group Products in Shopify: Increase Profits with a Well-Organized Store
Grouping products in Shopify using collections is a powerful way to improve your store's organization and profitability. By organizing similar products together in a collection, you can create a more streamlined and user-friendly shopping experience for your customers. Additionally, this approach can help you improve your product discoverability and enhance your product management workflow.
If you're looking to take your Shopify store to the next level, grouping your products into collections is a great place to start.
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