# Productivity **URL:** https://community.shopify.com/c/productivity/285.md [Latest](https://community.shopify.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.shopify.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.shopify.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Productivity category](https://community.shopify.com/t/about-the-productivity-category/550117)
**Author:** [@jasonh](https://community.shopify.com/u/jasonh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/about-the-productivity-category/550117 "2026-06-11T10:11:20Z")
Work smarter, not harder. Discover tools, systems, and strategies that help you accomplish more while reclaiming your time. Please adhere to the Community Guidelines. --- ## [Seeking advice: Managing 80+ collections and manual product tagging in a POD apparel store](https://community.shopify.com/t/seeking-advice-managing-80-collections-and-manual-product-tagging-in-a-pod-apparel-store/674712)
**Author:** [@MEZ\_MUS](https://community.shopify.com/u/MEZ_MUS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/seeking-advice-managing-80-collections-and-manual-product-tagging-in-a-pod-apparel-store/674712 "2026-10-20T10:47:39Z")
Hi everyone, I am building a Print-On-Demand apparel store on Shopify using Printful. My navigation menu includes over 80 individual collections to organize products across multiple target groups (Men, Women, Kids, Yout… --- ## [Tool for Easily Creating Cart Permalinks](https://community.shopify.com/t/tool-for-easily-creating-cart-permalinks/582364)
**Author:** [@StackingContext](https://community.shopify.com/u/StackingContext)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/tool-for-easily-creating-cart-permalinks/582364 "2026-10-16T17:53:55Z")
Hi Shopify Community :waving\_hand: When working with merchants on promotions, we often create links for social campaigns that directly add products to the cart so customers can check out with as little friction as possi… --- ## [Feature Request | Add product status filter (exclude archived) to Inventory page](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-add-product-status-filter-exclude-archived-to-inventory-page/592581)
**Author:** [@ScentFluence](https://community.shopify.com/u/ScentFluence)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-add-product-status-filter-exclude-archived-to-inventory-page/592581 "2026-10-12T06:26:10Z")
It would be great if i can view and edit my inventory without viewing the archived products. It would streamline my work flow. I have a lot of products I archive seasonally. Having to sort through them each time i’m upda… --- ## [New barcode types affecting productivity](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-barcode-types-affecting-productivity/676717)
**Author:** [@Shoplogy](https://community.shopify.com/u/Shoplogy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-barcode-types-affecting-productivity/676717 "2026-10-04T22:22:18Z")
With the introduction of the new barcode types I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing the change in bulk edit functionality that is affecting the productivity of adding products on arrival. Our clients preload pro… --- ## [What's one Shopify task you still manage manually or in a spreadsheet?](https://community.shopify.com/t/whats-one-shopify-task-you-still-manage-manually-or-in-a-spreadsheet/662111)
**Author:** [@vedasuite](https://community.shopify.com/u/vedasuite)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/whats-one-shopify-task-you-still-manage-manually-or-in-a-spreadsheet/662111 "2026-10-02T01:32:38Z")
Hi everyone, I’m curious about something. Shopify and the App Store can automate a huge amount of running an ecommerce business, but I’m guessing there are still tasks that merchants handle manually, in spreadsheets, o… --- ## [How do you prioritize which tasks to tackle first each day?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-prioritize-which-tasks-to-tackle-first-each-day/556959)
**Author:** [@jasonh](https://community.shopify.com/u/jasonh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-prioritize-which-tasks-to-tackle-first-each-day/556959 "2026-10-02T01:29:03Z")
How do you prioritize which tasks to tackle first each day? --- ## [Picklist App that Works with Infinite Options?](https://community.shopify.com/t/picklist-app-that-works-with-infinite-options/630674)
**Author:** [@AAD](https://community.shopify.com/u/AAD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/picklist-app-that-works-with-infinite-options/630674 "2026-09-29T09:07:15Z")
As stated in the title, I am looking for a Picklist app that is compatible with Infinite Options. I have tested out like 5 and so far NONE of them print out with all the options from Infinite Options. I am using Ship S… --- ## [How do you reconcile Shopify orders with Stripe payouts without losing your mind?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-reconcile-shopify-orders-with-stripe-payouts-without-losing-your-mind/580987)
**Author:** [@sg915156850](https://community.shopify.com/u/sg915156850)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-reconcile-shopify-orders-with-stripe-payouts-without-losing-your-mind/580987 "2026-09-26T10:10:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new here and trying to understand how other Shopify merchants actually deal with Stripe payouts. When volume grows, reconciliation stops being 1:1: – Stripe payouts include multiple orders – refunds … --- ## [Usage of undocumented APIs?](https://community.shopify.com/t/usage-of-undocumented-apis/659365)
**Author:** [@arminggwp](https://community.shopify.com/u/arminggwp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/usage-of-undocumented-apis/659365 "2026-09-24T12:48:17Z")
Hey guys, first time posting - not sure if this is the right board/topic. I had the following idea - I do some work on Shopify themes, and noticed that the online Shopify editor is basically VS Code (monaco) but online.… --- ## [New Purchase order Process](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-purchase-order-process/630533)
**Author:** [@CherylA](https://community.shopify.com/u/CherylA)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-purchase-order-process/630533 "2026-09-22T14:07:47Z")
What a cluster f\*\*\*. Just seems to have been launched on us. Lots of extra steps. Stupid need to indicate transfer from supplier to store. We have ordered the product, we load the purchase order, we receive it. Why ove… --- ## [Feature Request: Customer Order History Product Search](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-customer-order-history-product-search/667630)
**Author:** [@jaheskamp](https://community.shopify.com/u/jaheskamp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-customer-order-history-product-search/667630 "2026-09-21T06:25:32Z")
Feature Request: Customer Order History Product Search I would love to see Shopify add the ability for customers to search their complete order history by product title or SKU from within their customer account. For bus… --- ## [Feature request - Views for Product, Content, etc](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-views-for-product-content-etc/607244)
**Author:** [@VV21](https://community.shopify.com/u/VV21)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-views-for-product-content-etc/607244 "2026-09-18T19:36:01Z")
The horizontal tabs have disappeared from Product Views but still there for Content files. Make the views consistent across the board. If the horizontal tabs are being replaced by the All dropdown, then at least let us s… --- ## [Tips for CRO](https://community.shopify.com/t/tips-for-cro/632270)
**Author:** [@danielwright](https://community.shopify.com/u/danielwright)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/tips-for-cro/632270 "2026-09-16T03:51:43Z")
Curious to hear from other merchants: What’s one change that significantly improved your conversion rate? Looking forward to learning from your experiences. --- ## [How do you handle it when a competitor undercuts your price?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-handle-it-when-a-competitor-undercuts-your-price/666975)
**Author:** [@joshvaz](https://community.shopify.com/u/joshvaz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-handle-it-when-a-competitor-undercuts-your-price/666975 "2026-09-05T00:43:39Z")
Question for fellow Shopify merchants: How do you currently handle it when a competitor prices below you? Do you match, hold your price, or just not track it closely? I’m building a small tool (currently in beta) that … --- ## [Solution for hidden SKU and BARCODE field in create product in admin](https://community.shopify.com/t/solution-for-hidden-sku-and-barcode-field-in-create-product-in-admin/636439)
**Author:** [@bjornbjornbjorn](https://community.shopify.com/u/bjornbjornbjorn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/solution-for-hidden-sku-and-barcode-field-in-create-product-in-admin/636439 "2026-09-04T03:39:55Z")
I am loosing my mind. We have multiple people adding products to the shop. But with the update a while back that makes the SKU and BARCODE field and dropdown menu (hidden by default), we are constantly adding products wi… --- ## [Selecting orders past the first page to run a flow on](https://community.shopify.com/t/selecting-orders-past-the-first-page-to-run-a-flow-on/562618)
**Author:** [@GeoffJacksonAJP](https://community.shopify.com/u/GeoffJacksonAJP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/selecting-orders-past-the-first-page-to-run-a-flow-on/562618 "2026-09-03T02:52:54Z")
How the hell do we select filtered orders now in Shopify? I only appear to be able to select the first 50 or all orders in the store now… I am sure this was possible before? I need to do this in the backend admin inter… --- ## [Looking for ways to automate GA4 reporting](https://community.shopify.com/t/looking-for-ways-to-automate-ga4-reporting/622028)
**Author:** [@watches1](https://community.shopify.com/u/watches1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/looking-for-ways-to-automate-ga4-reporting/622028 "2026-09-03T02:51:48Z")
Hello all. We have a small team and our store is beginning to take off. I know analytics are importing but I am feeling overwhelmed with GA4. We are trying determine what marketing efforts are paying off. Does anyone hav… --- ## [Feature Request: Search Orders containing a product SKU](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-search-orders-containing-a-product-sku/672845)
**Author:** [@pedro.it](https://community.shopify.com/u/pedro.it)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-search-orders-containing-a-product-sku/672845 "2026-08-27T14:41:41Z")
Hi. Sometimes we need to quickly identify if any order (pending or not) has a certain product. By product name it’s near impossible to do this because we have many products with similar names. It should be possible to … --- ## [Feature Request: Block Vendors from Shopify Bill Pay](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-block-vendors-from-shopify-bill-pay/672542)
**Author:** [@Eleda\_Towle](https://community.shopify.com/u/Eleda_Towle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-block-vendors-from-shopify-bill-pay/672542 "2026-08-27T14:37:28Z")
Shopify Billy Pay is a great time-saver when it’s working properly. I love that it will auto-import bills and let me know when there are bills waiting that I need to schedule a payment for. The problem is that every em… --- ## [Mass description change?](https://community.shopify.com/t/mass-description-change/659387)
**Author:** [@mZee](https://community.shopify.com/u/mZee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/mass-description-change/659387 "2026-08-25T04:28:09Z")
I have about 200 products of a certain type that need a mass description change. They are all being changed to the same thing but they need to include the product name in each description. Manually doing this is going to… --- ## [How can I avoid distractions and stay focused?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-distractions-and-stay-focused/667543)
**Author:** [@saqlain1](https://community.shopify.com/u/saqlain1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-distractions-and-stay-focused/667543 "2026-08-20T01:50:13Z")
This is what happening with me, every time, things are distracting me like Chess game Social media /reels/YouTube shorts Because of these, I lost my productive time And every time, new distractions came out And I do… --- ## [How did you set up your bookkeeping since day 1?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-did-you-set-up-your-bookkeeping-since-day-1/575258)
**Author:** [@Cafn8me](https://community.shopify.com/u/Cafn8me)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-did-you-set-up-your-bookkeeping-since-day-1/575258 "2026-08-14T12:11:02Z")
If you started from scratch, what routine kept you accurate without overwhelm? Cash vs accrual, chart of accounts, receipt workflow, and monthly close checklist. --- ## [Your favourite business tasks? And the opposite?](https://community.shopify.com/t/your-favourite-business-tasks-and-the-opposite/557597)
**Author:** [@Cafn8me](https://community.shopify.com/u/Cafn8me)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/your-favourite-business-tasks-and-the-opposite/557597 "2026-08-12T10:25:51Z")
When you get to make your own hours, what business tasks do you actually enjoy doing vs. the ones you dread? --- ## [Make our lives easier with multiple shipper orders](https://community.shopify.com/t/make-our-lives-easier-with-multiple-shipper-orders/658724)
**Author:** [@RC\_de\_Mordaigle](https://community.shopify.com/u/RC_de_Mordaigle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/make-our-lives-easier-with-multiple-shipper-orders/658724 "2026-08-12T10:22:38Z")
Shopify should support multiple packages inside a single fulfillment, where each package can have its own tracking number, carrier, and optional tracking URL. Today, multiple tracking numbers are only practical when all… --- ## [Shopify Merchants: What is your biggest challenge? I want to build a solution!](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-merchants-what-is-your-biggest-challenge-i-want-to-build-a-solution/660031)
**Author:** [@user3918](https://community.shopify.com/u/user3918)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-merchants-what-is-your-biggest-challenge-i-want-to-build-a-solution/660031 "2026-08-12T04:21:27Z")
Hi Shopify merchants I am planning to build a Shopify app and I want to solve a real problem that merchants face in their daily business. I would love to hear from you: What is the biggest challenge you face while ru… --- ## [Automatically reconciling Shopify inventory for Amazon FBA orders using Shopify Flow](https://community.shopify.com/t/automatically-reconciling-shopify-inventory-for-amazon-fba-orders-using-shopify-flow/582916)
**Author:** [@Gabe\_Stillwater](https://community.shopify.com/u/Gabe_Stillwater)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/automatically-reconciling-shopify-inventory-for-amazon-fba-orders-using-shopify-flow/582916 "2026-08-11T09:01:35Z")
This Shopify Flow is designed to automatically reconcile Shopify inventory when Amazon FBA fulfills orders through Marketplace Connect. When a new order is created, the Flow checks whether the customer display name equal… --- ## [How can I fix mismatched purchase orders and transfers?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-fix-mismatched-purchase-orders-and-transfers/632264)
**Author:** [@Filipe\_Silva](https://community.shopify.com/u/Filipe_Silva)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-fix-mismatched-purchase-orders-and-transfers/632264 "2026-07-31T20:28:43Z")
Hey guys, I need help. I created a purchase order, and the supplier amended it by adding several products at my request. I modified my purchase order accordingly, but the transfer does not update—even after unlinking it… --- ## [Why was the 'Print packing slip' button moved?](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-was-the-print-packing-slip-button-moved/653389)
**Author:** [@MusikMachineRockShop](https://community.shopify.com/u/MusikMachineRockShop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-was-the-print-packing-slip-button-moved/653389 "2026-07-21T16:34:14Z")
Hello everyone, Since the latest Shopify Admin update, I noticed that the “Print packing slip” button has been moved into the “More actions” menu, while its previous place is now occupied by buttons such as Refund and R… --- ## [Add option to exclude category metafields when duplicating a product](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-option-to-exclude-category-metafields-when-duplicating-a-product/647099)
**Author:** [@TEXXSIA](https://community.shopify.com/u/TEXXSIA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-option-to-exclude-category-metafields-when-duplicating-a-product/647099 "2026-07-17T13:50:43Z")
When duplicating a product, add an optional checkbox to exclude category metafields from being copied. This would allow Shopify Magic to generate fresh AI suggestions based on the new product’s title, description, and im… [Next page](https://community.shopify.com/c/productivity/285.md?page=1)