Link multiple products together - printful

[anon2024]

I want to offer a clear phone case (designed and imported from printful) with both black and white print. Is there a way to create both style son printful and have the color as just another variant - in addition to the phone model?

[iCart_App · Accepted solution]

Hello @anon2024,

Yes, you can create both black and white print styles for a clear phone case on Printful and offer them as color variants in addition to the phone model variant. 

Steps to Set Up Black and White Print Variants:

1. Create Two Print Designs:

   • In Printful, create two separate designs for the clear phone case—one with a black print and the other with a white print.

2. Add Both Designs to Your Shopify Store:

   • Once the designs are ready, create two separate products in Printful, each for the different print colors (black and white).

3. Sync Both Designs in Shopify:

   • Sync both designs to your Shopify store. You'll now have two separate products, but you’ll want to combine them into a single product with color variants.

4. Merge Products into a Single Listing:

   • In Shopify, go to Products and choose one of the phone cases (e.g., the black print).
   • Add a new variant to this product for the white print by clicking Add Variant and specifying the color option as "White".
   • Repeat this for all relevant phone models so both black and white prints are available for each model.

5. Adjust Product Options:

   • In the product settings, you can set two variant options:
     • Option 1: Phone Model (e.g., iPhone 13, iPhone 12)
     • Option 2: Color (Black, White)

6. Assign Printful Sync for Each Variant:

   • Ensure each variant is properly synced with the correct Printful product by going to Apps > Printful > Sync in Shopify and manually syncing each variant with the corresponding Printful product for that color and phone model.

[abueler]

Hi @anon2024,

If you’re looking to manage multiple print color variants for your Printful products efficiently, I recommend checking out the Merges app. It’s specifically designed to help Shopify merchants automatically merge Printful products while maintaining proper sync functionality.

With Merges, you can:

• Automatically combine multiple Printful products into a single listing with different color variants
• Keep your Printful sync intact for each variant
• Maintain real-time inventory updates
• Save time by avoiding manual product merging

The app uses AI to analyze your products and automatically generates the optimal option structure for your merged listings. This means you can easily offer both black and white prints as color variants alongside phone model options, while ensuring each variant remains properly connected to Printful for fulfillment.

For merchants managing multiple print-on-demand products, Merges helps streamline your catalog organization and saves significant time on product management. The app is fully integrated with both Shopify and Printful, requiring no modifications to your store’s frontend.

Hope this helps with your product organization needs!

Merges on the Shopify app store: https://apps.shopify.com/merges

[Easify-Mark]

Hi @anon2024,

Many POD stores encounter the same challenge as yours - listing similar products separately without any connection. The Easify Product Options app can help by using the Option URL feature to create cross-product links. This allows you to connect similar products while keeping them separate, so your POD app can still recognize and process each product correctly 🤗.

If you’re interested in trying the app, let me know or feel free to reach out to the Easify team for a detailed setup guide.