100 Variant limit for an art supply store

[Greg12345]

I own an art supplies shop and I am struggling with the variant limit.  for example, I have oil paints in 195 colours and need customers to be able to see them all at once and not as separate products.  I dont need extra options such as size etc.

Most of the apps are too expensive as a $10 a month cost for the app would negate any profit from selling the product.

Does anyone know of a simple and free solution to just increasing a variant such as colour?

[DaisyVo]

Hi @Greg12345 

Unfortunately, Shopify's built-in variant limit is 100 per product, and increasing this limit typically requires a third-party app to extent it 

Best,

Daisy

[Taknify]

Hello Greg,
How about not making all the colours you have as variants at all and just have a product without variants. Then, we can create product metaobjects/metafields, that will allow your users to choose what colors they prefer. This can then come in as a property on your order (can also be added to note or colour as a tag) so you can still identify what color your customers choose. 

Let me know if you like to do this instead.  

[Greg12345]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, would that integrate with inventory ie if someone bought yellow it would decrement against the yellow item?

Thanks

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[Easify-Jolie]

Hi @Greg12345 

You can use Easify Product Options to solve this without any coding. The app’s Color Swatch feature is free and lets you display all 195 colors in a clean, user-friendly way without hitting Shopify’s variant limit. It’s very easy to set up, and below is an example with 12 colors—you can fully create all 195 color options as needed. 

• This is the result

• This is the app setting

This app is a hassle-free solution, and I think you’ll love it. Reach out to Easify if you need any help with the setup! 🤗