Categorizing regular sized clothes from plus sized clothes.

[theskyelines]

Hello! 

I am having major trouble separating regular and plus sized clothing in my store. I have created nested menus. My goal is for those menus to break down and show the sizes separately. For instance, in Dresses: there is a dropdown once you click that option for Women's Regular and Women's Plus. The problem appears when the sizes do not separate, even after I have tagged the items plus, regular, sm, 2x, etc. 

I had hoped to create this breakdown in efforts to give customers a smoother transition when shopping, instead of having everything all group together. I have created multiple collections. Nested menus are in place. But I cannot figure out how to properly separate the two groups of clothes with making everything disappear or without still seeing everything together. I have watched videos and tried to get help via chat. I'm hoping that this can help me find the missing piece. 

Thanks in advance! 

[DaisyVo]

Hi @theskyelines 

I totally get why this is frustrating—you've put in the work to create collections and nested menus, but the sizes just aren't filtering the way you need them to. The good news is that you're on the right track, and we just need to tweak a few things to get everything displaying properly.

What’s Happening?

It sounds like Shopify is not properly filtering your products based on the tags you’ve set (e.g., "plus", "regular", "sm", "2x", etc.). The issue could be that Shopify’s automated collections and menu filtering system need a more structured approach when defining product conditions.

How to Fix It:

Here’s a step-by-step way to properly separate your Regular and Plus Size clothing into distinct sections within your nested menus.

Step 1: Make Sure Collections Are Set Up Correctly

Since you want to separate Women’s Regular and Women’s Plus, you’ll need to use automated collections instead of just tagging and manually sorting them. Here’s how:

1. Go to Shopify Admin > Click Products > Collections.
2. Click Create Collection and name it Women’s Regular.
3. Under Collection Type, select Automated.
4. Add the following condition:
   • Product tag is regular (or any specific tag you're using for regular sizes).
   • OR Size is XS, S, M, L, XL (to exclude plus-size).
5. Click Save.

Now, do the same for Women’s Plus:

1. Create a new collection called Women’s Plus.
2. Set it as Automated.
3. Add the condition:
   • Product tag is plus.
   • OR Size is 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X.
4. Click Save.

Step 2: Adjust Your Nested Menus

Now that your collections are properly defined, it’s time to adjust your menu.

1. Go to Shopify Admin > Online Store > Navigation.
2. Find your main menu and locate Dresses.
3. Under Dresses, add two sub-menu items:
   • Women’s Regular (Link it to the Women’s Regular collection).
   • Women’s Plus (Link it to the Women’s Plus collection).
4. Save and check your store!

Step 3: Double-Check Tags on Products

• Go to Products in Shopify Admin.
• Check that each product has either the plus or regular tag, but not both.
• If a product is missing from a collection, update the tags to match your automated collection conditions.

Step 4: Test Your Filters

• Visit your store and click Dresses > Women’s Regular.
• Check if only regular sizes appear.
• Do the same for Women’s Plus.
• If anything still overlaps, make sure no product has conflicting tags.

Why This Works

Using automated collections ensures that Shopify dynamically includes the right products without needing constant manual updates. This also prevents Shopify from displaying all items together when filtering isn't working.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you run into any issues—I’m happy to troubleshoot further.

If you need extra help, just let me know asap. Thanks
Daisy.