SEO-friendly structure for book series (unique URLs + collection management) - Variant products

[claire_verty]

Hi everyone,

I run an online children’s bookstore (verty.eu), and I’m facing a technical and SEO-related challenge with how I currently structure products that belong to the same book series.

Current setup:

• For each series, I have one main product (usually volume 1).

• Other volumes are handled as variants through a custom metafield.

• Users can switch between volumes via a set of buttons (example: Caroline et ses amis - series).

The problem:

• The URL doesn’t change when selecting a different volume — only the product content (title, description, etc.) changes dynamically via metafields.

• As a result, all volumes share the same URL, so I can’t optimize SEO for each volume individually (no unique title/meta tags, no separate indexing on Google).

What I want:

• One unique product page (and URL) per volume, so I can write separate SEO metadata for each book and get better indexing.

Constraints:

• I don’t want every single volume to show up in regular collections (like by age or theme).

  • Some series have 20–30 volumes, which would clutter the collection pages and make navigation harder.

• My idea is to:

  • Create a dedicated collection for each series (e.g., “Caroline et ses amis”) to group all volumes.

  • On regular collection pages, only show volume 1 or a “hub” product that links to the series collection.

My questions:

1. What’s the best way to structure these products to balance SEO and user experience?

2. Is there a way to hide some products from collections (the other volumes) while keeping their product pages active and indexable?

3. Has anyone implemented something similar or have any suggestions or examples?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[topnewyork]

Hi @claire_verty,

To optimize SEO and user experience for your book series, create a separate Shopify product page for each volume so each has a unique URL and can have its own SEO metadata. Then, group all volumes of a series into a dedicated collection that acts as a series hub, which you can link from your main collections without cluttering them. Hide the individual volumes from your regular theme collections by excluding them or using tags, ensuring only the first volume or a “hub” product appears there. This way, each volume is fully indexable and optimized for search engines, while your site navigation remains clean and user-friendly.

Thanks!