Add alternative product name that is only visible to admin

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I would like all my products on my Shopify online store to have two sets of names. One that can be viewed by the customer on the online store. The other one is not visible to the customer and is for use only in the admin dashboards and in the POS. In addition, be able to use either name in the all products page as a search field for a particular product.

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Hello! It sounds like you’re describing our standard tagging system. You can learn how to create and use tags here.

Tagging enables you to categorize your products, organizes search results for customers yet aren’t displayed to customers and are only seen and editable through your admin.

Some considerations:

  • Tags are not case sensitive. For example, Approved and approved are the same tag.
  • You can only use letters, numbers, and hyphens in your tags.
  • Letters with accents and other symbols can exclude search results.

You also have the option to apply[ tags in bulk. ](http://Tags%20are not case sensitive. For example, Approved and approved are the same tag. You can only use letters, numbers, and hyphens in your tags. Letters with accents and other symbols can exclude search results.)If this isn’t quite what you are looking for, or if you need some additional features, check out our available tagging apps in the App Store.

Let me know what you think of these options!

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Hi Ren, Yes a tag serves some of my needs in that it is not visible to customers and I could use it as a filter on the all products page of the shopify admin. As a plus is there a way to disable the tag as a search key on the customers online store page? Such that products on the customer interface are not searchable via tags.

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Great question. The search bar and filters are generally something that can be customized via the theme code. If you are unfamiliar with coding, I recommend reaching out to a developer on the Community Forums or through our Expert Marketplace.

If you are versed in code, this page details how to create specific query parameters on the storefront search.

As an alternate, what about tagging using acronyms or other short-form words that customers wouldn’t use in a search bar? This might be a quick and easy alternative, even in the meantime.

Would love to know how that works out for you!