Change default template suffix in Shopify?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Goal: set a secondary product template suffix (product.bundle) as the default for new products in Shopify instead of the stock product template (product).

Context: In Shopify, a template suffix determines which theme template a product page uses. By default, new products get the “product” template, requiring manual switches to “product.bundle”.

Suggestion provided:

  • Back up the default product template.
  • Copy the code/content of the bundle template into the default product template. This effectively makes the default template behave like product.bundle, so newly created products use the desired layout by default.

Notes:

  • No built-in setting was cited to change the default template selection globally in the admin.
  • No confirmation that the workaround was implemented or resolved the issue.

Status: A practical workaround was proposed; the question of an official setting to change the default remains open.

Summarized with AI on February 27. AI used: gpt-5.
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I want to use one of the secondary template suffixes as my primary/default product template. Is there any way to do so in Shopify? Website

Currently, when I create a new product it automatically selects the stock “product” template suffix by default, and I need it to automatically select my “product.bundle” suffix by default.

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You can make a backup of the default product template. Copy and paste the bundle template to the default product template. I guess it can work for you