I have a woodworking website that is selling wood for people to make pens, cutting boards, bowls, etc. In my products I have the different species of wood. For example, Walnut. I have each size listed as an individual variant, 3/4” x 3/4” x 6”, 1.5” x 1.5” x 18”, etc etc. Some species have 10 variants, some have less. Overall I have 60 or so different species. I want a way to take specific variants from specific species and create a collection from that. How can I do this??
Topic summary
A woodworking merchant sells different wood species (e.g., Walnut, Cherry) with multiple size variants per product—some products have 10+ variants across 60 species total. They want to create collections featuring specific variants from specific species, rather than entire products.
Core Challenge:
- Shopify collections are product-based by default, not variant-based
- Seeking a user-friendly solution without extensive custom coding or high monthly costs
Proposed Solutions:
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Manual Product Duplication: Create separate products for each desired variant (e.g., “Walnut Block – 1.5” x 1.5" x 18"") and add them to manual collections
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Third-Party App: Use variant-separation apps like “Stamp – Collection Variants” that allow filtering and displaying specific variants on collection pages, with customizable settings per collection
Status: The discussion remains open with multiple solution paths suggested but no final decision indicated.
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I assume it involves creating custom code to make it work? I had done that, but it’s a pain to add the variants, would love to have a decent UI to do it. Even if I need to download an app, but can’t justify paying an extreme amount each month
Hello @NelsonWoodworks
Welcome to the Shopify Community! Please share your store URL and password (if it’s password-protected), so I can check and provide you with the exact solution.
- In Shopify, collections are based on products, not variants.
2 . If only a few variants from each product matter, you can create new products for those specific variants and add them to a manual collection.
For example, create a product like:
Walnut Block – 1.5” x 1.5” x 18”
Cherry Block – 3/4” x 3/4” x 6” - Then include these specific items in a manual collection like “Best Sellers”.
Third-party apps make it easy to separate variants. I own the Stamp – Collection Variants app , and we help merchants display variants separately on the collection page and home page. You can customize the settings per collection to show or hide specific variants, filter variants, or separate them by specific options. For example, you can create a “Gold” collection and display only gold-related variants.