Do not show variations that are not available

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

Shopify product page shows unavailable second-option values after selecting the “Twin” size, even though non-existent variant combinations were deleted in Admin. Only two styles should appear for Twin (“The Scallop” and “The Wave – Blue”), but three unavailable options remain visible. Screenshots illustrate the variant matrix and the unwanted “Unavailable” options.

Recommended steps center on theme behavior rather than product data. The responder suggests checking the theme settings for an option to hide non-existent or unavailable variant combinations, as some themes support this natively.

If no setting exists, a theme-specific customization is likely required. The responder advises searching for “hide unavailable variants” solutions, noting it’s a common topic with multiple approaches that depend on the theme.

A referenced “linking-variants” advanced customization guide (built for vintage themes) can guide the behavior but must be adapted for Online Store 2.0 themes. No confirmed fix in-thread; next steps are to adjust theme settings or implement/adapt the guide’s code.

Summarized with AI on January 19. AI used: gpt-5.
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I have a bedding company and we manufacture different sizes in different styles. The Twin Size is only manufactured in two styles (see chart below).

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Twin is manufactured in the following:

  1. The Scallop
  2. The Wave - Blue

So, when a user selects the first option “twin” and then selects a second option it shows the following below – the three “unavailable” options. I want those to not even be listed if someone selects “twin”. I would like it to just show the Scallop and The Wave. I have already deleted those variant combinations within the product in shopify admin and they continue to show up. Can anyone help with this?

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Double check theme settings for an option to hide non-existent combinations.

Search the forums “hide unavailable variants” or similar wording it’s a common discussion with many existing answers whose customizations will depend on the theme.

Also see linking-variants advanced customization guide (made for vintage themes has to be adapted for OS.20 themes)

https://community.shopify.com/topic/615156