Duplicate productmedia to shopify bundle

Topic summary

A merchant is struggling with creating product bundles that contain variants with unique images and custom alt text. The core issue: when bundles are created, product media doesn’t automatically duplicate, requiring manual addition and linking of 5,000+ images—a process that could take weeks or months.

Current limitation:

  • Shopify’s bulk editor doesn’t support duplicating product media for bundles
  • Each variant image must be manually re-added and linked

Proposed solution:
A bundling app (BOGOS) was suggested that claims to automatically inherit and display product variant images when creating bundles. The app offers three bundle types: classic bundles (fixed combinations), mix-and-match (customer choice), and quantity breaks (volume discounts).

Status: The discussion remains open with no confirmation whether the suggested app fully resolves the alt text preservation issue or if alternative native Shopify solutions exist.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi,

I have products with a lot of variants. These variants all have different images with custom alt texts. When creating bundles with these products, it does not duplicatie the productmedia. This means I would have to add them all again manually and link them to the variant (5.000+ images). This would take weeks if not months. Why can I not just simply duplicate them using the bulk editor?

What is a different approach to this problem?

Hi @Mark04

This is Ellie. I understand your challenge with managing product variants and images in bundles. BOGOS app can definitely help streamline this process for you!

BOGOS has advanced bundle creation features that work well with your product variants and their media. When you create bundles using BOGOS, the app automatically inherits and displays your product variants’ images within the new bundle.

There are several bundle types you can choose from depending on your needs:

  • Classic bundles: Perfect for fixed product combinations
  • Mix and match bundles: Great for letting customers choose from variant combinations
  • Quantity break bundles: Ideal for volume discounts across variants

If you’d like to explore how BOGOS can help streamline your bundle management, you can find us here in Shopify App Store. We’re here to make bundle management easier for merchants like you!