# Feature request

**URL:** <https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request/607242>\
**Category:** Productivity\
**Tags:** customizations\
**Created:** [April 11, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request/607242 "2026-04-11T03:53:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

## AI-generated summary

Product Bulk Editor customization is the main issue. The request is to stop automatically adding default columns such as Category and Channels, or to let merchants change those defaults and save their preferred column setup.

A key concern is cost and usability. The post argues merchants should not need a paid app just to control which columns appear in the bulk editor.

The response does not address the feature itself, but focuses on process. It advises searching existing forum discussions first and notes that these community forums are peer-to-peer, meaning they are not the main channel for getting Shopify to implement changes.

Recommended action:
- Submit the feature request directly to Shopify Support via the Help Center/chat.
- Then post on the forum again to document that the request was formally submitted.

No resolution or product update was reached in the discussion. The feature request remains open, with the only concrete next step being to contact Shopify directly.

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**Author:** ![VV21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@VV21](https://community.shopify.com/u/VV21)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request/607242/1 "2026-04-11T03:53:18Z")

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In the Product Bulk Editor, stop adding default columns like Category and Channels. Either let us change the defaults, or save our preferences. We should not have to pay for an app for this.

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**Author:** ![PaulNewton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/shopifyforum/user_avatar/community.shopify.com/paulnewton/32/81148_2.png) [@PaulNewton](https://community.shopify.com/u/PaulNewton)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request/607242/2 "2026-04-11T14:10:09Z")

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Search first: [https://community.shopify.com/search?q=bulk+editor+column](https://community.shopify.com/search?q=bulk+editor+column)  
Why do it alone

# Submitting feature requests to shopify

👋 These are the peer to peer forums, shopify staff pulled stakes long ago.  
Location location location:  
For actual feature requests or support contact shopify support advisor DIRECTLY:  
[https://help.shopify.com/](https://help.shopify.com/) → click “chat with human” or question mark button next to chat (as of March 2026)

THEN make a post AND reiterate that you’ve done that.  
Otherwise all your doing is screaming into the void AND encouraging other merchants to do the same instead of being effective at seeking change.

smh