How can I add SKU data to my product listing at admin level?

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

Users are requesting the ability to display SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) data as a column in the main product listing page within Shopify’s admin interface. Currently, the product list only shows product name, status, inventory, type, and vendor.

Shopify’s Current Limitations:

  • No native way to add SKU column to the “All Products” view
  • Suggested workarounds (bulk editor, inventory view) don’t meet user needs
  • Bulk editor lacks search functionality and shows variants rather than products
  • No ability to customize columns or sort/filter by SKU

User Pain Points:

  • Critical for stores with large inventories (6,500-80,000+ products)
  • Users need SKU visible for efficient product searches and management
  • One user created a Chrome extension as workaround, but abandoned it due to frequent Shopify admin updates
  • Feature is standard in competing platforms like BigCommerce

Status:

  • Thread active since 2021 with 10,000+ views
  • Shopify support has repeatedly acknowledged requests and promised to forward to developers
  • No timeline or commitment provided for implementation
  • Users express frustration at lack of progress on what they consider a basic retail management feature
  • Latest update: January 2025, still not implemented
Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hey, @LePatty .

Thank you for joining the thread and sharing the additional context.

I can see how important it is for you to display a SKU column with 6,500 products (and variants) in the Shopify admin, and I’d be happy to share your feedback as a feature request with our development team. While there isn’t a timeframe that I can share for developing features or making changes to the platform, you can see announcements of new features and platform changes on our Shopify Changelog.

That being said, I’d love to hear more about your business and I’d be happy to share some resources to help you get started.