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, @wazeer .

This is Elias from Shopify Support. I’d be happy to lend a hand with this!

For individual products, you can add the SKU numbers by going into each product and adding them to the product details. However, if you’re looking to add SKU numbers to multiple products, then you can use the bulk editor - this allows you to edit up to 50 products and its variants per page. After selecting the products and entering the bulk editor, the SKU columns is available by default. For any other product attributes, you can add the product properties to the bulk editor.

Here’s an example of the bulk editor from my test store:

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I’d love to know if this is what you’re looking for. Let me know!