How can I display multiple color variants of a product separately?

Store Design

Topic summary

Goal: Group identical products by color into a single product view (variants) while still displaying each color as its own separate product.

Key suggestions:

  • Product Colors app: Suggested as potentially enabling linked color displays; other related swatch apps also mentioned for collection page swatches.
  • YMQ Product Options & Variants: Recommended for managing many variants; noted learning curve but helpful support.
  • Easify Product Options: Uses an “Option URL” feature to link separate products so shoppers can switch colors as if they were variants, while each remains a distinct product. Requires creating similar option sets per color and assigning a default selection per product. Screenshots illustrate storefront behavior and configuration; live chat support offered.
  • Merges app: Combines existing products into a new product with variants. During save, you can keep original products active (or archive), aligning with the need to show both a combined variant product and separate listings.

Status: No confirmation from the original poster; no consensus reached. Images/screenshots are provided to demonstrate setup for the Easify approach.

Summarized with AI on December 31. AI used: gpt-5.
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Dear All,

I have the same products in different colors. They are currently displayed as individual products. I would like to combine them in one product where customers will be able to see all color variants. I don’t want to upload them as one product with variants, as I would like customers to be able to see all of them as separate products, too.

I couldn’t find an app that does that, but if there is one, I would be happy to use it :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

Maya

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Hey @Zdravko ,

I personally haven’t used these, but it seems to say that it can do what you’re asking

https://apps.shopify.com/product-colors

I see some other apps recommended under this also. I checked them and they seem to focus more on adding the swatches on the collections page, etc.. Maybe try them and see.

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I use YMQ Product Options and Variants and can highly recommend it! All of my items have a LOT of variants and the only way I could manage it was by using this app. There’s a bit of a learning curve, but they’re super helpful!

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Hi @Zdravko ,

The Easify Product Options app offers a simple solution to address your concerns effortlessly. This app enables you to establish cross-product links among items that are similar but vary in colors, using the exclusive Option URL feature :hugs: . Although it may resemble switching between Shopify variants, it’s essentially a seamless transition between distinct products. Here’s a brief demonstration:

Storefront:

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App Settings:

To implement this, you will need to create similar option sets for each of your products that only differ in color. The option sets differ in the default selected option value and assigned product.

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  • White T-shirt option set:

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  • Duplicate and edit the White T-shirt option set to create the Black T-shirt option set:

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If you encounter any challenges during the setup process, feel free to connect with the Easify team through the in-app live chat for prompt assistance.

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Hi Maya

We developed a new App that lets you merge and combine your existing products into a new Product with Variants. During the save process of the new Product you can choose if you would like to keep the previous Products active or archive them automatically.

I hope this will help you achieve your goal and simplify your workflow.

You find our app “Merges“ in the shopify app store : https://apps.shopify.com/merges