still not available, you have to go into buld edit mode and then you can choose the column, have to wonder why we can’t create a custom view with specific columns…
Topic summary
Users are seeking to customize the product list view in Shopify’s admin panel to display fields like SKU and price, while removing less useful columns such as Vendor, Markets, and Sales Channels.
Current Limitations:
- Shopify support confirmed this customization is not natively possible due to platform limitations
- The bulk edit mode offers a workaround where users can select custom columns, but this doesn’t change the default product list view
- Some users report that previously available columns were removed with no way to restore them
Attempted Solutions:
- Third-party apps like “Product List” or “Better Admin Products” were suggested, but users struggled to locate these specific apps or found they didn’t work as expected
- Multiple participants expressed frustration that such basic functionality requires paid third-party apps, with concerns about data privacy
Community Sentiment:
- Strong consensus that customizable product list columns should be a standard feature, especially for essential fields like SKU and price
- Comparisons made to other e-commerce platforms (like Magento) where this functionality exists natively
- One user suggested voting for this as a feature request, though adoption appears limited
Status: The discussion remains unresolved with no native solution available.
for anyone that replied here, if you want this feature, I would guess you would need to vote for it. It seems I’m the only one who voted for this.
I thought it was a feature request before some forum post have the vote feature, while others don’t.
I’m not convinced that Shopify will solve this, but I can dream. Paying for such a basic functionnality is silly, but I can see some user paying for it if they really need it.
My opinion regarding third party app is that most of them gather your data on their servers, and that’s something I try to avoid.
Just because you want something does not in anyway make it “basic”
This is such a silly cliché, no single platform can do EVERYTHING for EVERYONE, and everyone includes you.
Creating a business philosophy around expectation of what other business should do is a good way to fail.
Like a good accountant or lawyer , Apps save you time and or outright make you money.
The forums are filled with no longer existing businesses that convinced themselves of the “rational” decision to hobble themselves.
Use apps for your benefit, or build your own.
Showing prices and being able to change fields is a basic setting in all the platforms I have used, so having to pay for a feature that is really basic is wrong.
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That is your opinion.
Because you can add column in different places in this app, it doesn’t feel so far out of reach to allow shop owner to customize this list as well. As it’s one of the core data to have a store, it would make sense to allow shop owner to manage their inventory easily no? You can somewhat filter the products but you cannot save the view (iirc).
I want to add, that some columns were there and they removed some of them with no way to have them back.
Then use those platforms, as a business use the best tools.
It’s a fact of life, everyone else can’t do everything for you.
Empower yourself and create the custom processes you need instead of hoping some billion dollar company will change it’s course just for you.
You can build your own apps, use lowcode dashboard tools, or literally just use excel/google-sheets when the need is for columns in bulk editing.
Here’s different take that might get through to some: why would you want all your competitors to have the same capabilities your business has.
Invest in your processes, build your moats.