Shopify when will there be an upgrade of more than 5k products? especially for shopify plus users this limit should be removed and does not fit an innovative platform like Shopify.
Topic summary
A merchant migrating from Zen-Cart to Shopify faces a critical limitation: filtering becomes unavailable for collections exceeding 5,000 products. This creates poor user experience, as customers must navigate through top-level menus rather than using convenient filters for brand, attributes, and categories.
Proposed Solutions:
- Third-party apps like Boost AI Search & Filter or Smart Product Filter & Search
- These apps claim to support large-scale filtering but cost several hundred dollars annually
- Some apps still cap at 7,500 products, offering limited improvement
Community Sentiment:
- Strong consensus that Shopify should remove this arbitrary limit natively
- Particular frustration from Shopify Plus users who expect enterprise-level capabilities
- Users compare the restriction to artificially limiting platform functionality
- One participant suggests Shopify intentionally maintains this limitation to push users toward higher-priced tiers
Current Status:
The issue remains unresolved with no indication from Shopify about roadmap plans. The discussion includes an attached screenshot demonstrating the filtering limitation. Custom coding is mentioned as a potential workaround, though details aren’t provided.
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