Merge Products together making one product with Variants

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify merchant seeks to consolidate multiple standalone products into single products with variants (e.g., merging “2 oz Ink Set” and “4 oz Ink Set” into one product with size variants). Future needs may involve products with 40-50+ variants.

Proposed Solutions:

  • Manual CSV method: Export products to CSV, manipulate data in Excel, then re-import
  • Easify Product Options app: Create a main product and link existing products as selectable options (not true variants)
  • Merges app (https://apps.shopify.com/merges): Dedicated tool allowing selection of up to 100 products to merge in a few steps, preserving SKU, barcodes, and inventory data

Key Limitations:

  • Shopify currently restricts products to 100 variants maximum
  • This prevents merging extensive product lines (e.g., multiple clothing types with many colors/sizes)
  • Shopify’s promised expansion to 2,000 variants, initially expected “early 2025,” has not yet materialized

Related Questions:

  • Compatibility with dropshipping platforms (Printful, TeeLaunch)
  • Bundle apps vs. product merging for different use cases
  • Inventory syncing concerns when using bundle solutions

The discussion remains open, with the 100-variant ceiling being the primary unresolved constraint for users with complex product catalogs.

Summarized with AI on October 26. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi @All5th ,

To help you out, could you share some more info about your products? Tell me about the main product, the ones you want to merge into its variants, and whether these products already have options and variants set up. The more details you can provide, the better I can suggest a solution that fits your situation.

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