multiple product images - group by color variant

Topic summary

Goal: In the Minimal theme, show only images matching the selected color swatch (variant), similar to Everlane’s product pages. The request is specifically about filtering the gallery by color after swatches are created.

Context: “Color swatches” are clickable color options; “variant images” are photos tied to a specific variant (e.g., Blue). The desired behavior is to display only the variant’s images when that swatch is selected.

Solutions proposed:

  • Apps that map images to variants: Clever Product Variants, Variant Image Wizard, Variant Image Automator, and later Rubik Variant Images (with demo video).
  • Code/customization: One user asked for a no‑app method; a YouTube tutorial was shared for the Dawn theme (with playlists for other themes), but no Minimal-specific code was posted.

Status: No built-in Minimal theme setting was confirmed. The actionable paths are: install a variant-image app or attempt theme code customization using tutorial resources.

Open items: How to implement a code-only solution on Minimal remains unanswered. Links and the demo video are central to implementation.

Summarized with AI on December 14. AI used: gpt-5.

Hello, I know this question was asked a long time ago, and I hope you have already resolved your issue. However, I wanted to answer for those who might face the same problem.

If you want to organize variant images based on options like color and display only the relevant images, you can use the Rubik Variant Images app.

You can give it a try here: https://apps.shopify.com/rubik-variant-images/

You can watch the demo video from the link below: