Selective inventory showed to customers online

Topic summary

Goal: Show specific products to online customers based on the day of the week (e.g., only white dresses on Monday, blue pants on Tuesday, or a specific brand per day).

Feasibility: Confirmed possible, with several implementation paths depending on tools and coding comfort.

Options:

  • Third-party apps: Use Shopify App Store tools that let you define rules by attribute (color, brand) and schedule by weekday.
  • Day-based collections: Create “Monday,” “Tuesday,” etc., collections and schedule their visibility to match each day.
  • Theme customization: Edit templates to detect the current weekday and filter listings accordingly; requires coding.
  • Shopify APIs: Build a script or private app that runs daily to update product visibility based on the day (APIs enable programmatic control of the store).
  • Liquid filters: Use Liquid (Shopify’s templating language) in theme code to apply custom filters by day/attribute.

Status: One reply provides methods; no confirmation of implementation or selected approach. Discussion appears open.

Summarized with AI on January 21. AI used: gpt-5.

Can you filter what is showed to online customers for a particular day of the week? For instance, if you only want to show your customers WHITE dresses on Monday, BLUE pants on Tuesday, etc. Or even only show a particular brand for any given day? Thank you in advance for your responses!

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Hello @CharlieB2B ,

This is Gina from flareAI app helping Shopify merchants get $7Million+ in sales from Google Search, on autopilot.

Yes, you can filter what is shown to online customers for a particular day of the week in Shopify. There are a few ways to do this.

  • You may want to utilize third-party applications available on the Shopify App Store that offer enhanced filtering and customization features. Some of these apps enable you to establish rules that dictate the products to showcase, taking into account specific factors such as color, brand, or day of the week.

  • Crafting distinct collections for individual days or specific criteria could be an approach. For instance, crafting a “Monday Collection,” a “Tuesday Collection,” and so forth, and subsequently scheduling these collections for visibility on their respective days.

  • Depending on your theme and coding proficiency, it might be possible to tailor your Shopify theme to achieve this effect. Potentially, you may need to adjust the code responsible for generating product listings to factor in the current day and apply product filters accordingly. This could necessitate some coding knowledge, making it advisable for those comfortable with web development.

  • If you possess technical know-how or have access to a developer, you could leverage Shopify’s APIs to devise a more sophisticated solution. This could entail developing a script or application that operates daily, updating the displayed products on your store based on the day of the week.

  • In cases where you’re familiar with Liquid code, you can also employ it to establish custom filters.

Let me know if you have any questions. If you find the answer helpful give it a Like and âś“ Mark it as an Accepted Solution.

Gina