Variant gretyed out, but product in stock. Need help!

Topic summary

A merchant is experiencing an inventory display issue where a white shirt variant appears in stock in their inventory system, but the size options are greyed out and unavailable on the storefront.

The Problem:

  • Backend inventory shows the white shirt as available
  • Frontend product page displays the white color option as greyed out/unselectable
  • This creates a disconnect between actual stock levels and customer-facing availability

Status: The user is seeking help to identify the cause of this discrepancy and resolve the issue so customers can properly select and purchase the in-stock variant. No solution has been provided yet.

Summarized with AI on November 18. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Inventory for the white shirt shows in stock; yet when you click on white on the site it has the size greyed out. Why is this happening and how can we fix it?