# Variant input setting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Store Design\ **Tags:** liquid, checkout-page, Setting-Up\ **Created:** [January 16, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697 "2024-01-16T10:51:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1 ## AI-generated summary Need for a theme section schema input that can select specific product variants, not just a product’s default or first available variant. The current available input settings appear to support product selection only, which limits variant-level merchandising on custom themes. Current update: - A response confirms there is no built-in product variant input setting in the documented schema options. - The request was forwarded as a feature request for future updates. Main concerns raised: - Variant selection is described as a common need for stores that display or configure products at the variant level. - Current workarounds rely on extra text fields for variant IDs or SKUs (stock keeping units), which is seen as poor UX and inconvenient for merchants. - Some participants specifically ask for a `variant_list`-type schema input. Status: - No implementation or release update was provided. - The discussion remains open and unresolved. - A related open question is whether custom input interfaces could be exposed as an alternative solution.
**Author:** ![tobi-emmanuel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/shopifyforum/user_avatar/community.shopify.com/tobi-emmanuel/32/391077_2.png) [@tobi-emmanuel](https://community.shopify.com/u/tobi-emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/1 "2024-01-16T10:51:01Z")
Is there a section schema input settings that pulls PRODUCT VARIANTS? I know theres a ‘product’ setting, but trying to select specific variants for a section as opposed to the first\_available/default. ---
**Author:** ![Liam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/shopifyforum/user_avatar/community.shopify.com/liam/32/223867_2.png) [@Liam](https://community.shopify.com/u/Liam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/2 "2024-01-17T15:55:56Z")
Hi Tobi, It doesn’t look like we have an input setting for product variant in [our available input settings](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/architecture/settings/input-settings), but I’d added this as a feature request for future updates. ---
**Author:** ![tobi-emmanuel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/shopifyforum/user_avatar/community.shopify.com/tobi-emmanuel/32/391077_2.png) [@tobi-emmanuel](https://community.shopify.com/u/tobi-emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/3 "2024-01-18T12:12:58Z")
Thanks @Liam ---
**Author:** ![ZachQDL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/df788c/32.png) [@ZachQDL](https://community.shopify.com/u/ZachQDL)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/4 "2024-05-23T02:24:58Z")
+1 here, been developing Shopify for nearly 10 years I can tell you this settings would have come in handy plenty of times. We always provide an accompanying text field to provide the variant ID or SKU along with the product, but this is not great UX. ---
**Author:** ![jz-mndk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jz-mndk](https://community.shopify.com/u/jz-mndk)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/5 "2024-06-07T00:10:47Z")
+1 - This is most definitely a feature that would be useful for custom themes that display products on a variant level. ---
**Author:** ![maxgrind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@maxgrind](https://community.shopify.com/u/maxgrind)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/6 "2024-10-21T12:57:57Z")
Any news on this? I think it would be a very useful option and used by a lot of merchants. ---
**Author:** ![eddiearnoldzapata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@eddiearnoldzapata](https://community.shopify.com/u/eddiearnoldzapata)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/7 "2025-11-03T21:56:17Z")
+1 on variant\_lists as a schema input! ---
**Author:** ![ooyaasuumii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/shopifyforum/user_avatar/community.shopify.com/ooyaasuumii/32/204833_2.png) [@ooyaasuumii](https://community.shopify.com/u/ooyaasuumii)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/8 "2026-01-22T05:06:48Z")
How is this still not a thing lol ---
**Author:** ![he110](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@he110](https://community.shopify.com/u/he110)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/variant-input-setting/285697/9 "2026-04-15T01:17:12Z")
Are there any further updates? I’m still waiting. Alternatively, would it be possible to expose an interface for custom inputs?