Why aren't all color tags displaying in my Shopify sidebar filter?

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Ella theme is experiencing an issue where not all color tags appear in the sidebar filter on collection pages, despite adding them to product variants.

Key Issues Identified:

  • Inconsistent tag formatting: some tags have spaces after commas, mixed uppercase/lowercase usage
  • Color tags may not be properly assigned to all products in the collection
  • Tags in the theme customization settings must exactly match tags applied to products (case-sensitive)

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

  • User corrected tag formatting and created a product with “Rose Gold” color tag
  • Issue persists even after corrections
  • Screenshots shared showing the problem and backend code from collection-sidebar.liquid file
  • Store URL provided for further investigation

Current Status: The problem remains unresolved. A community helper has requested to see the backend code where color filter logic is implemented to diagnose further.

Summarized with AI on November 21. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

I have added color tags in Shopify Tag (List Tags) but not all colors are getting displayed on the sidebar filter. I am not getting while added color tags on each product variant,few colors are not displayed.

Anyone can help with what issues there and what fix

Appreciate all help.

what theme are you using for this?

notice soe have spaces after the comma, and some are lowercase and some are uppercase, make sure it stays the same

I am using ella theme of Shopify. Few Color tags are appearing and some color tags not appearing.

Hello @nitinj First of all enter all words case-sensitive and second thing whatever tag you added in customization just create all products with that tag like in your case create product with Rose Gold, Wine etc after that check color tag list.

Color tag is not assigned to products that’s why all colors are not showing.

Thank you for the reply.

I have fixed the tag and created product color with name Rose Gold. What i am doing is not correct ?

Still not appearing in the filter. Am I missing something?

Thank you

@nitinj Can you please provide store url?

https://confettiweddingstas.com.au

Hi @nitinj Can you please share screenshot of backend where you write the code for color!

Sidebar Filter code is coming from collection-


sidebar.liquid.