Why aren't all my products showing on my Starter Plan page?

Topic summary

  • Issue: After moving from free trial to Starter, only 24 products appear on the main page, and collections can’t be created, even though products are active with correct quantities.

  • Clarifications: On the Starter plan, displaying 24 products on the main page is expected; a “View all” button should link to the full product list. The Starter plan doesn’t support collections (groupings of products) and provides a lightweight online store focused on selling individual items, especially via social channels.

  • Suggestions: To show products on the homepage, use the theme editor and add a section that displays products. For more customization and collections, upgrade to the Shopify Basic plan. Important caveat: After upgrading, you cannot revert the same store back to Starter; returning would require creating a new store on the Starter plan.

  • Open question: Another participant on a free trial says no products show at all and asks if purchasing Starter is required for products to appear. This specific question remains unanswered in the thread.

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

For me, the products doesn’t show at all. All the products are active. Right now I’m on the free trial and I want to get the Starter Plan, do i have to get the Starter Plan for the products to show?