The meeting focused on methods to display product variants as separate products in a Shopify collection, covering both app-based and custom code options.
Two apps—Smart Product Filter & Search by Global and Varia C Product Variant—were demonstrated, with discussion on their pricing, features, and limitations.
A step-by-step guide was provided for implementing a custom code solution on the Dawn theme.
Attendees were encouraged to ask follow-up questions in the comments for further clarification.
Action Items
No specific action items with assigned owners or due dates were mentioned in the transcript.
App Solutions for Splitting Product Variants
Two apps were presented as solutions:
Smart Product Filter & Search by Global: Free for up to 25 products, then $14.19/month; allows easy separation of variants by an attribute (like color) within the collection page.
Varia C Product Variant: Lower cost, but splits all variants (color + size), with limited customization to show just one variant type; supports rules for specific collections/products.
Both apps do not alter the product detail page—variants remain grouped there.
Custom Code Solution for the Dawn Theme
Detailed instructions were given for customizing the Dawn 8.0 theme to display color variants as separate products in the collection grid.
Steps involved duplicating the theme, editing the main-collection-product-grid.liquid section, and adding a new snippet for the product variant card.
Limitations: Custom code requires manual updates after each theme upgrade or change; only applies to the current theme version.
To display the correct image for each color variant, images must be assigned within the product setup in Shopify.
Decisions
Recommended Smart Product Filter & Search by Global as the easier, more robust app solution — due to its features and seamless theme updates.
Advised against Varia C Product Variant for detailed variant separation needs — limited by its inability to isolate single variant attributes like color without also splitting by size.
Open Questions / Follow-Ups
No pending issues or open questions were recorded during the meeting. Attendees were invited to leave questions in the video comments for further assistance.