Split Products
Split Products lets you take a single Shopify product that has multiple variants and separate each variant into its own standalone product. The new products are automatically grouped into a listing so customers can switch between them using option selectors.
When to Use Split Products
This feature is useful when:
A product has too many variant combinations (Shopify limits products to 100 variants)
You want separate product pages for each color or style
You need independent inventory tracking for each variant
You want to set different prices for what were previously just variants
For example, if you sell a jacket in 5 colors and 4 sizes, that is 20 variants on one product. Splitting by color gives you 5 separate products, each with 4 size variants, and a listing that ties them together with a Color option selector.
How to Split a Product
From the dashboard, click the More actions menu and select Split Products
Click the product picker button to search your Shopify catalog
Select the product you want to split
Review the list of variants – each variant that will become a new product is shown
Choose which option to use for grouping (e.g. “Color”) or create a new one
Click Continue to start the split
The app creates a new Shopify product for each selected variant. Each new product:
Uses the variant title as its product title
Copies the variant’s SKU, barcode, price, compare-at price, and weight
Gets the variant’s image as its product image
What Transfers and What Does Not
Transferred to new products:
Product title (from variant title)
SKU
Barcode
Price and compare-at price
Weight and weight unit
Cost per item
Not transferred:
Inventory quantities (new products start at zero inventory)
Product description (you can add this manually after splitting)
SEO metadata
Tags
Tips:
Check inventory quantities on the new products after splitting. Since inventory does not transfer, you will need to set stock levels manually in Shopify.
The original product is not modified or deleted. You can keep it or archive it after confirming the split worked correctly.
Split Products works best when your variants follow a clear pattern like Color or Material. If variants differ in multiple ways, you may want to create the listing manually instead.