"product variants"

How the price_inherited Field Simplifies Variant Pricing Import in Shopware 6

- Shopware

illustrative image for the "How the price_inherited Field Simplifies Variant Pricing Import in Shopware 6" guide with emojis, shopware logo, and text on blue background

Managing prices across parent and variant products is one of the recurring challenges in Shopware 6 catalogs, especially when dealing with numerous variations and frequent pricing updates. In many stores, variants unintentionally accumulate outdated, inconsistent, or manually modified prices that no longer align with the parent product’s intended pricing structure.

To solve this, the Improved Import & Export Tool for Shopware 6 introduces a new field: price_inherited. This feature helps merchants enforce clean, consistent pricing by ensuring that variant products automatically inherit pricing from their parent.

This article explains how price_inherited works, why it matters, and how to use it effectively. Continue Reading

Shopware 6 Product Export Guide: How to Filter Parent and Variant Products Efficiently

- Shopware

illustrative image for the "How to Filter Parent and Variant Products Efficiently shopware 6 export" guide with emojis, shopware logo, and text on blue background

Managing product exports in Shopware 6 can quickly become complex — especially for merchants working with large catalogs that include hundreds or thousands of parent–variant combinations. Whether you need to export only parent products for a marketplace feed, extract only variants for a pricing update, or isolate variants of a specific configurable product, our improved filtering options make these tasks significantly easier.

This guide explains how Shopware 6 parent/variant filtering works, how to configure export profiles correctly, common use cases, and important limitations to keep in mind. You’ll also find best-practice recommendations and troubleshooting tips to help ensure clean and consistent export files every time.

This article is based on the new parent/variant export features available in the Shopware import/export app. Continue Reading

Automatic Parent Product Creation: Smarter Shopify Imports for Cleaner Catalogs

- Shopify

illustrative image for the Shopify Import with Automatic Parent Product Creation guide with emojis and texts on green background

Shopify product imports can be extremely painful and time-consuming when the update file doesn’t contain parent products. If you work with large or complex catalogs, you know how challenging it can be to import such product data, especially when it only contains variant information. In many supplier feeds or marketplace exports, you’ll see entries for each size, color, or configuration, but no single parent (main) product to tie them together.

Until now, this meant manual editing, restructuring, and constant rework just to ensure the import process succeeded. But with our new Automatic Parent Product Creation feature, those days are over. Below, we explore the new functionality of the Improved Import & Export app for Shopify. Continue Reading

How to Import Shopify Product Variants by EAN

- Shopify

illustrative image for the How to Import Shopify Product Variants by EAN guide with emojis, barcode, and shopify logo on green background

Shopify stores EANs (European Article Numbers) or barcodes at the variant level, meaning each variant of a product — such as different sizes, colors, or packaging types — has its own unique EAN. This structure enables the direct identification and management of variants by barcode, eliminating the need for product names, option titles, or other less reliable identifiers.

When you import product data to Shopify by EAN with the Improved Import & Export app, the system can instantly locate and update the corresponding variant, improving accuracy, reducing errors, and making large-scale imports significantly faster. Below, we explore the new feature. Continue Reading

How to Add Product Variants in Shopify: 3 Easy Steps Explained + Alternative Methods

- Shopify

illustrative image for the "How to Add Product Variants in Shopify" guide

Managing multiple product variations — like different sizes, colors, or materials — can be overwhelming without the right tools. That’s why Shopify product variants exist, allowing merchants to consolidate all options under a single product listing.

Whether you’re launching new products or updating an existing catalog, knowing how to add product variants in Shopify is essential for streamlining inventory and enhancing customer experience. In this guide, we’ll cover everything from manually creating variants in three intuitive steps to duplicating and importing them in bulk. Continue Reading

How to Manage Products in Shopify: Reorder Variants

- Our extensions, Shopify

How to Bulk Update Shopify Product SKUs

In the following article, we explore how to reorder variants in Shopify. You will learn two different techniques: one for solo editing and another one for bulk product updates. If you deal with a few products, choose the first way. If you need to update the entire catalog, go with the second option. Below, we explain the principal difference between the two of them opportunities so that you can reorder variants in Shopify in a manner that suits your business well. Continue Reading