Documentation

Guides, integrations, and troubleshooting for merging Shopify products with Merges.

Getting started

User manual

Step-by-step guide to merging Shopify products with Merges - from the Shopify admin selection to saving, publishing and managing the merged product.

2 min read

Video tutorial

Learn how to easily combine similar Shopify product variants into optimized single listings using the Merges app. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through the entire process.

4 min read

Post-merge checklist

A practical checklist for the first 30 minutes after saving a merge - verify the storefront, confirm channels, check fulfillment, and catch anything Merges could not migrate automatically.

Guides

4 min read

Advanced usage and limitations

Shopify's variant, option, image and rate limits, and how Merges works within them.

3 min read

Managing inventory after merging

How inventory behaves after a merge, what breaks when a third-party supplier reimports products, and how to restore sync with dropshippers like Printful and GigaB2B.

2 min read

Handling duplicate variant options

Merges for Shopify allows you to combine multiple products into a single listing efficiently. However, due to Shopify's requirement that option value combinations must always be unique, there are specific steps you need to follow to manage option values correctly during the merging process.

3 min read

AI-generated titles and descriptions

How Merges proposes titles and descriptions for merged products, how to regenerate or revert to an original, and when to edit by hand.

3 min read

URL redirects with Merges

How Merges generates 301 redirects from archived source products to the new merged product, which plans include redirects, and how to manage them in Shopify.

4 min read

Third-party fulfillment

A provider-by-provider guide to merging products that are fulfilled by third-party services - Printful, GigaB2B, Spark Shipping, and generic dropshippers - with the exact reassignment steps for each.

3 min read

Data handled by Merges

A detailed overview of every field Merges imports, consolidates and manages during the merging process, from titles and variants to metafields and reviews.

5 min read

Troubleshooting common issues

Fixes for the most common issues merchants hit with Merges - failed saves, missing images, wrong variant counts, stock showing zero, metafields not transferring, redirects not firing.

Integrations

3 min read

Judge.me review sync

Judge.me stopped transferring reviews between products in March 2026. Here is what changed, why, and how to keep reviews connected using Product Groups.

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2048 variants, one product: how Merges unlocks Shopify's new limit

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Documentation

Getting started

User manual

Video tutorial

Post-merge checklist

Guides

Advanced usage and limitations

Managing inventory after merging

Handling duplicate variant options

AI-generated titles and descriptions

URL redirects with Merges

Third-party fulfillment

Data handled by Merges

Troubleshooting common issues

Integrations

Judge.me review sync

Latest articles

Why native Shopify variants win in agentic AI shopping

Best way to combine products in Shopify in 2026

2048 variants, one product: how Merges unlocks Shopify's new limit

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Documentation

Getting started

User manual

Video tutorial

Post-merge checklist

Guides

Advanced usage and limitations

Managing inventory after merging

Handling duplicate variant options

AI-generated titles and descriptions

URL redirects with Merges

Third-party fulfillment

Data handled by Merges

Troubleshooting common issues

Integrations

Judge.me review sync