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# Configure product group as variant

## **What is Product Group?**

**Group Products as Variants** allows you to link separate Shopify products together and display them as variant options on your storefront.

Instead of using Shopify's built-in variant system, you can connect individual products and let customers switch between them using color swatches, image swatches, buttons, or dropdown menus.

#### Give Each Product Its Own URL

Because each option is a separate Shopify product, every product keeps its own unique URL.

This can improve search engine visibility and allow each product to be indexed individually by Google.

#### Example

Instead of creating one product with multiple color variants:

* T-Shirt - Black
* T-Shirt - Blue
* T-Shirt - Red

You can create each color as a separate Shopify product and link them together using **Group Products as Variants**. Customers can then switch between colors just like they would with regular variants.

## Step-by-step configuration

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### <mark style="color:blue;">Create a Product Group</mark>

1. Open the **GLO Color Swatch** app.
2. Go to the **Product Groups** page.
3. Click **Add Product Group button**.

A new group will be created where you can add related products.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### <mark style="color:blue;">Add products to the group</mark>

1. Enter a name for the group.
2. Enter the option name for this group. This name will appear on the product page.
3. In the Add Product section, click the **Browse** button
4. Select all products that belong to the same product family.
5. Save your changes.

<figure><img src="/files/3InDBgTrHAWCuPcrQJxD" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
We suggest you use the common name of the products in the product group as the name for this group.

Example:

* Brow Shaping - Gel
* Brow Shaping - Mascara
* Brow Shaping - Pencil

⇒ Group name is "Brow Shaping". \
This is a way to use names to make it easier to manage product groups later.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### <mark style="color:blue;">Configure display types</mark>

Choose how grouped products will be displayed on your storefront.

Available display types include:

* Color Swatches
* Image Swatches
* Buttons
* Dropdown Menus

Select the option that best matches your store design and product type.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### <mark style="color:blue;">Assign display values</mark>

For each product in the group, configure the value that customers will see.

#### Examples

| Product         | Display Value |
| --------------- | ------------- |
| T-Shirt - Black | Black         |
| T-Shirt - Blue  | Blue          |
| T-Shirt - Red   | Red           |

<mark style="color:red;">Assign an image to represent each option</mark>

<figure><img src="/files/Bl3WN1u3XxJAibQ8xeoD" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/OGodWOUSnXxVvLFeH7ne" alt=""><figcaption><p>Change color/image</p></figcaption></figure>

<mark style="color:$primary;">Change the alternative name for the product name</mark>&#x20;

By default, we use the product name as option value.

<figure><img src="/files/EEiXQ8yi58sdZAZBcz7Z" alt=""><figcaption><p>Change product title</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Save the Group

After all products have been added and configured:

1. Click **Save**.
2. Open one of the grouped product pages.
3. Verify that the linked products appear as variant options.

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### Result

Customers can switch between grouped products directly from the product page, just like selecting a regular Shopify variant.

Each product remains a separate Shopify product with its own:

* Product page
* URL
* Inventory
* SEO settings
* Search engine indexing

This provides a seamless shopping experience while maintaining the flexibility of separate products.

{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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**💬 Need help?**

Email us at **📧 <contact@globo.io>** - we’re happy to assist!