Split & combine

Split turns one product that uses Shopify variants into separate products - one per variant - then auto-combines them back into a group. Each new product gets its own URL, price, inventory, and SEO, while shoppers still see one combined listing.

Why split?

Sometimes you start with a single product (e.g. T-Shirt with Blue / Red / Navy variants) but later want each color to be its own product - for separate SEO, separate URLs, or marketplace feeds. Split does that for you and keeps the combined experience.

One product → separate products → auto-combined into a group

How the page is organized

Open Split products in the nav. The page has a How splitting works explainer and two tabs:

• Ready to publish - your saved split drafts. Nothing has been created in Shopify yet; you can still edit or delete them freely.

• Published - splits that have been run. These created real products and a combined-listing group.

Split a product

1

Start a draft

Click Split products and pick one or more source products in the product picker.

2

Configure each product

For every picked product, choose:

• Split by - which option's values become separate products (e.g. split by Denomination gives one product per value). The editor shows exactly what it will create, e.g. "Splits into 4: $10, $25, $50, $100".

• Title pattern - how the new products are named, with variable chips (product title, option value...).

• Publish settings - SEO fields, image handling, and new-product status.

• Archive original product - ON by default (recommended). The source product is hidden so shoppers only see the new per-variant products combined into one listing; unchecking keeps the original visible alongside them.

3

Save the draft

Saving puts the split in the Ready to publish tab. No products are created yet - review it whenever you're ready.

4

Review & publish

Open the draft, double-check the settings, and click Publish. OPTIS then:

1. creates one product per option value,

2. publishes them to your Online Store sales channel (so their pages resolve immediately),

3. combines them into a new group and syncs it to your storefront,

4. archives the original product (if the option is on).

The split moves to the Published tab, and product names there link to the live storefront pages.

Publishing creates real products in your store. Drafts are free to edit or delete, but once published the new products exist in Shopify. Review the draft carefully before you publish.

Deleting a split

Deleting a draft just discards the plan - nothing was created.

Deleting a published split opens the Remove combined listing dialog: the combined listing is removed, and you choose what happens to the products the split created - Keep (default), Archive, or Delete permanently. Same options as deleting a group.

Prefer the opposite direction (keep one product, just show variants as swatches)? You don't need Split - a plain product group does that.