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Product Grid

The Product Grid is the main interface for viewing and managing your Shopify products. It displays all products from your connected store with key information at a glance.

Product Grid Overview

Toolbar

The compact toolbar provides quick access to all major functions:

Store Selection

The store dropdown on the left shows your connected Shopify stores:

  • Click to switch between stores
  • Add Store (+) button to connect a new store
  • Manage Stores button to edit or remove stores

Sync Dropdown

Control product synchronization:

Button Action
Sync Now Fetch changes since last sync
Full Sync Reload all products from Shopify
Refresh Inventory Update only inventory levels
Clear Cache Clear local cache and reload

Bulk Actions Dropdown

Access all bulk editing features:

  • Bulk Price Edit
  • Bulk Inventory Edit
  • Bulk Description Edit
  • Bulk Field Edit (tags, status, vendor, type)
  • Bulk Variant Fields
  • Bulk SEO Edit
  • AI Descriptions
  • AI Titles

Collections Dropdown

Manage collection membership:

  • Manage Collections - Open Collection Manager
  • Add to Collection - Add selected products to a collection
  • Remove from Collection - Remove selected from a collection

Import/Export Dropdown

Data import and export:

  • Import Products - Import from CSV/Excel
  • Import Variants - Import variant data
  • Import Images - Bulk import images
  • Export Products - Export to CSV/Excel

Grid Columns

The default columns shown in the grid:

Column Description
Image Product thumbnail (click to open Media Editor)
Title Product title (editable)
Status Active, Draft, or Archived
Price Primary variant price (editable)
Compare At Compare-at/original price (editable)
Inventory Total inventory across all variants
Variants Number of variants
Type Product type
Vendor Product vendor

Customizing Columns

  1. Click View > Column Settings (or right-click the column header)
  2. Check/uncheck columns to show/hide
  3. Drag columns to reorder
  4. Click Save to apply changes

Selecting Products

Action Method
Single select Click a row
Add to selection Ctrl+Click a row
Range select Click first row, Shift+Click last row
Select all Click Select All button or Ctrl+A
Deselect all Click Deselect All or Escape

The selection count is shown in the toolbar: "3 products selected"

Inline Editing

Edit product fields directly in the grid:

  1. Double-click an editable cell
  2. Make your changes
  3. Press Enter to confirm or Escape to cancel
  4. Modified cells show a yellow highlight
  5. Click Save Changes (Ctrl+S) to sync to Shopify

Editable columns:

  • Title
  • Price
  • Compare-at Price
  • Inventory (if single location)

Sorting

Click any column header to sort:

  • First click: Sort ascending (A-Z, low-high)
  • Second click: Sort descending (Z-A, high-low)
  • Third click: Remove sort

Multi-column sort: Hold Ctrl and click additional columns.

Grouping

Group products by a column:

  1. Drag a column header to the grouping area (above the grid)
  2. Products are grouped by that column's values
  3. Click group headers to expand/collapse
  4. Drag the column back to ungroup

Context Menu

Right-click any row for quick actions:

  • Copy to Store - Transfer selected products to another connected store
  • Bulk Inventory Edit - Open inventory editor for selection
  • Bulk Price Edit - Open price editor for selection
  • Bulk Description Edit - Open description editor for selection
  • Bulk Field Edit - Open field editor for selection
  • Bulk Variant Field Edit - Open variant field editor
  • Activate at Location - Enable inventory at a location
  • Spreadsheet Edit - Variants - Open variant grid editor (shortcut: E)
  • Add to Collection - Add selected to a collection
  • Remove from Collection - Remove selected from a collection
  • Resync from Shopify - Re-download selected products from Shopify
  • Delete Products - Delete selected products (creates backup first)
  • View in Shopify Admin - Open product in Shopify admin panel
  • View in Storefront - Open product in your online store

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+F Focus search box
Ctrl+A Select all products
Ctrl+S Save all changes
E Open Variant Grid Editor for selected products
Enter Open Description Editor for selected product
Delete Delete selected products
Escape Deselect all / cancel editing
F5 Refresh products from Shopify
Ctrl+/ Keyboard shortcuts reference
F1 Open help

Copy and Paste

The grid supports clipboard operations for quick data entry:

  • Ctrl+C copies the selected cell value to the clipboard
  • Ctrl+V pastes clipboard content into the selected cell
  • Multi-row paste is supported: copy a column of values from Excel or a spreadsheet, select the starting cell in the grid, and paste. Values are applied row by row down the column.
  • Pasted values are validated against the target column type (text, number, metafield type, etc.). Invalid values are skipped with an error summary.
  • Read-only columns (Handle, ID, Created Date, etc.) reject paste operations.
  • Metafield columns validate against their declared type and any definition constraints.

Performance

For large catalogs:

  • Products load in batches automatically
  • Scroll to load more products
  • Use filters to reduce the visible set
  • The status bar shows: "Showing 250 of 5,000 products"

Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom shows:

  • Connected store - The active store domain
  • Product counts - Total, hidden (filtered out), and displayed product counts
  • Inventory sync status - Last inventory sync time
  • Stale inventory warning - Orange clickable warning when inventory data is older than 24 hours (click to refresh)
  • Status messages - Current operation status or helpful tips

See Also

  • Search and Filter
  • Advanced Filter
  • Inline Editing
  • Column Settings
  • AI Content Generator
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