SA Variant Image Automator shows shoppers only the images that belong to the variant they select, so they never scroll past photos of other colors. This page lists what the app can and cannot do, so you can decide whether it fits your store.

Shows only the selected variant's images in the gallery

By default, Shopify themes show every product image whichever variant a shopper selects. If a shopper picks Red, they still see every other color. The app filters the gallery to the images that belong to the selected variant.

Allows multiple images per variant

Shopify natively allows only one image for each variant. The app lets you group several images under each variant and shows all of them when that variant is selected.

Works on featured product sections

Variant filtering can also work in a featured product section on your home page, a landing page or any other page. Contact our support team with the URL of the page, and our tech team sets it up. The app can run on only one product section per page.

Shows common images with every variant

Images that are not specific to one variant, such as size charts, lifestyle shots or packaging photos, go in Common media and show after every variant's own images.

Controls what shows before a variant is selected

When a shopper lands on a product page without a variant selected, you choose what the gallery shows:

Supports videos and 3D models

The app works with every type of Shopify media. Videos and 3D models are filtered the same way as images, so your whole gallery stays specific to the selected variant.

Works across multiple themes at once

You can run the app on more than one theme at the same time, for example to test a new theme while your current one is live.

Needs no code changes

You do not edit theme code or touch any files. Everything is managed from the app dashboard and the Shopify theme editor, and the app loads through the Shopify app embed, so it leaves no code in your theme. Your theme is detected when you enable the app embed.

Keeps your theme's gallery experience

The app works inside your existing gallery. Layout, zoom, sliders, lightboxes and thumbnails stay as your theme designed them. The only difference is that shoppers see only the images of the selected variant.

Works with variant-level publishing

If a variant is not published in a market, its images do not show in that market. The app also works in every language of your store.

Has a simple, visual dashboard

Drag and drop images into variant buckets, set up Common media and turn the app on for each product, all without touching code.

It does not display variant swatches or replace the variant picker

The app controls only what appears in the image gallery. It does not add color swatches, image swatches or any other variant selector. For that, use Swatch King by StarApps, which works together with this app.

It does not filter images in quick view popups or on collection pages

The app works on the product page. It does not filter images inside quick view popups or on collection page cards. For quick view, our team can remove the popup's thumbnails so shoppers see only the main image of each variant.

It cannot run alongside other image-filtering apps or theme settings

If another app, or a theme setting such as Horizon's Hide unselected variant media, also filters images by variant, the two conflict. Turn the other one off so only SA Variant Image Automator filters the gallery. Options created by a third-party app, rather than native Shopify variants, are not supported.

It does not support AI-generated themes or galleries

The app is not compatible with AI-built themes or AI-generated gallery layouts.

It does not change your gallery layout or behavior

Zoom, lazy loading, sliders, lightboxes and any other gallery behavior come from your theme and stay exactly as they are. The app controls only which images show, not how the gallery looks or works.

It does not add text or overlays to images

The app does not add custom text, badges, labels or other overlays to product images.

It does not add or replace images in your Shopify product media

The app works with the images already on your products. It does not upload, edit, generate or replace them. It controls only how existing images show for the selected variant.

The app supports most themes on the Shopify Theme Store out of the box. If your theme is not on the list below, our team can usually add support within 24 hours. Contact us to ask. Custom-built themes have a one-time $99 setup fee. If you are unsure whether your theme is supported, contact our support team before installing and we will confirm right away.

A A1Shop, Aaron, Abode, Aero, Agile, Airi, Alchemy, Align, Allure, Andaman, Ap Rojo, Area, Artisan, Ascension, Assyrian, Atelier, Athens, Atlantic, Aurora, Avatar, Aveda, Avenue, Avone

B Banita, Barberry, Barcelona, Basel, Baseline, Bazien, Be Yours, Beautify, Beaux, Becker, Belle, Beloria, Benz, Berlin, Beyond, BigStar, BlackDeers, Blockshop, Blum, Bonita, Boost, Booster, Borders, Boundless, Boutique, Broadcast, Brooklyn, Brooklynk, Bullet

C Cabon, California, Canopy, Capital, Cascade, Cello, Champion, Charlotte, Chord, Classic, Colorblock, Colors, Combine, Concept, Context, Convertex, Cornerstone, Cosmetics Store, Cospora, Cosy, Craft, Crave, Creative

D Dawn, Debut, Debutify, Desert, Deyla, Distinctive, District, Diva, Drone, Drop, Dwell, Dynamic

E Ecom Turbo, EcomSolid, Ecomus, Edge, Editions, Editorial, Effortless, Electro, Elessi, Ella, Elomus, Emerge, Empire, Energy, Enterprise, Envy, Essence, Essentials, Eurus, Eva, Exhibit, Expanse, Express, Expression

F Fabric, Fame, Fashe, Fashion Boutique, Fashionopolism, Fastest, Fastlane, Fastor, Fetch, Flawless, Flex, Flinto, Flow, Flux, Focal, Foodie, Forge, Foxify, Frame, Fresh

G Gain, Galleria, Garden Centre, Gecko, Gemini, Glasso, Glossier Theme, Goodwin, Grid

H Habitat, Halo, Handy, Hebes, Hebrew, Heritage, Highlight, Home Market, Honey, Horizon, Hosoren, Hurst, Hyper

I Icon, Igloo, Ignite, Impact, Impulse, Influence, InVogue, iOne, Ira, Iris

J — K Journey, Jumpstart, Kagami, Kalles, Kingdom, Knight, Konversion, KuteShop

L Label, LaParis, Launch, Launchpad Star, Lezada, Local, Logancee, Loft, Lorenza, Lushy, Luxe

M Madrid, Maker, Mandolin, Manor, Maranello, Marble, Masonry, Master, Material, Mavon, MAXCOLT, MAXMIN, Mega Shop, Megastore, Metro, Milano, Minimal, Minimalista, Minimog, Minion, Mira, Mobilia, Mode, Modular, Modules, Mojave, Monaco, Molla, Momentum, Monochrome, Motion, Motto, Mr Parker, Multi, MyCustomTheme, MyShop

N Narrative, Nautica, Next, Nimbus, Normcore, North, November

O — P Omuragym, Optimal, Origin, Outsiders, Pacific, PagePilot, Palo Alto, Parallax, Paris, Phuler, Pinnacle, Pipeline, Pitch, Polyform, Pop, Portland, Porto, Prestige, Primavera, Providence, Publisher, Puro, Pursuit

R Reach, Refine, Reformation, Refresh, Release, Responsive, Retina, Revo, Ride, Rise, Ritual, Roam

S Sahara, San Francisco, Satoshi, Savor, Seiko, Select, Sense, Shapes, Shella, Shine, Shopier, Shoptimized, ShowTime, Showcase, Shrine, Simple, Sitar, Skates, Skiz, Sleek, Sneaker, Solo, Solodrop, Spark, Speedfly Theme, Split, Spotlight, Startup, Stiletto, Stockholm, Stockmart, Story, Streamline, Stretch, Studio, StyleScape, Sunrise, Superstore, Supply, Supreme, Swipe, Sydney, Symmetry

T Taiga, Tailor, Taste, Testament, The Look, Themex, Tinker, Tokyo, TOMO, Toytown, Trade, Trademark, Turbo

U — V Ultra, Unero, Unsen, Upscale, Vantage, Veera, Vela Framework, Venas, Venture, Venue, Vessel, Vetro, Viola, Vision, Vivid, Vogue

W Warehouse, Weekend, Wendy, Whisk, Wildpeak, Wokiee, Wonder, Woodmart, Woodstock

X — Z Xclusive, Xtra, Yanka, Yourstore, Yuva, Zeexo, Zenith, Zest

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