The Manage product media page is where you tell SA Variant Image Automator which images belong to which variant, and where you turn the app on for each product. By default, Shopify shows every product image in the gallery, whichever variant a shopper selects. So someone who picks Red still sees Black, Blue and every other color. Once you set a product up here, shoppers see only the images of the variant they selected.

The page lists all your products, including active, draft and unlisted ones, so you see your whole catalog in one place. Archived products are not listed. Use the tabs at the top to filter the list:

Use the Search bar to find a product by name, and Add filter to narrow the list:

Each product shows its name and thumbnail, its App status, how many images and videos it has, and how many variants it has. An Enabled badge with a dot means the product needs review.

Tick products in the list to see the bulk actions. Click Select all products to select every product in your store, not just the current page.

Click a product to open it and start assigning images to variants.

A short tutorial video at the top of the page walks you through the whole process. It is worth watching before you set up your first product.

The app groups your variants by the option that best reflects how your images differ, usually Color. Each value in the group gets its own bucket, or row, for its images. You can change the grouping from the Variant image grouping card: use Add, Replace option by or Remove from an option's menu, or Add grouping if no option is chosen. Grouping is set for each product.

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Drag the images that belong to each variant into the bucket next to its name. The app arranges them in the right order in your Shopify product for you. To move several images at once, tick them and use Move to, then choose Common media or a variant's row. Expand all and Collapse all open or close every row.

Nothing is kept until you click Save. Discard undoes your changes. Saving also updates the product in Shopify.

Images that should show with every variant, such as a size chart, a packaging shot or a brand image, go in the Common media card. They appear after each variant's own images, whichever variant the shopper selects. Do not assign them to any specific variant in Shopify. The first image in Common media becomes the product's featured image, the one Shopify shows on collection pages and in search results.

Use Edit product to open your Shopify product page inside the app. You can add or delete media there without leaving the app. If you have unsaved changes, the app asks you to confirm first, because continuing discards them.

Click Preview to see the product on your storefront. It works only for products that are published to your online store. If the app is not fully set up, a "Complete setup to preview" checklist shows what is missing. If your published theme needs a small adjustment, you see "Interesting theme choice!" with a Talk to an expert button.

Whether the app runs on a product depends on the New product setting in App settings. New installs start on Manually enable for each product, so the app is off until you switch on the product's App status. Once you are happy with the arrangement, switch App status on to show variant-specific images for that product. If you set New product to Automatically enable for new products, the app runs on every product you have not turned off yourself.

Up to five messages can appear at the top of a product's page, in this order:

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