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[Variant Image Automator] Getting Started

Set up Variant Image Automator in two steps: arrange one product's images and turn on its App status, then enable the app embed in your theme.

Getting SA Variant Image Automator working takes two steps. First, arrange one product's images and turn the app on for it. Second, enable the app embed in your Shopify theme. Once both are done, shoppers see only the images that belong to the variant they choose.

See the difference

Without the app, your gallery shows every product image, whichever variant a shopper selects. With the app on, shoppers see only the images of the variant they have chosen, so the page stays clean and focused.

A product page before and after Variant Image Automator, showing all images and then only the selected variant's images

Step 1: Arrange your images and turn the app on for a product

Tell the app which images belong to which variant on the Manage product media page. Open a product, drag the images that belong to each variant into the bucket next to that variant's name, and click Save. Then switch App status on for that product.

Dragging images into variant buckets in Manage product media and switching App status on

New installs start with the app off for every product, so you switch it on for each product after arranging its images. To turn it on for every product at once, use the New product setting in App settings.

Not sure how to arrange your images? Watch the setup video, or read the Manage product media guide for a full walkthrough.

Step 2: Enable the app embed in your theme

The app embed is the switch that makes the app run on your store. Without it, shoppers still see every image, even on products where you turned the app on. Open the app's Home page, and under Activate app, click Enable app embed. Your Shopify theme editor opens with the app ready to switch on. Turn it on and click Save.

Clicking Enable app embed and switching the app on in the Shopify theme editor

You can switch it on in your published theme to go live, or in an unpublished theme to test first. The app embed is set separately for each theme, so turn it on again if you change or update your theme.

You're all set

Once both steps are done, shoppers see only the images for the variant they select.


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