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Native support or plugin compatibility for displaying color variations as single products

This topic has 10 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago ago by Jack Richardson

nkalogerogiannis

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July 5, 2026 at 09:48

Hi 8theme support team,

I am using the XStore theme and I am trying to achieve a specific setup for my shop page, but I am facing compatibility issues with standard WooCommerce plugins.

What I want to achieve:

I want my Variable Products to “split” on the Shop/Catalog page so that each Color/Print variation shows up as a separate product box with its own image and title.

When a user clicks on a color variation from the Shop page, I want them to be redirected to the Parent Variable Product page, with that specific color pre-selected, but keeping all other attribute dropdowns (like Size S, M, L) visible and functional.

The issue:
I have already tried standard plugins (like Iconic WooCommerce Show Single Variations and Addify’s Products by Attributes & Variations), but they either get overridden by the theme’s custom product loop/grid layout, or they completely lock the product page to a single variation, hiding the other sizes.

My questions for you:

Does XStore have a built-in feature or a native element in XStore Builder that can achieve this without third-party plugins?

If not, is there a specific, tested “Variations as Single Product” plugin that you officially support or recommend for XStore?

If I use a premium plugin, is there a custom code snippet or hook I need to implement so it doesn’t conflict with XStore’s custom shop grid query?

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Andrew Mitchell

Support staff

July 6, 2026 at 06:31

Hello, Mark,

To achieve this result, please enable the following option:

Theme Options → WooCommerce (Shop) → Shop → Products Design → Variations as Simple Products (Beta)

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The 8Theme Team

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nkalogerogiannis

Participant

July 6, 2026 at 20:07

Is it possible to split Variable Products on the Shop/Catalog page by the ‘Color/Print’ attribute only, while keeping ‘Size’ as a standard option inside the product page? Essentially, I want to exclude the Size variations from the catalog split.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

July 7, 2026 at 06:29

Hello @nkalogerogiannis,

You can set an attribute value to separate your variation products by a specific attribute in the “Primary Attribute” setting: https://gyazo.com/dc412a68075379513b08ef5de7cf0a83

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme’s Team

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nkalogerogiannis

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July 7, 2026 at 08:34

I selected this option and I enabled ‘Recount layered widgets counts,’ also, but the frontend is still splitting also the size variation instead of only showing the print variation.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

July 7, 2026 at 09:23

Hello @nkalogerogiannis,

Could you please provide temporary wp-admin access? We need to check your settings.

To grant WP-Admin access, please proceed to create a new user account with an administrator role through your WordPress Dashboard. Once the account is established, you may securely transmit the username and password to us via the Private Content section designated for this purpose.

Kind regards, Jack Richardson
The 8theme’s team

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nkalogerogiannis

Participant

July 7, 2026 at 09:28

Ok, please use this credentials

Please contact administrator
for this information.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

July 7, 2026 at 12:21

Hello @nkalogerogiannis,

We have configured the following settings: https://gyazo.com/af176217c3968735ed534b36d48341dc
The frontend result is as follows: https://gyazo.com/0846002b7c0e3a8473b1da21a76e12c0

Could you please check using the suggested configuration? If you still experience any issues, kindly clarify which product we should test and what result you would like to achieve.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme’s Team

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nkalogerogiannis

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July 7, 2026 at 12:50

I want to display our product variations on the shop page split by print only, rather than by both print and size. Right now, it’s showing all print/size combinations.

I need only the prints to show up as separate items. When a user clicks into a specific print, they should then be able to choose their size from there.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

July 7, 2026 at 13:15

Hello @nkalogerogiannis,

Our functionality works correctly; however, for products that do not have the “Primary attribute” you set as “Print,” the variations are displayed based on all combinations defined in the product attributes. You can see an example of such a product here: https://gyazo.com/1b3c313312368f7bd7033886d2f71369.

If you would like to have more advanced functionality for separating variable products as variations, you can deactivate our built-in functionality and install a plugin that offers more advanced configuration options. It is not possible to implement all customer requests within the theme settings due to the specific structure and size of certain features, which are more appropriately managed through separate plugins with their own settings.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme’s Team

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