Tutorials
How to Bulk Edit Option 1 Name
The Option 1 Name is the label on a product's first variant option — the word "Size" or "Color" that sits above the variant picker on the storefront. This guide shows how to set it across many products in one run.
Option 1 Name is a product field. It's the label of the first option group on a product (e.g.
Size), not the value of a particular variant (e.g.Small). One name per product, so each matched product gets a single update.

Only products that already have a first option are updated. EditEngine renames the existing Option 1 — it doesn't create a new option on products that have none. Products without an Option 1 are skipped without error.
Step 1: Pick the Option 1 Name field
In the Configure Product Edits panel, click Select Field.

Option 1 Name lives under Product Fields.

Click it. The configuration panel switches to a How to edit Option 1 Name dropdown, with a value input below.

Step 2: Enter the new option name
Only one action is available: Set Option 1 Name. Type the new label into Set the option 1 name to this value.

Realistic examples:
Size— for apparel where the first option is sizing.Color— when the first option is colour.Material— for furniture or accessories sold in different finishes.
Pick a name that matches what the existing values actually represent. Renaming Option 1 from
SizetoColordoesn't change the variants underneath — you'll end up with values likeSmall,Medium,Largesitting under a header that saysColor. Use this when the current name is wrong, inconsistent across products, or you're standardising terminology.
No find/replace, no append/prepend, no dynamic tokens. This field is a straight set-to-value. If you need different new names for different product groups, run separate edits with a filter that targets each group.
Step 3: Filter so the right products get the rename
The edit applies to every product matched by your filter. Before running, narrow the filter so only the products whose Option 1 you actually want to rename are selected — Option 1 Name is a product field with no per-variant skip logic, so a too-broad filter will rename everything in scope.
Useful filter conditions:
- Option 1 Name
issize— catch products where the existing label is lowercase or inconsistent and standardise toSize. - Title
containst-shirt— narrow by product type or naming convention. - Product type
isApparel— bulk-fix all apparel at once.
The Edit Preview on the right shows which products are in scope after filtering. Only products listed there will be touched.
Step 4: Run it
Once a value is entered and at least one product matches the filter, Start Bulk Edit Now activates. Click it to queue the edit, or Schedule Edit to run it later.
Each matched product issues a productOptionUpdate against its first option (position 1). Variant values stay exactly as they were — only the label above them changes.
After the run
- Option 1 Name changes are reversible from the History page using Undo.
- Products that don't have an Option 1 (single-variant products with no options at all) are silently skipped.
- The storefront option label updates immediately, but cached theme pages may take a few minutes to reflect the new name.
- This action does not rename Option 2 or Option 3 — those have their own fields (
Option 2 Name,Option 3 Name) with the same shape.
