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How to Bulk Edit Option 3 Name

The Option 3 Name is the label on a product's third variant option — the word "Style" or "Material" that sits next to the first two option groups on the storefront variant picker. This guide shows how to set it across many products in one run.

Option 3 Name is a product field. It's the label of the third option group on a product (e.g. Style), not the value of a particular variant (e.g. Slim Fit). One name per product, so each matched product gets a single update.

The Option Section in Shopify Admin Dashboard in Product

Only products that already have a third option are updated. EditEngine renames the existing Option 3 — it doesn't create a new option on products that have only one or two. Products without an Option 3 are skipped without error.


Step 1: Pick the Option 3 Name field

In the Configure Product Edits panel, click Select Field.

The Select Field button in the Configure Product Edits panel

Option 3 Name lives under Product Fields.

The Select Field modal with Option 3 Name marked under Product Fields

Click it. The configuration panel switches to a How to edit Option 3 Name dropdown, with a value input below.

Configuration panel after picking Option 3 Name: How to edit Option 3 Name is set to Set Option 3 Name, with an empty Set the option 3 name to this value input


Step 2: Enter the new option name

Only one action is available: Set Option 3 Name. Type the new label into Set the option 3 name to this value.

Set the option 3 name to this value input filled with "Style"; Start Bulk Edit Now is now enabled

Realistic examples:

  • Style — when sizes and colours are already covered by Option 1 and 2 and the third option is fit or cut.
  • Material — for products with size + colour + fabric variants.
  • Length — for trousers or curtains varying by length once size and colour are set.

Pick a name that matches what the existing values actually represent. Renaming Option 3 from Style to Material doesn't change the variants underneath — you'll end up with values like Slim, Regular, Relaxed sitting under a header that says Material. 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 3 you actually want to rename are selected — Option 3 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 3 Name is style — catch products where the existing label is lowercase and standardise to Style.
  • Title contains t-shirt — narrow by product type or naming convention.
  • Product type is Apparel — 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 third option (position 3). Variant values stay exactly as they were — only the label above them changes.


After the run

  • Option 3 Name changes are reversible from the History page using Undo.
  • Products that don't have an Option 3 (one- or two-option products and no-option products) 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 1 or Option 2 — those have their own fields (Option 1 Name, Option 2 Name) with the same shape.
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