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# Advanced Settings

1. [OPTIS Color Swatch](/swatch)
2. [Variant Images](/swatch/variant-images)

# Advanced Settings

## Theme Section

![Variant Images Theme Section with the Select app scope setting](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/5/1/e/951ed401a4e34000/42ebf052-a3d7-406a-ae4f-54dec0_17kk18j.png)

### 📦 Select app scope

* **All products:** The feature works on all products in your store.

👉 Recommended if most of your products use variants with multiple images.

* **Specific products:** The feature only works on products tagged with `op_vi_enabled`.

![Product tagged with op_vi_enabled to include it in Variant Images](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/8/a/0/38a0b563d243f600/598a307a-41a4-4049-8d2f-0ecc5c_d1yldi.png)

👉 Use this if you want to enable Variant Images only for selected products.

* **Excluded products:** The feature does **not** work on products tagged with `op_vi_disabled`.

![Product tagged with op_vi_disabled to exclude it from Variant Images](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/2/c/f/b2cfdb1ea9441800/6fdcc195-9d66-4401-aed8-e8b724_1iy6zc.png)

👉 Use this if you want to exclude certain products while keeping the feature active for the rest of your store.

### Featured product section

Some themes display products in a **Featured Product** section (for example, on the homepage).

* ✅ Enable this option if you want Variant Images to apply to the Featured Product section.
* ❌ Disable it if the image gallery looks cluttered or conflicts with your theme layout.

> This setting does **not** affect the main product page.

## Images Setting - Common Images & Featured Image behavior
### Common Images

**Common Images** allow you to add images that are shared across all variants, such as lifestyle photos, size guides, or informational visuals.

How it works:

* Common Images are always placed **at the beginning of the product image gallery**, before any variant-specific images.
* The **first image** in the Common Images list automatically becomes the product’s **Featured Image** in Shopify.

🎥 **Video tutorial:**

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### Skip Featured Image

When **Skip Featured Image** is enabled:

* 🖼️ The **featured image (first Common Image) will NOT appear in the product image gallery**
* 🚫 This image is **skipped entirely from Common Images**
* 📦 It **does not show on the product page gallery at all**

**✅ What still happens:**

* The image **can still be used as the product’s featured image**
* It will **show on collection pages, homepage sections, and anywhere your theme displays the product grid**.

**🎯 Why use this?**

* Keep the **product page gallery clean**
* Avoid showing a **generic or marketing image** inside the gallery
* Let customers focus only on **variant-specific images** on the product page

✨ **In short:** The image is used for **listing & preview**, but **hidden from the product page gallery**.

🎥 **Video tutorial:**

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Related questions: [How can I set common images for all variants?](/swatch/variant-images/common-questions/how-can-i-set-common-images-for-all-variants) · [When should I use Skip Featured Image?](/swatch/variant-images/common-questions/when-should-i-use-skip-featured-image) · [How do I use a Featured Image for collection pages but hide it from the product page gallery?](/swatch/variant-images/common-questions/how-do-i-use-a-featured-image-for-collection-pages-but-hide-it-from-the-product-page-gallery)

💬 If this doesn’t work as expected with your theme, please feel free to contact our support team - we’re happy to help