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# How to Hide Bundle Components from Your Storefront (Unlisted Status)

If you're selling bundles, you probably don't want customers buying bundle component products individually. For example, if you sell a "Build Your Own Chocolate Box" bundle, the individual chocolates should only be available inside the bundle - not listed separately on your storefront.

Shopify's **Unlisted** product status is designed for exactly this.

## What is Unlisted status?

Unlisted products are active and purchasable, but hidden from your storefront. They won't appear in:

- Store search results
- Collections
- Product recommendations
- Internet search engines (they get noindex/nofollow)
- Your sitemap

Customers can still purchase unlisted products when they're referenced by an app like FoxSell Bundles Plus - which means they work perfectly inside your bundles.

## Why not use Draft or remove from sales channels?

You might be tempted to set component products to **Draft** or remove them from the Online Store sales channel. Don't do this - both options will break your bundles:

- **Draft status** - Removes products from bundles entirely. Draft products can't be purchased at all.
- **Removing from Online Store sales channel** - Also causes products to disappear from the bundle widget.

**Unlisted** is the only status that keeps products hidden from your storefront while still working inside FoxSell bundles.

## How to set a product to Unlisted

1. In your Shopify admin, go to **Products** and open the product you want to hide.
2. Change the **Status** dropdown from Active to **Unlisted**.
3. Click **Save**.

**Tip:** You can bulk-select multiple products from the Products list and change their status to Unlisted in one go - handy if you have a lot of component products.

![Shopify product status dropdown showing the Unlisted option](https://iili.io/qVE4OCX.png)

## Quick comparison

| Status | Visible on storefront? | Works in FoxSell bundles? | Purchasable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlisted | No | Yes | Yes (via direct link or app) |
| Draft | No | No | No |

## Which bundle types does this work with?

Unlisted status works with all FoxSell bundle types:

- Mix and Match (Build Your Own Bundle)
- Fixed Bundles
- Multi Variant Bundles

Need help? Reach out via the in-app chat or email [support@foxsell.app](mailto:support@foxsell.app).