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title: Exclude a Collections from Automation
description: "## Introduction SmartQ automation makes it easy to post your products automatically, but sometimes you might want to **exclude certain products** from being posted and focus only on specific collections. This guide will help you customize your automation settings to…"
url: "https://www.outfy.com/help/docs/exclude-a-collection-from-automation/"
updated: "2025-11-18"
category: Outfy / FAQ
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# Exclude a Collections from Automation

## Introduction

SmartQ automation makes it easy to post your products automatically, but sometimes you might want to **exclude certain products** from being posted and focus only on specific collections. This guide will help you customize your automation settings to have full control over which products get shared.

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## Why Exclude Products?

- You may want to **promote only your bestsellers** or a seasonal collection.
- You could be running **different campaigns** for different product categories.

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## Steps to Select Products for SmartQ Automation

Follow these simple steps to exclude products by selecting only the collections you want to automate:

- **Access SmartQ Automation**
  Log into your Outfy account and navigate to the **SmartQ** section from your dashboard.
- **Edit Your Automation Settings**
  Find the automation you want to modify and click the **edit (pen) icon** next to it. This will open the configuration page where you can customize your posting preferences.
- **Navigate to the Primary Tab**
  In the automation settings, go to the **Primary** tab where product categories and filters are managed.

![Click on dropdown](https://www.outfy.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclude-product.webp)

- **Modify the Product Category Selection**
  Under the **Category** dropdown menu, you’ll see a list of all your product collections imported from your store.
- **Deselect All Collections**
  By default, SmartQ selects all product collections for posting. To exclude some, first **uncheck the “Select All” option**.

![select category](https://www.outfy.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Choose-Product-Categories.png)

- **Select Only Desired Collections**
  Manually check only the collections you want SmartQ to include in the automation. These selected collections will be the only ones posted moving forward.
- **Save Your Settings**
  Don’t forget to save your changes. SmartQ will now post only the products from the collections you’ve chosen.