{"id":2717,"date":"2025-08-04T08:13:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2717"},"modified":"2025-11-18T07:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:27:55","password":"","slug":"exclude-a-collection-from-automation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/docs\/exclude-a-collection-from-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclude a Collections from Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SmartQ automation makes it easy to post your products automatically, but sometimes you might want to <strong>exclude certain products<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; height: 1px; background-color: #EDF0FA;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Why-Exclude-Products?\">Why Exclude Products?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may want to <strong>promote only your bestsellers<\/strong> or a seasonal collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could be running <strong>different campaigns<\/strong> for different product categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; height: 1px; background-color: #EDF0FA;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Select-Products-for-SmartQ-Automation\">Steps to Select Products for SmartQ Automation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these simple steps to exclude products by selecting only the collections you want to automate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Access SmartQ Automation<\/strong><br>Log into your Outfy account and navigate to the <strong>SmartQ<\/strong> section from your dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edit Your Automation Settings<\/strong><br>Find the automation you want to modify and click the <strong>edit (pen) icon<\/strong> next to it. This will open the configuration page where you can customize your posting preferences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigate to the Primary Tab<\/strong><br>In the automation settings, go to the <strong>Primary<\/strong> tab where product categories and filters are managed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ee4e0d3e65a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ee4e0d3e65a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exclude-product.webp\" alt=\"Click on dropdown\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-3386\" style=\"border-color:#d7d7d7;border-radius:8px;width:1170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exclude-product.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exclude-product-300x140.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exclude-product-768x359.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modify the Product Category Selection<\/strong><br>Under the <strong>Category<\/strong> dropdown menu, you\u2019ll see a list of all your product collections imported from your store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deselect All Collections<\/strong><br>By default, SmartQ selects all product collections for posting. To exclude some, first <strong>uncheck the \u201cSelect All\u201d option<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ee4e0d3f6a7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ee4e0d3f6a7\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Choose-Product-Categories.png\" alt=\"select category\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Choose-Product-Categories.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Choose-Product-Categories-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.outfy.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Choose-Product-Categories-768x343.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Select Only Desired Collections<\/strong><br>Manually check only the collections you want SmartQ to include in the automation. These selected collections will be the only ones posted moving forward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save Your Settings<\/strong><br>Don\u2019t forget to save your changes. SmartQ will now post only the products from the collections you\u2019ve chosen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Why Exclude Products? 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