Why does the Shopify taxonomy exclude certain attributes?

[navarrodiego]

Hello,

As far as I understand, the Shopify taxonomy only includes attributes with a restricted set of values. However, this approach seems to leave out many potentially relevant attributes that are crucial for accurately describing certain products. For example:

• The size of a television (e.g., "55 inches"), which is critical for customers comparing TVs.
• Boolean attributes like whether a cellphone has infrared capabilities or wireless charging support.
• Numeric attributes, such as the wattage of a microwave.
• Material composition of items, like "100% cotton" for apparel or "stainless steel" for kitchenware.

Why aren’t attributes like these included in the taxonomy? Are there plans to expand the taxonomy or another place where a more comprehensive set of attributes for a product is stored?

Thank you for your time and clarification!

[doeixd]

I agree. There should be some sort of type associated with the Taxonomy Attribute

[elsom25]

Non-fixed lists are coming 😉 (always part of the plans); fixed sets give the biggest unlock so they're where we started