How to add Product Variations to a Product
Where to add Product Variations
When you have added the base product information, click the small OPTIONS/SIZES tab top-right as indicated below.
From there you can set a product to have Product Variations with Stock / SKU option via the button indicated below [A]
Adding your Variations
You will then have be able to add your varaitions, choosing to add values to the relevant fields. You can choose to set only one of the Option / Size / Colour fields or multiple. If using multiple fields on one product, all products added must use the fields.
ABOVE - A screen editing a product variation with size and colour options, each variation e.g. Small Blue is its own child product with a SKU and other options. Options / Colours and SIzes added this way are linked so that if a customer chose to Green as their colour, only the Large size would be available.
Additional options for each variation
Click the GREEN PENCIL ICON to the right of each variation to access more options for the variation.
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There are three ways of adding additional options to your product. Product Variations with Stock Levels, the less complex (Simple) Product Options, or as Additional Custom Questions
Once the product has been created you can go in and add variations via the OPTIONS/SIZES tab
If you have product variations with Stock / SKU codes here is where you can go to delete or edit and option
Custom questions are a great way to collect additional information from customers that is not tracked as stock.
How do I include colour choices with my shopping products as well as sizes? Or how do i give different styles a different code or stock on hand quantity?
You can set the option layout to be dropdowns, swatches, single price and more
You can rename Colour, Size, and Option via the DESIGN > REWORD TITLES AND PROMPTS area.
No product option is set when a customer views the product, but you can choose to make one to be the default
With Product Variations you can enable a setting which will allow customers to add multiple options at once. Great for B2Bs.
With Product Variations you can choose to show the range of prices available rather than the main product price.
You can add image swatches to your colours, sizes and options to your Product Variations and set them to display in the product area and category list
You can add image swatches to your colours, sizes and options and set them to display in the product area and category list
Simple Product Options: global options allow you to define colours, sizes and styles as reusable options that can be applied to any product. You can centrally manage images, pricing, or removal of those colours/sizes/styles and then apply them across products or categories in bulk.
If you set the Display Stock Level to Quantity number the options will show the stock available.
With Product Varations you can set a product up so that the main product image can change when a swatch or option is selected. If using swatches the swatch can be a different image from the one that replaces the main product image.
If your Ecommerce Store has products with product variations, you can update the pricing for each variation via the Options / Sizing tab when editing the product.
Revert variations back to basic size/colour/style options.
Please see the category management area, as we consider that make/model/year is more about findability, and not an option of a product itself.
If your Ecommerce Store has products with product variations, you can add weight values for each variation via the Options / Sizing tab when editing the product.
Remember a customers choice for size, style or colour, so that it defaults for future purchases.
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