Product options aim at giving customers more choices. Apparel comes in multiple sizes and colors, the furniture comes in different wood finishes, bed linens come in different patterns and the list goes on and on. A product option is a specific type of variation, like Size or Color, and the product variants are the individual choices listed within those options, like Large or Red.
Product options and variants must be managed properly especially if you have a large number of them.
How to add options and variants to your store?
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In the Products menu, choose the Options sub-menu.
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Click on Add Option button.
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Enter the option name eg, Color. Enter the description.
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Enter the Description.
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Check the Show Colors check box if you want to give a color for each option value.
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Now enter the option value. Eg, Red, Green, or Blue.
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Click on Add Option Value to add more values.
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Click Save.
Adding Options in bulk
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In the Products menu, Select the Options sub-menu.
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Click Import.
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Click on the link “Sample template” on the pop box that appears. An Excel file gets downloaded.
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The excel file has four sheets namely Options, Option Values and Instructions. The instructions sheet consists of general instructions to fill the options excel file.
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In the Options sheet, enter the details like option Name, Show colors and Description.
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In the Option Values sheet, enter the option values(S, M, L, XL), color and Option Name. Save.
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Click Add File. Browse and select the excel sheet from the local drive.
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Click Upload to add all the data to the online store.
Bulk Edit
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In the Products menu, Select the Options sub-menu.
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Click on Export to download an excel sheet. Choose Export all the data in current page or Export all the data if you want the entire options data.
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Edit the details and save the file.
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Click Import.
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Click Add File. Browse and select the excel sheet from the local drive.
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Click Upload to add all the data to the online store.