Optionstab

From E-commerce knowledge - Shopfitter

[edit] Adding Options

Main option set example

There are 2 main types of options in shopfitter

shop wide main options
product options

Main options - these are in the Options tab, they can be used in any product, and with a new shop there are 2 examples:

Size - Large, Medium, Small.

Large has a price adjustment of +1.00, Medium no adjustment, Small -1.00 adjustment from the product price.

Color - Black, White, Red etc.

All with zero adjustment - so will be charged at product price.

- To create a new Option click the left 'Add' button to add a new option, then use the right 'Add' button to enter the option set e.g. Gold left / Gold right etc. All main options have to have unique titles.

- Main Option Naming Any main option set has to have a unique title and this title is used to link to the products that use it, so if you alter a main option set title that will break the link to any products you have set to use it. If you want to use the same title in a the main options then you can add a hidden option id:

call the option VISIBLE OPTION TITLE. This will just show the title VISIBLE OPTION, so you can use this title again with a different UNIQUE ID. This fix uses the html comment code to hide the unique id

In our example screenshot there are 4 different main options all called Option, with hidden unique ids 1,2,3 and 4.

- Hints if your option has a simple price adjustment, also add the cost into the option set name (see image example +£40), this will then show the correct price in the option drop-down menu, so people using your site will get instant price feedback, instead of having to go to the cart to see any option price adjustments. If you are using more than 1 option set you will have to display the adjustment price (i.e. +£40), if you have only 1 option the full price can be displayed (i.e. £340).

Product options - in Product options tab - this is in the Product - Options tab, and only apply to that particular product.

Product options can be created choosing the 'Custom option selection' and then adding a name in the 'option name' box. Then add the option set choices and any price adjustments, these can be reordered using the blue arrow buttons (Or you can use the drop down to choose a main option set).

Hints If you have made a main shop option (in example flower container) you can select this first - then selection custom and a new option based on 'flower container' will be created that is only for the product you are editing, this can then be modified for that 1 product.