Managing Product Attributes
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Attributes are the basis of product variations (or "combinations" in PrestaShop's interface): you can only create variations of a product if at least one of its attributes changes.
You should think of attributes as properties of a product that may change between variations, while still keeping the same product name: color, capacity, size, weight, etc. You can use anything that varies between versions of the same product, except the price.
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Attributes are configured on a per-product basis, from the "Products" page under the "Catalog" menu, but they must first be registered on your shop using the tool on the "Product Attributes and Values" page under the "Catalog" menu.
This page presents a list of all your currently registered attributes. You can edit or delete each using the actions on the right of the table, or display their values by clicking on the "View" action, which opens a new table.
You can also set the attributes ' order using the arrows in the front-office presentation order by clicking on the arrow icons, or by drag-and-dropping each row when the mouse hovers the "Position" column.
The "Actions" column gives an Edit icon, a Delete icon and a "+" icon which you can click to display the available values for this attribute. From there, you can sort, edit and delete values if you need to.
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Creating a new attributes
To add an attribute, or in other words, to add a group of variation possibilities (colors, capacity, material, etc.), click on "Add new Attributesattribute". A new page appears.
Fill out the form:
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Save your new attribute to return to the attributes list, then click . You must now add values to your attribute.
Creating a new value
Click on "Add new Valuesvalue". Another A new page appears.
Fill out the form:
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Two more options are available when you enable the Layered Navigation Block module. They are not strictly tied to the layered navigation: they provide a direct URL to each of a product's variations. This way, not only is the customer able to send a correct link to a friend, but this also helps enhance your search engine placement.
The customer can get the URL simply by clicking on an attribute from the product sheet, and the URL will change to add a final detail, for instance The layered navigation generator does make use of these too, hence the "Specific URL format in block layered generation" description text. |
The main list eventually presents you with all your registered attributes. You can edit or delete each using the buttons on the right of the table, or display their values by clicking on the "+" icon, which opens a sub-table.
You can also set the attributes presentation order on the front-office either by clicking on the arrow icons, or by drag'n'dropping each row when the mouse hovers the "Position" column.
Once your attributes are in place and their values are set, you can create product variations (or "combinations") in each product's "Combinations" tab, from the "Products" page under the "Catalog" menu.