Choosing a display format for your Product Options

To change the display format of your Product Options when viewing a product

Globally (whole website unless overridden)

E-commerce > Product View Options > Display Format.

Per Product:

You can set the change the display format for your options via the Product Options - Selection layout  area found on the OPTIONS/SIZES page.

Simply choose the required option you would like to show from the relevant dropdown.

Single Display Options are only available for Product Variations

Single dropdowns are only available for Product Variations not Simple Product Options. Setting a Simple Product Option to a Single display option will still show multiple drop-downs or radio buttons.

 

Display Options examples - Simple Product Options

Default

Multiple Button Sets (no pricing)
with image swatches added.

Multiple Radio Buttons (no pricing)


Display Options examples - Product Variations

As indicated above Product Variations can make use of the single display options as well as the multiple display options available. Below shows some of different formats.

Default

Single Drop Down (full price)

Single Drop Down (Variation Pricing)

Setting Display Options globally or per-product

Each product can have its display options set per product by changing the setting in the OPTIONS/SIZES area. You can also set a default for all products via the E-COMMERCE > DISPLAY OPTIONS area of the CMS using the same options.

POS-only Display Options

You can choose a specific display option in the CMS, which works independently of the display options set in the website.

  1. Log in to POS Mode

  2. Bottom left menu is "Settings"

  3. In settings you can override the option format on a "POS user basis".


This overrides even unique product display option choices as set via the product options area.

More From This Section

Product Options Overview
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
How to add Product Variations to a Product
Once the product has been created you can go in and add variations via the OPTIONS/SIZES tab
Options for colour and size (with different prices, SOH or codes)
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?
How to delete or edit an existing Product Variation
If you have product variations with Stock / SKU codes here is where you can go to delete or edit and option
Additional questions at product level (including file uploads)
Can I add question fields for my customer to answer regarding my product? Yes you can add unlimited customisation questions to a product, including text boxes, multi choice, and file uploads, such as when a branded item needs to be customised
Rewording the default product options
You can rename Colour, Size, and Option via the DESIGN > REWORD TITLES AND PROMPTS area.
Setting a default Product Option
No product option is set when a customer views the product, but you can choose to make one to be the default
Choosing a display format for your Product Options
You can set the option layout to be dropdowns, swatches, single price and more
Allowing customers to add multiple options to the cart at one time (Product Variations)
With Product Variations you can enable a setting which will allow customers to add multiple options at once.
Showing the price range available instead of a single price
With Product Variations you can choose to show the range of prices available rather than the main product price.
Adding Swatches (Product Variations)
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
Adding swatches (Simple Product Options)
You can add image swatches to your colours, sizes and options and set them to display in the product area and category list
Global Colour Options
When using Simple Product Options you can create them as Global Options instead of Local Options which will allow you to reuse them in other products or add and remove them from all products in a category in bulk.
Showing Qty Amount for each option > Product Variations > Display Format - Single Radio List
If you set the Display Stock Level to Quantity number the options will show the stock available.
Replacing the main image on swatch click or option select
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.
Product Variations - Update Pricing
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.
Product Variations - Adding weight to an option
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.
Product Applications - Make / Model / Year
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.
Product Variations - Revert to Basic Options
Revert variations back to basic size/colour/style options.

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