Working with product variants

Product variants are combinations of product options from product option categories of the Attribute type. You can offer and manage the variants as separate products.

For example, your on-line store sells T-shirts (products) that are available to your customers in different sizes and colors (combinations of options from two product option categories). Each combination of size and color for a given T-shirt (product variant) has its own SKU (product number), price and stock records. Each variant behaves in the system as a separate product.

Or perhaps your store sells sunglasses (products) for women, men and children (a combination of options from a single product option category). Each type of sunglasses (product variant) has its own SKU, price and stock records. Again, each variant behaves in the system as a separate product.

Adding variants to products

You can add variants to your products in the Products application while editing the products on the Options -> Variants tab.

1. Click Define available variants.

2. Select option categories.

   • The system allows you to add variants from selected categories only.

3. Select variants.

   • Your customers can purchase only selected variants from these categories.

4. Click Save.

   

Your customers can now purchase the currently edited product in multiple variants.

Filtering variants

The system allows you to view for the current product only variants matching certain search criteria (e.g. a combination of options, variant name, SKU).

1. Open the Products application.

2. Edit () a selected product.

3. Switch to the Options -> Variants tab.

   • The system shows all variants available for the current product.
     

4. Specify your search criteria.

5. Click Search.

6. (Optional) Click Reset to view all variants available for the current product.

The system shows for the current product only variants matching your search criteria.

Changing the price of multiple variants at once

The Kentico E-commerce Solution allows you to change the price of multiple variants of the current product at once. For example, you want to charge the same price for all items of a specific T-shirt in a specific color.

1. Open the Products application.

2. Edit () a selected product.

3. Switch to the Options -> Variants tab.

   • The system displays all variants available for the current product (if any).

4. Select the variants whose price you want to change (check the respective boxes).

5. Choose Selected variants in the left drop-down list.

6. Select Change price in the right drop-down list.

   • The system displays the New price field.

7. Enter the new price for the selected variants.
   

8. Click OK.

Your customers can now purchase the selected variants of the current product for the new price.

Modifying variants

You can modify product variants in the Products application while editing products on the Options -> Variants tab.

1. Select a variant and click Edit ().
2. Modify the variant properties as required.
3. Click Save.

You can now use the variant with its updated settings.

Removing variants

You can remove product variants from your on-line store in the Products application while editing products on the Options -> Variants tab.

Removing variants one by one

1. Select a variant.
2. Click Delete ().
3. Confirm that you want to remove the variant (OK).

The system removes the variant from your on-line store.

Removing multiple variants at once

1. Select the variants you want to remove (check the respective boxes).
2. Choose Selected variants in the left drop-down list.
3. Select Delete in the right drop-down list.
4. Click OK.
   

The system removes the selected variants from your on-line store.

Reference - Variant properties