Product Attributes - Manage Product Features.

Product attributes is a module in the SOTESHOP online store that allows you to manage product features. With it, you can add to your products: attributes and their variants, which can then be used when filtering products on category pages. You can bulk change the attributes to the store's offer using a spreadsheet file.

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In the admin panel, select OfferProduct Attributes Product Attributes Module Icon


Enabling Product Attributes

Select Configuration

Product Attributes Configuration
  1. Check Enable Filters,
  2. Select Filtering method:
    • Using and
    • Using or
  3. Check Do not limit filters,

    If checked, filters are not limited by the current filtering results.

  4. Press the Save button.

Adding Product Attributes

Select Attribute List

Attribute List
  1. Press the Add button, Adding an Attribute
  2. Check Active,
  3. Select Position (display order),
  4. Enter Name,
  5. Select Type:
    • Yes / No
    • Text
    • Color
  6. Check Show in filters,
  7. Check Show in product,
  8. Select Categories to which the filter will be assigned, Category tree when adding

    You can select categories by checking the category tree or by entering the category name.

  9. Press the Save button.

Adding Variants

Variants for Yes / No attributes

It is not possible to add variants. Automatically to choose from:

  • Yes,
  • No.

Variants for Text attributes

Select Variants

  1. Press the Add button, Adding a text type variant
  2. Enter Position (display order),
  3. Enter Value,
  4. Press the Save button.

Variants for Color attributes

Select Variants

  1. Press the Add button, Adding a color type variant
  2. Click Add variant,
  3. Enter Position (display order),
  4. Select Type:
    • Color,
    • Image.
  5. Enter Name,
  6. Enter Color (for Color type, HEX code e.g. #ffff00 [yellow]),
  7. Upload Image (for Image type),
  8. Click Save button.

Assigning attributes to a product

  1. Edit product,
  2. Select Attributes, Assigning variant to a product
  3. Enter Title,

    The title is displayed above the list of attributes on the product card page.

  4. Fill in attributes,
  5. Click Save button.
Product card with attributes
Filtering product list by attributes

Import / Export Product Attributes

Export Product Attributes

Select Export

Export attributes to CSV file
  1. Press the Export button, Export completion
  2. Press the Download file button, Opening CSV file in LibreOffice
  3. Open the file with recommended settings, Attributes in spreadsheet
  4. Edit the records.

Import Product Attributes

Select Import

Import attributes from CSV file
  1. Select Import format,
  2. Upload Data file,
  3. Press the Import button.

Enabling price filters

In the admin panel select ApplicationsProductsProduct configuration

Go to the Product prices section

Product configuration options attributes
  1. Check Show price filter,

    Due to the complexity of discounts, discounted prices are not filtered.

  2. Press the Save button.
Price filter

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