Set up options like sizes, colors, materials, dimensions, or packaging formats for a single product, with individual price and stock control per variant. In the wholesale context, variants allow your wholesale buyers to select exactly the configuration they need when building their orders.
How it works
Options are organized into groups. Each group contains the choices available to the wholesale buyer when adding the product to the cart. For example, a "Color" group might have the options "Red", "Blue", and "Black", and a "Size" group could offer "S", "M", "L", and "XL".
From the options tab in the product form, you create the groups and add options within each one. Each option can have its own price modifier (which adds to or subtracts from the base product price) and its own independent stock quantity. This is essential in wholesale operations, where a buyer may need to know exactly how many units are available of each variant before placing a large order.
Option groups can also be linked to specific product images, so that when a buyer selects an option, the corresponding image is displayed. This helps wholesale buyers visually confirm they are ordering the correct variant.
Available options
Selection types per group:
- Simple: The wholesale buyer chooses exactly one option from the group (required). Ideal for attributes like size, primary color, or voltage.
- Optional: The buyer can choose one option or none. Useful for complementary accessories or special finishes.
- Multiple: The buyer can select several options from the group. Suitable for wholesale orders where the customer wants to combine multiple variants of the same product (for example, selecting several colors of the same item).
- Multiple with repeat: The buyer can select the same option more than once. Useful for building packs, assortments, or wholesale bundles where the customer defines quantities of each variant.
Quantity validation: For multiple selection types, you can set a minimum and maximum number of options the wholesale buyer must select. For example, you can require that an assortment has at least 6 variants selected.
Price modifier: Each option can add or subtract a value from the base product price. This allows you to reflect cost differences between variants without creating separate products.
Stock per option: Each option maintains its own inventory count independently. This way your wholesale buyers see the real availability of each variant and can plan their orders accordingly.
Tips
- Use the "Simple" type for mandatory attributes like size in apparel or dimensions in industrial products.
- The "Multiple with repeat" type is especially useful for wholesale commerce: it allows the buyer to build custom assortments by choosing quantities of each variant (for example, 10 units in blue, 5 in red, 15 in black).
- Always set stock per option when managing variants with differentiated inventory. In wholesale selling, it is critical that the buyer knows exactly how many units of each variant are available to avoid delays in fulfillment.
- Link images to each option so wholesale buyers can visually verify variants, reducing order errors and subsequent returns.