Product Groups
Product Groups (not to be confused with Categories) are a means of combining many of the Product Variant settings of similar products.
As a reminder, the Product Variant settings contain data such as pricing, attributes, etc.
Some products benefit from sharing this information. Say, for example, you have several leaflet products which share many elements such as the same pricing structure, the same stock options, size options, etc.
A Product Group can be utilised to control those elements of the product from a single place, meaning your products do not need to be controlled individually.
1. Product Variant settings
Products not placed within a Product Group will have variant settings including pricing, tax, delivery, attributes, discounts and more.
When added to a Product Group, most of these options will no longer appear on the variant settings page for individual products.
2. Navigate to Product Groups
3. Click on Add new
4. Product Group settings
You will notice that many of the settings available within your new product group match those for individual products.
5. Type a name for your Product Group
6. Click on Save and Continue Edit
7. Click on Products in group
This area allows you to select which products are contained within this group.
8. Check the products to be contained in the group and click "Save changes"
9. The product group will now be registered
Note: Products can only be contained in one Product Group at a time.
10. To verify, enter some information into the Group, such as a basic price
11. Click on Save and Continue Edit
12. Return to the product variant settings for one of your grouped products
You will notice there are now far fewer options available on the Product Variant settings screen.
13. Navigate to the front end for the products contained within the group
If configured correctly, all products contained within the Product Group should share the information entered into the Group.
14. Navigate to the front end for the products contained within the group
