On this page:
- What are Options?
- How to set up Product Options
- How to edit Options for an Existing Listing
- Option fields defined
What are Options?
Options allow you to specify variants of the main product which are called Choices. Choices could be color, size, an add-on, or something else.
Options appear as dropdowns on the product page. Choices are the individual items within the dropdown. If more than one option is added, there will be a dropdown for each.
How to set up Product Options
When creating a New Listing, click on Product Options. From the Product Options page, you will click New Option to create a brand new product option for your product.
Add the details of the option, and the Choices, then click Save or add another option.
Option fields defined
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Additional Cost: The main product price must be the lowest base price. You can add how much more each choice is than the base price of the main product. You can leave ' Additional Cost' blank if all the choices are the same price as the base product.
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Required Options (Highlighted in Green): If the 'This option is required' box is checked, the buyer must select one of the choices in the dropdown before the product can be added to their cart. If this is not set, the main product without any options can be added to the cart.
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Setting A Default Choice (Highlighted in Blue): You can set one of the choices as the default by checking the "Select this choice by default" box. Unless the buyer changes it, this will add that choice to the cart when the buyer clicks on add to cart.
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Choice Quantities: If you leave '# in Stock' blank, Tindie will allow an unlimited number to be bought. However, you must ensure that the quantity set on the main product page is enough to cover all the choice configurations. e.g.
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If you have 3 x choice A and 3 x choice B, set the main product quantity to 6 to sell all of them.
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If you have 3 x choice A and 3 x choice B, and a main product quantity of 3. Only 3 of either choice can be sold before the product goes out of stock.
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- Display Order: You can specify the order in which the options or choices appear.
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- This is optional. If you leave it blank, Tindie will display the items alphabetically.
- 0 will make the option appear at the top above all other options. It will make that choice appear at the top of the dropdown.
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1 means that the choice will be second 2 means that the selection will be third, etc
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Different selections can have the same value in the display order field. The system will use alphabetical ordering to select what value should be listed first.
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Additional Option Choice (Highlighted in Red): Click this button to add a new option choice that will be displayed in a product options drop-down menu.
How to edit Options for an Existing Listing
Once you have created a listing, you can go back to edit or add options or choices by clicking on Edit Product on the product page. Then going to Product Options.
After adding a product option, you can click on the pencil icon to edit the product option. Click on the red X icon to remove the product option.