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Before adding your first product, let’s get familiar with how product categories, tags and attributes work.
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Product categories and tags work in much the same way as normal categories and tags you have when writing posts in your website. They can be created, edited, and selected at any time. This can be done when you first create a product or come back and edit it or the category/tag specifically.
ATTRIBUTES
These can be added per product, or you can set up global attributes for the entire store to use
PRODUCT TAGS
Product tags are another way to relate products to each other, next to product categories. Contrary to categories, there is no hierarchy in tags; so there are no “subtags.”
For example, if you sell clothing, and you have a lot of cat prints, you could make a tag for “cat.” Then add that tag to the menu or sidebar so cat lovers can easily find all t-shirts, hoodies, and pants with cat prints.
SKU
SKU, or Stock Keeping Unit number, is a unique number assigned to a product for, amongst other things, the purpose of keeping track of inventory.
The SKU field can accept up to 255 characters, which can include alphanumeric values and some special characters.
PRODUCT TYPES
When adding a product, the first thing to decide is what type of product it is.
Simple – covers the vast majority of any products you may sell. Simple products are shipped and have no options. For example, a book.
Grouped – a collection of related products that can be purchased individually and only consist of simple products. For example, a set of six drinking glasses.
Virtual – one that doesn’t require shipping. For example, a service. Enabling this, disables all shipping related fields such as shipping dimensions. A virtual product will also not trigger the shipping calculator in cart and checkout.
Downloadable – activates additional fields where you can provide a downloadable file. After a successful purchase, customers are given a downloadable file as a link in the order notification email. This is suitable, for example, for a digital album, PDF magazine, or photo.
External or Affiliate – one that you list and describe on your website but is sold elsewhere.
Variable – a product with variations, each of which may have a different SKU, price, stock option, etc. For example, a t-shirt available in different colors and/or sizes.
Subscriptions – a product that allows customers to subscribe to your products or services and pay on a weekly, monthly or annual basis.
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