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ATTRIBUTES
Options/variations for products
There were 6 questions found in this category:
  1. "How can I add options, attributes, or variations, to my products?"
    Short Answer: Similar questions:“How do I create an attribute group?”
    “How do I use attribute groups?”For example, I sell shirts and I carry them in several colors, and several sizes.  I even would like to allow the shopper to be able to add custom text for monogramming on a couple shirts in...

  2. "I have updated the price of an Item in my store, but when I go and look at my shopping cart, I don't see that the new prices are there; I just see my old prices."
    Short Answer: This is by design to avoid confusing shoppers that are already shopping on  your site.  It is based on the shoppers session, and will correct itself  once the shopper's session ends (timeout, or purchase is made, or cookies reset).  Detailed Explanation: Why this wo...

  3. “I want to sell a certain product where its inventory is shared among multiple products throughout my store.”
    Short Answer You might classify this as a “product builder” or “product assembly.” This is best handled by using our “packages” feature. Packages are essentially a group of products. This is ideal for when you are selling a product made of various components, and each component has a limited invento...

  4. “My inventory is corrupted (messed up). There seem to be duplicates of each Attribute.”
    Short Answer: We have an important warning about what is allowed when you update Attributes.  Basically,  if you are using inventory, as well as Attributes, then we ask you not to edit  the Attribute Group name (external), nor the individual Attributes.  You  can delete and ...

  5. “When I try to view a certain page, the page is blank, but most/all of my other products show up fine.”
    <h2>Short Answer:</h2>
    <p>This is probably due to your product having too many  attribute combinations, while using the inventory feature.&nbsp; To be sure that this is really the reason for  the error, you will see the error in two places:&nbsp; First, in the ...

  6. “Why does the inventory list resort itself after I save/update it? I find it distracting/confusing.”
    Short Answer  This is by design, and not a bug, to make your life easier.  Detailed ExplanationWhen you add a new Attribute, the inventory is generated so that all the new inventory combinations are displayed very close together, so that you can quickly enter in the new inventory amounts.&...