Product Groups
A better way to organize products.
Last updated
A better way to organize products.
Last updated
Products rarely have just one variation. For example, a t-shirt for a given brand might come in three colors and sizes. In addition, product variants also share many common characteristics like their title, brand, category, description, and more. Product groups provide a way to efficiently create, organize, and manage all of these variants, along with their shared and unique characteristics, as one related unit.
The Product Group Window is the primary location for managing product groups and their products.
To access the Product Group Window:
Select the Products tab of the Navigator Window.
Double-click a product group.
Quick Tips!
If the target icon is active, you can select a product group in the products tab to open tht Group Window. Then, you can navigate using the arrow keys, and the window will update to match the selected product group.
List View displays all products in a group with detailed columns focusing on information related to product inventory and prices.
The Focus by Selection feature enables filtering of the products displayed. This is particularly useful when dealing with larger product groups, as it helps to reduce the number of displayed products and focus on the ones you are currently working with.
Focus by Selection When activated, selecting themes, visual and non-visual properties, and packs will filter products shown in the Product Group Window. You can toggle this feature on or off by clicking this icon. | |
Clear Selection Resets any selections of themes, visual or non-visual properties, or packs when using the focus by selection feature. |
The Product Group Status is a snapshot of the product group's overall health. If a red light is shown next to any of the entries, customers may be unable to see or purchase products in the group online.
Online Status: The overall activity status assigned to a product group. Toggling the status off switches the light to red, and the website displays the product as unavailable.
Categories: Each product group needs at least one assigned category before it appears on the website. Without a category, customers cannot view products from this group online.
Inventory: If any products in the product group have a zero inventory count, the indicator will be red. Customers can still see the product on the website, but it will be marked as unavailable.
Viewable: Indicates how many products in the product group are activated or deactivated and can be viewed on your website.
Purchasable: This shows how many products in the product group have been marked as unavailable in the Multi-edit Menu.
Images Missing: As the name suggests, this indicator notifies users about products without at least one assigned image and displays the number of missing images.
Pricing: Checks to ensure all products are priced in the product group.
Description: This refers to the product group's description, which appears on the product's page on your website.
The Online Status toggle is located at the top right of the Product Group Window. Turning it off will hide the product group from customers browsing your website.
To change the online status:
Click the Activity Switch in the Product Group Window.
Inactive product group webpages are still accessible by direct link, but they display a notice stating they are unavailable.
Quick Tips!
You can also toggle the activity of a single product. For more information, check the Product Activity section.
To create a new product group:
Open the Products tab in the Navigator Window.
Choose More Options > New Product Group.
Enter the requested details.
Click the Add button or Press Return.
To delete a product group:
Select the desired product group.
Choose More Options > Delete Product Group.
Click OK to confirm.
Heads up!
Deleting a product group also deletes any products it contains.
