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THESE HELP GUIDES RELATE TO THE OLD VERSION OF THE CONTROL PANEL. HELP RELATING TO THE NEW VERSION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "SUPPORT" SECTION OF THE CONTROL PANEL

How do I setup product options?

Product Options can be set to allow your customers to pick from a range of options related to the product. First you must attach an Option Group to your product (such as Colour) and then you much set the Individual Options to the group (such as red, green, blue etc.).

• Select Manage Products from the Main Menu on the left.
• Find the product for which you want to add options and click the Edit link in the right-hand column.
• Select Product Options from the sub-menu on the right.
• To add a new Option Group, click on the product name and hover your mouse pointer over the New Option button.
  • New Blank Option creates a new option with 3 individual details.
  • My Templates allows you to choose from your previously saved option templates.
  • Common Templates allows you to choose from a preset selection of commonly-used product options such as Shoe Size or Gift Wrapping.

How to Setup Option Groups

• Select Manage Products from the Main Menu on the left.
• Find the product for which you want to add options and click the Edit link in the right-hand column.
• Select Product Options from the sub-menu on the right.
• Click on an existing Option Group and a box will appear to the right.
  • Option Group Name – Enter the name of the option group here (e.g. Colour).
  • Force Option – Placing a tick here will force customers to select an option from this group before being able to purchase the product.
  • Option Enabled – Tick this box to enable this group of options.
  • Add ‘My Template’ – Ticking this box will store the details of this group for future use on other products.
  • Click Remove Option to delete the whole Option Group.
  • Click Save when you are happy with everything.

How to Setup Individual Options

• Select Manage Products from the Main Menu on the left.
• Find the product for which you want to add options and click the Edit link in the right-hand column.
• Select Product Options from the sub-menu on the right.
• Click on an existing Individual Option and a box will appear to the right.
  • Choice Text – Enter the name of the option here (e.g. Red).
  • Additional Cost – If this option adds to the overall cost of the product, enter the additional cost amount here.
  • Default Choice – Tick this box to make this Individual Option the initially selected option.
  • Click Delete this Choice to delete this Individual Option.
  • Click Save when you are happy with everything.