A customer needed to migrate their online store to a new platform and was considering osCommerce. They sell specialized small computers and wanted a solution for offering priced options like drive size, memory, color, and performance without overwhelming their product catalog. Using "Variations" was not ideal, as it created too many individual items to manage, especially with frequent price changes. The customer was looking for a flexible system to select named options per product, similar to the attached example, and was open to suggestions.
The osCommerce team suggested utilizing Product Attributes, a feature designed to manage custom options like the ones the customer described. By using this system, the customer could offer different product options (such as memory size or drive capacity) without creating separate product listings for each combination. They also provided a helpful resource to guide the customer through managing attributes: Managing Attributes in osCommerce.
For more advanced needs, such as offering computer options as separate products, the team recommended exploring the Product Configurator or Product Bundles tools, allowing the customer to tailor their product listings efficiently and maintain a clean, manageable catalog.
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osCommerce’s versatile tools like Product Attributes and Product Configurator empower merchants to customize their product offerings without overwhelming their catalog, providing flexibility and ease of management.
