{"id":20491,"date":"2012-07-09T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=20491"},"modified":"2012-07-09T11:30:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T15:30:56","slug":"zencart-how-to-add-product-attributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/zencart-how-to-add-product-attributes.html","title":{"rendered":"ZenCart. How to add product attributes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial is going to show you how to add product attributes in Zen  Cart. There are 3 steps to follow:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>To  define the Option Names:<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  <li>In your Zen Cart admin go to<strong> <\/strong>-&gt; <strong>Catalog -&gt; Option Name Manager<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_1-150x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_1-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_1.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n  <li> Under the <strong>Option Name<\/strong> specify a name, e.g. <strong>Color<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>or <strong>Size<\/strong> <\/li>\r\n  <li> Specify the<strong> <\/strong>sort order the Option Name displays on the screen in the <strong>Order<\/strong> field<\/li>\r\n  <li>  Select an <strong>Option  Type<\/strong>:\r\n    Dropdown \r\n    Radio Button\r\n    Checkbox\r\n    Text (no Option Value)\r\n    File  (no Option Value)\r\n    Read Only (used for the <strong>Display Purposes<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>only) <\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>    Click <strong>Insert<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_2-300x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_2-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_2.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>To define the Option Values<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  <li>Go  to the<strong> <\/strong><strong>Catalog<\/strong><strong> -&gt;<\/strong><strong> Option Value Manager<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_3-136x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_3-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_3.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n  <li>    Specify the Option Name e.g. Red, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue etc or Small, Medium, Large etc<\/li>\r\n  <li>    Specify the default Sort Order (used if you want  to globably sort your Option Values to match). <\/li>\r\n  <li>    Click <strong>insert<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_4-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_4.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/ul>  \r\n  <h3>Go to Catalog -&gt;Attributes Controller to add the attributes to the products <\/h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_5-146x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_5-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_5.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  <li>Pick up a category, select a product and click <strong>display<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_6-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_6-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_6.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  <li>    Scroll down to see the <strong>Add Attributes<\/strong> box where the product name should already be selected. <\/li>\r\n  <li>    Select the <strong>Option Name<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>e.g.Color<\/li>\r\n  <li>    Select a matching <strong>Option Value<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>e.g Red<\/li>\r\n  <li>    Click <strong>Insert<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_7-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_7-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_7.jpg 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>  You can always edit or delete them after adding. <\/p>\r\n<p>There are also several methods to price, add  weight, sort order, and mark the type of attribute this is.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_8-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_8-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zen_cart_product_attributes_8.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n <strong>Price<\/strong> can be entered with a prefix  of + or &#8211; or blank:\r\n  + and blank will add the attribute price\r\n  &#8211; will subtract the attribute price\r\n  \r\n  <strong>Weight<\/strong> can be entered optionally if  it effects the product weight with a prefix of + or &#8211; or blank:\r\n\r\n  + and blank will add the attribute weight\r\n  &#8211; will subtract the attribute weight <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There are also other pricing options available besides the  standard prices:<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  <li>    One Time  Charge <\/li>\r\n  <li>    Price Factor <\/li>\r\n  <li>    One Time  Charge Price Factor <\/li>\r\n  <li>    Attribute Qty  Price <\/li>\r\n  <li>    One Time  Attribute Qty Price <\/li>\r\n  <li>    For text<\/li>\r\n  <li>    Price per  word and free words<\/li>\r\n  <li>    Price per  letter and free letters <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Besides, there  are the Attribute Flags in the colored boxes used to  distinguish such  features of the attribute as: <\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n  \t<li><strong> Use for  display only<\/strong> (attribute cannot be selected and added to cart. Good for things  like &quot;Select from Below&quot;). <\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>  <strong> Attribute is  Free when product is Free<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n  <strong>&#8211; Default  Attribute<\/strong> (used mostly on Radio buttons) \r\n\t<li>  <strong> Apply  Discounts used by Product Sale\/Special <\/strong>(used to add the same type of  discount that the product is getting from the products_price vs the special or  sale price)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>  <strong> Include in  Base Price<\/strong> (when products are priced by attributes mark the attributes include  in base price then the lowest price in each Option Name group are added  together to make up the product price)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>  <strong> Attribute  Required for text<\/strong> (Some text  is required text and cannot be left blank by the customer)<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If your particular attribute is a downloadable file, enter the filename for it. <\/p>\r\n<p>     When you are done click <strong>insert<\/strong>, go to the product page on your site to preview the changes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/files\/ZenCart\/zencart_product_attributes_adding.htm\" target=\"blank\">ZenCart. How to add product attributes<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial is going to show you how to add product attributes in Zen Cart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":20508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[734],"tags":[1276,542,2408],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}