Product Attributes¶
Attributes are used as additions to the standard product information (mainly name, article number, description and images) and shown in a table below the general product information. Attributes can for example be available colors, sizes, measurements etc.
Add new attribute¶
To create a new attribute, go to List view and select the product manager (or equivalent) folder in the page tree. Either click "Create new record" in top of page or "New record" in the Attributes section.
Fields¶
This is a short explanation of the "non standard" TYPO3 fields.
Field
Name
Description
Name of attribute, displayed in FE if no Label exist.
Field
Label
Description
Label of attribute, displayed in FE if set.
Field
Type
Description
Used to select of what type the attribute is.
Field
Required
Description
Set if the attribute is mandatory when editing products.
Field
Show In Attribute Listing
Description
When enabled attribute will be included in attribute listings in product FE single view.
Field
Image
Description
Option to add a image or a svg to be included in attribute listings in product FE single view.
Field
Identifier
Description
A unique attribute identifier, primarily used in templates to be able to fetch and render attributes in FE.
Field
Options
Description
Options for dropdown and multiselect attribute types.
The different types of attributes¶
The different types of attributes apply to how the information is filled out in the product, and then shown in the frontend. The field type options for attributes, indicate how they will be presented in the backend of the product, when creating it.
Here is a list of the different types, and what they are used for:
Input - used to add a line of free text in the product.
Text - allows you to add a text mass.
Date Time - adds a calendar field, for example to specify a release date.
Dropdown - options are added in the attribute, and in the product, one option can be selected through a dropdown menu (type to use for filter function).
Multiselect - options are added in the attribute, and in the product, multiple options can be selected (type to use for filter function).
Checkbox - like the multiselect, this allows you to select more than one option, but the options are shown as checkboxes instead in the backend of the product.
Link - adds a link field in the product backend, and a link on the frontend.
Image - an image can be added in the table of product information. Note that this is not the image that will be shown in the box for product listing views.
Important
NOTE! If the attribute is to be used as a filter, the attribute needs to use the dropdown or multiselect options and not for example a free text field.