One common form of input is a group of checkboxes. For instance, a checkbox group might be titled
Colors, and include six checkboxes labled
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue, and
Purple.
In order to display the group of checkboxes on the product page for several different products, first create a product field in the
Product Field Editor, and then assign the field to the desired products in the
Product Editor. The product field would be of the
Checkbox type, would be named
Colors, and would have option values of
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue, and
Purple.
As a result, the group of checkboxes will be added to the product page for each product to which the field is assigned. When a customer views a product that includes the
Colors product field, the customer will be able to select any of the
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue, and
Purple checkboxes before adding the product to the basket. The customer's selections will be saved in the order record. The customer could order multiple units of the product, and select different checkboxes for each unit. Each set of checkbox selections would be recorded with the specific line item in the order record.
Once the order has been placed and the field selections have been recorded, those selections may not be altered for that line time. Product values are only accepted within the storefront, and may not be edited within the store's admin area.
Other types of fields, such as checkout fields and
customer fields may be edited within the store's admin area.
In order to display the group of checkboxes within the Product Editor, to allow store admins to quickly choose color values from the set group, first create a product attribute in the
Product Attribute Editor. The product attribute would be of the
Checkbox type, would be named
Colors, and would have option values of
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue, and
Purple.
As a result, the product attribute will then be available to be assigned to products in the Product Editor. Once the product attribute has been assigned to a product, the store admin will also be able to select any of the
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue, and
Purple checkboxes from within the Product Editor, to assign those attribute values to a specific product.
When a customer views the product page for a product that has the
Colors product attribute assigned, the
Additional Info section of the page will contain the
Colors header followed by the text values of the checkboxes that were selected by the store admin. If the store admin selected the
Red,
Orange, and
Blue checkboxes, then the
Additional Info section of that product's storefront page would contain the
Colors header, followed by the text
Red,
Orange, and
Blue.
The store admin would be able to assign the same attribute to many different products, and select different combinations of checkboxes for each product. Customers would be able to view the text associated with the selected checkboxes, but would not be able to change the selections. Attribute values are only accepted within the store's admin area, and may not be edited within the storefront.
