Item specifics allow you to display structured easy to find information about products. They consist of two parts, the specific name, and value. Specific names will be common across many products (e.g. size, colour, manufacturer). The values are used to provide the product information. For example, a bed may have size as a specific name, and queen as the specific value. They're also used to identify variation products.
Specifics are particularly important for sales channels like Catch and Amazon, as they will often be required to list your product.
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Add Item Specifics to Products
To add item specifics to your products:
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In your Maropost Commerce control panel navigate to Products > View Products.
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Click on the product you want to add specifics to.
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Scroll down to the “Specifics / Filter” section
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Enter a name for the type of specific eg: “Colour”
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Enter a value for the specific eg: “Red”
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Click the Add Specific button.
This will add a specific with the type “Colour” and the value “Red”. You can add multiple specifics to a single product.
Remove Product Specifics from Filters
When you create a specific it becomes a filter on your webstore. To edit a specific so that it is no longer used as a filter:
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In your Maropost Commerce control panel navigate to Products > Product Specifics.
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Select the specific Type (eg: colour).
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Change Use as Filter on Website from Yes to No, and click Save.
Change the Order of Product Specifics
The sort order you choose determines the order of the specifics in the drop down list on the product page:
To change the specifics sort order:
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In your Maropost Commerce control panel navigate to Products > Product Specifics.
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Open the specific type (eg: Colour) by selecting the Name.
Tip: You can also set the sort order for the specific itself, to control where it appears in filters and on the product page.
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From this page you can enter a Sort Order value for each specific type as well as a sort value for each of the specifics. The higher the value entered, the higher up in the list an item will appear. For example, 100 will appear above 95. This gives you the flexibility to add a new specific at a later date and have it appear at the top of your list without having to reorder your entire list.
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Save your changes
Delete Specifics
You should only delete product specifics if they are no longer in use or applied to any products. Be sure to check eBay listings as well, as revisions may fail if required specifics are removed. To delete a product specific:
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In your Maropost Commerce control panel, navigate to Products > Product Specifics.
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Select the specifics you wish to delete and click the With X selected button.
- Click Delete.
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