Note: Option Swatches feature has been released that allows merchants to display all their product variants in a number of different ways
1. About Product Variant Element
1.1. What is Shopify Product Variant?
Shopify Product Variant element is designed to display the variant of your Shopify products on your page to increase your conversion rate. You can use the Product Variant element to promote your products on any non-product page or use it on a product page.
You can also watch this video tutorial:
1.2. Access Shopify Product Variant Element
- Step 1: Click on the 3rd icon in the Element Catalog which is the Add Shopify element function
- Step 2: Click on the Product Variant element in the dropdown menu
- Step 3: Drag and drop the element into the page editor and start using it.
Product Variant element comes with five common variations but we will continue to add more variations to help you save time.
Note that you can search for this element by using the search function instead of finding it in the sidebar.
2. Configuration
2.1. Option Swatches Settings
This video tutorial will guide you on how to set up Product swatches options:
To access the Option Swatches feature:
Step 1: Head back to PageFly Dashboard > Click on Extra functions on the left sidebar > Select Manage.
Step 2: Click the Add option swatch button, the screen will show all options in your store.
Step 3: Select all options that needed to adjust > Hit the Add option. You can search for the option by name in the Search field.
Click on the Display type dropdown button, you’ll see there are 6 option types to display:
- Label
- Color
- Custom image
- Variant image
- Radio buttons
- Dropdown
For example, in the Style swatch, here are detailed explanations about the Display type option.
You can configure the Styling on Page Editor.
To update data, click the “Update data” button, the page will reload again and show all valid data in your Shopify store at the moment.
After selecting the type for all variants, hit the Save button on the bottom right.
2.2. Product Variant Settings
Product Variant element comes with plenty of parameters allowing you to fine-tune content appearance for the best possible conversion rate.
After adding the Product Variant element into the Editor, you’ll see the General tab in the right sidebar.Please note that, if there’s a product with NO variant, the Page Editor will hide all parameters relevant to Variant settings.
When you drag and drop the Product Variant element into the editor page, there are 2 choices of the Product Source option for you to choose from such as:
- Auto
- Custom Product
Note: If the Product Variant is inside the Product Details, the Product source will always be in the Auto option and will take the value of the product that has been assigned!
- On the Product page, if you drag the Product Variant outside the Product Details, there are two options: Auto and Custom.
If you choose Auto, the Product Variant will be displayed the value of the product assigned for this product page. The Auto option is set to default when you use the Product Variant element.
- On the Non-product page, if you use the Product Variant outside the Product Details, the Product Source is disabled. The Product Variant is automatically displayed as the variant of the Custom Product.
2.2.1. General Tab
If your page has been assigned for two products or more, the product variant will show options for the first product on the products assigned list.
You can get further information about ATTRIBUTES, VISIBILITY, ANIMATION parameters here.
2.2.2. Styling Tab
You can customize the styling of the Product Variant element in the Styling tab.
You can check more information about the PageFly Element Styling.
3. Frequently Asked Questions
3.1. Do I have to add Shopify Variant API to be able to use Product Variants?
No, you don’t as the Shopify Variant is already installed inside your Shopify Admin. You can find to edit these by this guide, by visiting ‘Product Variants’, under ‘Shopify Element’
3.2. How to add multiple variants in Shopify?
No, in the meantime, you can only add one by one in the PageFly Admin Dashboard, but you can flexibly choose different types of variants.
3.3. What is an example of a product variant?
Television with options on resolutions and screen sizes and a T-Shirt comes in with different colors and sizes.
3.4. What is option swatches in Shopify?
Option Swatches in Shopify make it easier to view product variants at a glance.
3.5. Difference between variants and metafields?
Shopify Product Metafield maintains mostly specifications, including size charts, downloadable documents, release dates, images and part numbers. On the other hands, Shopify variants offer options for customers to choose.