You can create common attributes for an item, such as size, color, etc., by entering a selection of choices into the item's Options field.

For example, try editing an item and entering the following parameters into the Options field:

Size S M L

Color Red Blue "Sea Green"

When you click Update, you'll see that the Order button for this item is now accompanied by two menus, so that a shopper can select size and color when ordering.

An item can have as many options as you want, and each option needs a unique name. The example above shows Size and Color as option names, and each of these names (Size and Color) should be used only one time per item. Each set of options should begin with an attribute name that describe that option, followed by the attribute choices separated by a single space. After the first set of options, add a full line break (press Enter), then start the next option set.

Jump to:

• Create order options in Store Editor
• Create order options in Catalog Manager

Create order options in Store Editor

1. Sign in to your My Services page.
2. Click the Store link.
   
3. Go to Store Editor.
   
4. Navigate to the item page to which you will be adding the options.
5. Click the Edit button.
   
6. Enter your item options in the Options field.
   
7. Click the Update button.
   
8. Repeat the steps for any additional items.
9. Publish when ready.
   

Create order options in Catalog Manager

1. Sign in to your My Services page.
2. Click the Store link.
   
3. Go to Catalog Manager.
   
4. Select the item to which you wish to add the options to get to the edit screen.
   
5. Enter your item options in the Options field.
   
   Note: In Catalog Manager, you can also create individual item codes. Learn more.
6. Click the Save button.
   
7. Repeat the steps for any additional items.
8. Publish your catalog when ready.
   

Syntax errors: Any errors in syntax will prevent the store from recognizing an option, and as a result the item can not be added to the shopping cart when your Item Option Validation is set to not allow items with unrecognized options. In order to prevent valid item options from being rejected due to improper syntax, please review your item options for the following:

• Do not add more than one space between attribute values.
• Do not add HTML to the Options field.
• Choices that contain multiple words and include spaces, like the color "Sea Green", must be enclosed by double-quotes; if you don't, it will break the option into two or more separate choices in the menu.
• Each series of options must be separated from the next by a full line break. Do not add extra line breaks other than those separating options.
• Do not add spaces appearing at the end of a line; upon publish these spaces will be removed causing an unrecognized item option.
• Do not use the HTML key name=value for any button or field name. (The store looks for the name= key for options and using it within a form (such as for image order buttons) you create outside of the Store Editor will cause problems.
• Do not use any of the Store Properties Variable names for button or field labels or names

Notes Regarding the Options field:

• Quantity discounts (for example one for $10, five for $25) are applied before incremental pricing. The shopping cart will use the quantity price first, and then add the incremental price to each item. For example, imagine you:
  • Have a store selling T-shirts for $10 each
  • Offer a quantity discount of five T-shirts for $25.
  • Black T-shirts add a $5 premium.
• If a customer orders four red shirts ($10 each) and one black ($15) then upon checkout the cart will show four red shirts totaling $20 ($5 each as four red + one black =five shirts total and qualifies for the quantity pricing) and one black shirt at $10 total ($5 quantity price, plus an additional $5 for the incremental option).