Product Attributes
An attribute is a question about a product. A term is one possible answer. "Colour" is the question; "Red" and "Blue" are the answers.
In plain words
Think of a t-shirt. It is one product, but you do not sell "a t-shirt" — you sell a red small one, a red large one, a blue large one.
Colour and Size are the attributes. Red, Blue, S, M, L are the terms. Once both exist, Trapyfy can build each real combination — those are called variations, and each one gets its own price and its own stock.
Where to find it
In the dashboard menu, open Inventory → Product attributes.
Step 1 — create the attribute
- Click Add attribute.
- Give it a name, such as Colour, Size, Brand or Flavour.
- A slug is filled in for you. A slug is just the computer-friendly spelling of the name (
colour). Leave it alone unless you have a reason. - Save.
Step 2 — add its terms
An attribute with no terms is an empty question. Click the attribute's name, or use the three-dot menu on its row and choose Manage terms, then add one term per answer: Red, Blue, Black. The table shows how many terms each attribute has, so a zero there is your warning sign.
Keep terms short and reuse them. One "Red" used by forty products is tidy; "Red", "red" and "Dark Red" for the same colour is a mess you will have to clean up later.
Step 3 — use them on a product
- Open a product and set its type to Variable. Simple products have one price and no options; variable products are the ones with choices.
- Go to the Attributes tab and pick the attributes and terms this product offers.
- Go to the Variations tab. Each combination (Red + S, Red + M, Blue + S…) becomes a variation with its own price per country and its own stock per warehouse.
Full walkthrough of the product editor: Products.
Many at once
Import takes an .xlsx file and creates many attributes in one go. Export hands you the current list as a spreadsheet, with whatever search or filter you have applied already taken into account.
Good to know
- Search works on both the name and the slug.
- Tick several rows to delete them together.
- Attributes are also used as filters on the Stock management screen, so good attributes make stock work easier too.
Deleting an attribute or a term that products already use breaks those variations. Change the products first, delete second.