{"id":6686,"date":"2017-06-27T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T12:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cs-cart.com\/?p=6686"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:40:27","slug":"introducing-cs-cart-4-6-1-with-product-variations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/introducing-cs-cart-4-6-1-with-product-variations\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing CS-Cart 4.6.1 with Product Variations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re proudly introducing to you the new big CS-Cart release\u2014CS-Cart 4.6.1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this news post, we\u2019d like to focus on the major, strongly requested feature\u2014product variations<\/strong>. Of course, we\u2019ll briefly review other new features\u2014version 4.6.1 is rich in new functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Product Variations\u2014a Better Alternative for Option Combinations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Products often have options. For example, T-shirts can have different sizes and colors, a laptop\u2014a more powerful CPU and a larger HDD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS-Cart provides you with a flexible product option management. You can create as many options and their variants as you want, add them to products, and create option combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option combinations look as separate products. Actually, they are not. Because of this, option combinations have limited settings and other inconveniences. For example, you cannot directly set a price for a certain combination, add multiple images, set shipping properties, and other things that you can do<\/strong> with a separate product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setting up option variants and the pants option combination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In CS-Cart 4.6.1, we\u2019re introducing product variations\u2014physical products based on options<\/strong>. A product variation is a better option combination alternative. An admin treats product variations as separate products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, products variations are at the beta stage<\/strong>. This feature is functional but can have minor bugs and limitations.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Variations of the 100g Pants product and a product variation editing page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Move from Option Combinations to Product Variations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As we mentioned, product variations are separate, physical products unlike option combinations. Thus, you can manage them as separate products with lots of properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out things product variations can do, which options combinations cannot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feature<\/strong><\/td>Product variation<\/strong><\/td>Option combination<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SKU<\/a><\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Image<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Multiple images<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
The \u201cPrice\u201d field<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
The \u201cList price\u201d field<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Quantity discounts<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
The \u201cBack in stock\u201d notification<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Taxes<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Shipping properties such as weight, dimensions, and packaging<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Features (e.g. ISBN which is used in Google Export)<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Downloadable product<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
A single .csv file for product export<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let us describe the most important advantages of product variations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n