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Variants - variant combinations - with separate dropdowns

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Sonni Tost
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Posted on 17/09/2014 16:28:15

Hi all,

We have a client that has products that come in different colours, sizes and the likes.

For example:

A product can come in the following variants:

COLOUR / GLAS TYPE / TOP

Default color / plastic glas / no top
Default color / plastic glas / with top
Default color / real glas / no top
Default color / real glas / with top
Black / plastic glas / no top
Black / plastic glas / with top
Black / real glas / no top
Black / real glas / with top

I am aware of the variantcombinations that actually solves this - but the client would like (read insists) the customers to be able to select the single attributes separately - ie. a dropdown with Colour - a dropdown with Glas Type and a dropdown with Top.

When I use the variantoption it gives me all the variant options - and not just the ones that applies for the current product.

Is there a way to sort of combine the variantcombinations with the variant options so that the customer can select each variant separately - and only the variants that relates to the product?

Kind regards

 

Sonni T.


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Nicolai Høeg Pedersen
Posted on 17/09/2014 23:23:51
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Hi Sonni

The variantgroups and variant options will give you data on what options should be in the 3 dropdowns. Variant combinations just tells you which combinations that are valid.

That needs to be combined in the frontend using a Javascript.

Attached is a VERY old template (2006) that does this - but it should still work.

 
Sonni Tost
Posted on 18/09/2014 16:14:54
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Hi Nicolai,

It was not excactly what I needed - but it pointed me in the right direction though.

My client does not need the dropdowns to be co-dependant - but need the dropdowns to be individually selectable - but to maintain the options after reload. I have made a jQuery version that does this - now I just have to test it :-) But it looks promising.

Thank you for your help.

 

Sonni T.

 

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