New Features of Magento Product Types

Published: January 10, 2012 2 min. read
Svitla Team
By Svitla Team
Web Development E-commerce & Retail
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Are you searching for a powerful ecommerce platform for your online business? If you are then you must consider magento product types because they are known to provide solutions that will tailor-fit your needs. With the release of the latest editions, online business owners are now ensured more profitability as they continue to use this customized solutions and modules.

Take a look at some of the new features found in the latest magento product types:

  1. Order management – you will notice that some of the major changes in these magento product types include the proper management of orders. The call center module helps administrators in having the right amount of control over their store. It is easier to move the products from their wish list onto their shopping cart. You will also see changes in the order status which helps administrators to customize the status of each order.

  2. Payment schemes – a new payment gateway has been added to the latest magento product types. By adding PayPal as well as authorize.net, the administrator can easily customize the payment methods. Now, customers can pay through any of their major credit cards, online gift cards and debit cards.

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  1. Authorize.net Enhancements – the latest of magento product types provide you with additional features that will comply with the policy of authorization.net regarding payments. The first added feature is the balance response wherein both administrator and customer has the ability to access the balance information on the card while confirming the order. The second is partial authorization which allows the customer to pay his or her order through a maximum of 5 debit cards. They can also use prepaid cards and gift cards for their transactions. And lastly, authorization reversal is an added feature used in cases where the customer cancels an order. The administrator is free to release the payment even without waiting for customer information.

  2. Gift options – new versions of the magento product types allows both customers and the administrator to send gifts with a personal message and gift wrapping options for individual and complete orders.


 

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FAQ

What are the types of products in Magento?

Simple (single SKU no variations), Configurable (parent with selectable variations such as size/color created from simple SKUs), Grouped (a collection of individual simple products — sell them together), Bundle (buyer builds a custom kit out of components options), Virtual (services that are not shipped), Downloadable (digital goods/files), and Gift Card (fixed, open or combined value). Custom order management and support for multiple payment gateways enhance these types with more features that can be added to the core product types. PayPal and Authorize.net gateways with partial authorization and reversals added will support gift options, messages, and wrapping.

How many types of products are there?

Simple, Configurable, Grouped, Bundle, Virtual, Downloadable, and Gift Card. Simple products: single SKUs. Configurable aggregate simples with selectable attributes. Grouped and bundled packages multiple items (pre-grouped vs. user-built kits). Virtual and Downloadable cover non-shippable services and digital files. Gift Cards provide prepaid value options.

What is the difference between simple and configurable products in Magento?

A Simple product is a single SKU, which means there are no variations that the customer can select. For example, one blue T-shirt in size M. A Configurable product is a parent listing that appears to the customer as one product with choices for selection (i.e., size or color). Each selection maps to a different underlying Simple SKU, allowing the proper stock and price to be set for the customer’s selected variant. These improve UX since all variants are on one page, while still allowing control over per-variant stock.

What is a configurable product in Magento 2?

A configurable product is a parent product that allows consumers to pick attributes – size, color, or material – all on one page, and each combination of selected options has its own underlying Simple SKU. This keeps variant-based inventory, pricing, and images preserved while showing them as a single consolidated listing for a cleaner shopping experience. It’s best for clothing and other products with attribute-driven variations.

How do I add shipping methods to Magento?

In Magento, you set shipping methods from the admin side by enabling and configuring the built-in carriers. Navigate to Stores → Configuration → Sales → Shipping Methods and turn on any of Flat Rate, Free Shipping, or Table Rates, or even real-time carriers like UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL by filling in some credentials plus setting up rates, titles, and allowed countries. Save config. Clear cache if needed. Test at checkout if the method shows as wanted.