Variants tab on product

When editing a MiniShop3 product, an extra Variants tab appears for managing product variants.

Overview

The tab includes:

• Statistics — total variants, active variants, total stock
• Variants table — list of all variants with main info
• Create button — to add a new variant

Variants table

The table lists all variants of the product:

Column	Description
Image	Variant image thumbnail
Options	Option combination (color, size, etc.)
SKU	Variant SKU
Price	Current price
Stock	Quantity in stock
Active	On/off
Actions	Edit and delete buttons

Creating a variant

1. Click Create variant
2. In the dialog, fill in the fields:

Variant fields

Field	Required	Description
Options	Yes	At least one option (key + value)
SKU	No	Auto-generated from pattern
Price	Yes	Variant price
Old price	No	For showing discount
Stock	No	Quantity in stock (default 0)
Weight	No	Variant weight
Image	No	Pick from product gallery
Active	—	On by default

Adding options

1. Click Add option
2. Choose option key from the list or enter a new one
3. Enter the option value
4. Repeat for all needed options

Common option keys:

• color — Color
• size — Size
• material — Material
• volume — Volume
• weight — Weight (as option; distinct from weight field)

Filter sync

When a variant is saved, values for options color, size, and tags are added to the product's msProductData field. This lets you use standard MiniShop3 filters to find products by variant options.

Choosing an image

1. Click the image pick area
2. The product gallery opens
3. Select the image
4. The image is assigned to the variant

Images from gallery

Only images already in the product gallery can be used for a variant. Add all needed images on the Gallery tab first.

Editing a variant

1. Click the variant row or the edit button
2. Change the fields
3. Click Save

Deleting a variant

1. Click the delete (trash) button on the variant row
2. Confirm deletion

Warning

Deleting a variant cannot be undone. If the variant was in orders, that order data is kept but the link to the variant is lost.

Bulk operations

Quick price change

To change price for several variants:

1. Open each variant
2. Change the price
3. Save

Deactivating variants

If a variant is temporarily unavailable:

1. Open the variant
2. Uncheck Active
3. Save

Inactive variants are not shown on the site and cannot be added to the cart.