Comments on: Magento: Configurable Products VS. Grouped Products http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erik Hansen http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-111 Erik Hansen Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:38:07 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-111 @Richard - It actually can be done. Elias Interactive created a sweet module that enables this functionality: http://store.eliasinteractive.com/configurable-bundle-module.html We've implemented their module with some modifications on a site we manage. It pulls in product photos for each of the products. Here is a screenshot of the customization: http://classyllama.com/wp-content/uploads/skitch/Configurable_Bundle-20100429-223450.png If you want the code to implement the image gallery for each product, ask Elias for the code as I shared it with them. Hope that helps! @Richard – It actually can be done. Elias Interactive created a sweet module that enables this functionality: http://store.eliasinteractive.com/configurable-bundle-module.html

We’ve implemented their module with some modifications on a site we manage. It pulls in product photos for each of the products. Here is a screenshot of the customization: http://classyllama.com/wp-content/uploads/skitch/Configurable_Bundle-20100429-223450.png If you want the code to implement the image gallery for each product, ask Elias for the code as I shared it with them.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: David Oliver http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-110 David Oliver Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:41:42 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-110 I'm using a bundled product type which is good apart from the lack of quantity fields attached to the checkboxes. I'm hoping this will do the trick: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/33997/ Thought it might be of use to some of you. I’m using a bundled product type which is good apart from the lack of quantity fields attached to the checkboxes. I’m hoping this will do the trick: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/33997/

Thought it might be of use to some of you.

]]> By: Josh Pratt http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-109 Josh Pratt Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:03:21 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-109 Richard, Unfortunately at this point with Magento, it can't be done. You can only group simple products. Richard,

Unfortunately at this point with Magento, it can’t be done. You can only group simple products.

]]> By: Richard Owen http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-108 Richard Owen Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:16:56 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-108 I have an odd question all the products on my site are set up as configurable with options such as size and colour which are populated with simple products. but what I am really trying to do is to group two or more configurable products together. Any help here would be great as its a real mind puzzle I have an odd question all the products on my site are set up as configurable with options such as size and colour which are populated with simple products. but what I am really trying to do is to group two or more configurable products together. Any help here would be great as its a real mind puzzle

]]> By: Patti http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-107 Patti Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:57 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-107 Thanks for this post Josh. This is exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks for this post Josh.
This is exactly the info I was looking for.

]]> By: Alex http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-106 Alex Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:51:16 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-106 Thank you! Does anybody know how to set custom options with magento API? Thank you!
Does anybody know how to set custom options with magento API?

]]> By: chris http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-105 chris Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:16:09 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-105 Hi, I am hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction. I am creating a music store using Magento where I am offering albums as mp3 downloads. I wish to be able to offer the user the option of either downloading a single zip file containing the all of the mp3 files from a particular album or to be able to download each track individually - much like the experience on iTunes. I seem to have come unstuck when I create a new downloadable product (the album), add the products (.zip files containing either one or all mp3's from each album) and then set the product as "Links can be purchased separately - YES". It all works fine except for the way the final prices are calculated. I want the price of the entire mp3 album to be displayed in the list view but only the actual price of items added to be to the cart. What currently happens when a user adds any of the items to the cart the cost of the entire album (in all cases $21.23) is added plus the cost of the actual track ... sorry if this sounds confusing. The site is currently online and configured as I have just described - it might make more sense if viewed: www.lifestylemusic.net I think I am on the right track with assuming that grouping downloadable products together might be the way to go but I am struggling to get my head around how to configure it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hi,
I am hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction. I am creating a music store using Magento where I am offering albums as mp3 downloads. I wish to be able to offer the user the option of either downloading a single zip file containing the all of the mp3 files from a particular album or to be able to download each track individually – much like the experience on iTunes.

I seem to have come unstuck when I create a new downloadable product (the album), add the products (.zip files containing either one or all mp3′s from each album) and then set the product as “Links can be purchased separately – YES”. It all works fine except for the way the final prices are calculated. I want the price of the entire mp3 album to be displayed in the list view but only the actual price of items added to be to the cart. What currently happens when a user adds any of the items to the cart the cost of the entire album (in all cases $21.23) is added plus the cost of the actual track … sorry if this sounds confusing. The site is currently online and configured as I have just described – it might make more sense if viewed: http://www.lifestylemusic.net

I think I am on the right track with assuming that grouping downloadable products together might be the way to go but I am struggling to get my head around how to configure it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Mads Nygaard Pedersen http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-104 Mads Nygaard Pedersen Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:32 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-104 "And sometimes a merchant just need to call a developer" Word! :-) “And sometimes a merchant just need to call a developer”

Word! :-)

]]> By: bonnie http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-103 bonnie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:32:16 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-103 You said that you were able to get your configurable to add the extra cost per option. How did you do that? Were you making the various sizes options with custom options or did you find a way to make it add to the prices of the simple products. Right now I am trying to get an increase of $2 on one of my simple products associated to a configurable product without having to make it a grouped product. If you could tell me how you did that with your configurable product in your example I'd really appreciate it! Thanks! You said that you were able to get your configurable to add the extra cost per option. How did you do that? Were you making the various sizes options with custom options or did you find a way to make it add to the prices of the simple products. Right now I am trying to get an increase of $2 on one of my simple products associated to a configurable product without having to make it a grouped product. If you could tell me how you did that with your configurable product in your example I’d really appreciate it!

Thanks!

]]> By: Alduro http://prattski.com/2008/10/20/magento-configurable-products-vs-grouped-products/#comment-102 Alduro Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:36 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=178#comment-102 Thanks Josh for your quick answer. I think I will create an admin module in order to build one or more simple screen for loading Courses. My client can do data entry for 20 or 30 schools following magento's way but behind that it is not scalable.That is what my client is looking for. Thanks Josh for your quick answer.
I think I will create an admin module in order to build one or more simple screen for loading Courses. My client can do data entry for 20 or 30 schools following magento’s way but behind that it is not scalable.That is what my client is looking for.

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