By enabling the "Add-on Items" feature, you can set up to 5 add-on items for each main product. Offering customers diverse product bundles is an effective marketing strategy to boost sales.
In this article, you'll find:
1. How to create add-on items
Step 1
In the SHOPLINE Admin, go to [Products & Categories] > [Add-ons] to see the following information:
Total quantity limit
You can set the quantity limit for add-on items shown on the top left corner of the page. Maximum add-on item limits vary by plan or module.
- e-Commerce / Social Commerce / Advanced Plan: 10 items
- Promotions module / Premium Plan: Unlimited
Purchase restrictions
You can switch on the toggle for "Quantity limitation to buying add-on items". The toggle is switched on by default.
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Toggle ON: Customers can buy add-on items together with the main product, but the quantity of add-on items cannot exceed the quantity of the main product.
*Note: This setting only applies to product-level add-on items. Add-on items added from the shopping cart are not restricted. - Toggle OFF: Customers only need to purchase at least one main product to buy any number of add-on items, limited by available inventory.
Step 2
Click Add to add an add-on item.
Step 3
You can add add-on items in the following two ways:
A. Add a new add-on item
Enter the item name and upload an image (1 image only), and other information for your add-on item.
Next, enter the quantity, SKU, the cost of the add-on item (optional), and weight (optional). Click Add to save the settings.
B. Select an existing product as an add-on item
An alternative to adding a new add-on item is selecting one from existing products. Select the checkbox for "Select existing product to sell as add on item (the inventory will be shared with selected product)".
In the pop-up window, choose the products from the Admin as add-on items with shared inventory, and then click OK.
*Note: "Products with variations" do not support this feature.
Once confirmed, the quantity of the product chosen will be shown in the "Add-on Item Info" tab. If you need to adjust the inventory quantity, please return to the Admin > [Inventory Management] > [Inventory] to make adjustments to that product's inventory quantity.
Step 4
In the "Product Level Settings" tab, you can set the "valid/invalid time" of the item (optional). You can assign the add-on Item to one (or more) main product(s).
*Note: An add-on item can be assigned to multiple main products, and each main product can have up to 5 add-on items.
You can search for main products by various methods:
- Search by product keywords or SKU in the search row
- Search by product tags
- Click on Search by Categories > Click the
icon to search from the drop-down menu.
Select a search method and click the . A pop-up window will display the search results. Select the checkboxes for the desired products, then click Confirm.
Step 5
Once completed, you can enter the add-on item price. If the add-on item is assigned to more than one main product, there will be two scenarios when setting the price:
- Same add-on price for all assigned main products: Select the checkbox and enter the price in the field on the right. The individual price fields below will be disabled.
- Not the same add-on price for all assigned main products: You can't enter any value in the field on the right if the checkbox is unchecked. Enter the add-on price for each main product individually, then click Update to save the changes.
2. Add-on items management
Browse add-on items
In the SHOPLINE Admin, go to [Products and Categories] > [Products]. Click the Edit button next to the product and select the "Add-on items" tab.
You can view the add-on items assigned to this main product on this page. Unpublished, expired, and out-of-stock add-on items are also included in the list.
Edit add-on items
Click the add-on items' name or image to redirect to the add-on items edit page and update the information.
Or directly go to [Products and Categories] > [Add-ons] and click Edit to edit, delete, and publish add-on items on this page.
Update add-on items inventory in bulk
In the SHOPLINE Admin, go to [Inventory Management] > [Inventory] and select the Add-on Item tab to update stock.
*Note: For the complete inventory management guide, please refer to this article.
Change the order of the add-on items
Go to [Products & Categories] > [Products] > [Edit] > [Add-on items] and drag the "cross" icon on the left to modify the order of the add-on items.
Add-ons usage history
Go to [Products & Categories] > [Add-ons] > [Log] to view the usage history.
Order history auto-archiving: Orders earlier than 2 years will be automatically archived. You can still view the order by clicking on the respective order number.
3. Presentation of reports
Product sales volume report
- Add-on items will be displayed under the column of "Product Name".
- The main product attached to the add-on item will be displayed in the column of "Variation".
Order report (new)
- When exporting the order report, "Add-on Item" will be displayed in the "Product Type" column.
4. Storefront display
When purchasing a main product, customers can select the add-on item(s) displayed on the page. Customers cannot purchase add-on item(s) without buying the main product.
*Note: The display priority of add-on items does not follow the sequence of when they were updated or created. It currently depends on the time they were paired with a main product. If you'd like to adjust the priority order, please refer to Change the order of the add-on items above.
Desktop version
Mobile version
[Coming Soon] New mobile version
*For more information about the new mobile product details page, please refer to: [Coming Soon] New Mobile Product Details Page.
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