Product types define the configuration of a certain type of product that is sold on your site. They can be assigned to a Voxel managed CPT (Custom Post Type)
By assigning a product type to a CPT, you allow each entry on that CPT to become a product that can be purchased, subscribed to, or booked.
That covers among other things:
- The way the product is configured and priced: The product type adds additional fields to the post submission form depending on the product type assigned.
- How the product is purchased: The product type defines the front-end Product Form, through which customer can submit an order.
- How the order is managed: After a sale is made, there are different additional features that a product type can include. For example, once a digital product order is approved, files will be shared with customer on the order page. Similarly, when a booking order is approved, settings to manage that booking such as Cancel, Reschedule can appear.
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Product mode
- Regular: The regular product mode, by default can be used to create simple products with fixed price, stock and SKU. It can then be extended with various modules such as add-ons to create more complex products
- Variable: The variable product mode can be used to create products that can have many variations of of a single item, each of which may have its own SKU, price, and stock status. Variations are based on one or more attributes like size, color, material, etc. An example could be a T-shirt that comes in various sizes and colors.
- Booking: The booking mode can be used to create bookable products based on Days, Day Ranges and Timeslots. Similar to Regular mode, this can be then extended using add-ons.
Payment mode
- Single payment: Users pay once for products of this type
- Subscription: Users pay on a recurring interval for products of this type
- No payment: Online payments are skipped or handled offsite.
Modules
Different modules are available depending on the selected product mode and payment mode. Modules extend the product type with additional functionality such as Stock, Downloads, Add-ons, Shipping and others. We’ll cover all of these in upcoming articles