Product name by characteristics
Product name by characteristics
Installation
After downloading the add-on, it is installed using standard CS-Cart tools on the page Admin Panel → Add-ons → Downloaded Add-ons → Gear Button → Manual Installation (For CS-Cart version above 4.18.1)
Click Upload, select the add-on file in the window that appears, then click Upload & Install.
Configuration
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After installation, go to its settings. To do this, follow these steps: Admin Panel → Add-ons → Downloaded Add-ons → Product Name by Features → Settings and activate the necessary parameters:
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Enable compilation of the product name from the characteristics: Check this box to enable the function of adding product features to its name.
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Add article to product name: Check this box if you need to include the product code in its name.
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For article use: This setting allows you to choose which field will be used as the product code in the product name. Currently implemented mapping with the Code field.
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Item position: Specify where exactly in the name the product code should be located.
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Ignore characteristics used by a variation group: Check this box to exclude features that are already included in the variation group description from the name.
Example: If the "T-Shirts" group already includes "Size: M/L/XL", this feature is not added to the name.
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Pull up the name of the product from the exchange: If enabled, the product name is pulled from the external exchange system if available. Feature names are then added to it.
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Leave the old product name: The old name will remain, and features will be added to it. If this box is not checked, the name will consist only of features when generated.
Note: Does not work simultaneously with the "Pull product name from exchange" option.
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Roll back old product names: Click this button to restore old product names from backup storage.
Application: Useful when product names have been changed erroneously or import has failed.
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Formation of the product name during import: Setting for automatic product name generation during data import.
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Prohibition of editing the product name field: Check this box to block manual editing of the product name in the interface.
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Product name by default, when creating: Specify a template or draft for the product name if it's not specified during creation.
Default: default
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⚠️To use a feature in the name after activating the function in settings, you need to check the box "MS: Use in product name" in the settings of the feature you want to include in the name. This is described below.
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To use a feature in the name, you need to check the box MS: Use in product name in the feature settings first. To do this, follow these steps: Admin Panel → Products → Features, go to the necessary feature and activate the required parameters:
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MS: Use in product name:
Check this box to include this feature in the product name generation process.
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MS: Position in the product name:
Specify where exactly in the name the feature should be located.
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MS: Prefix symbol in the name of the characteristic:
Text that will be added before the feature value.
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MS: Postfix symbol in the name of the characteristic:
Text that will be added after the feature value.
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⚠️1. To use a feature in the name, you must check the "Use in product name" box.
- If a category is specified for a feature, it will only be added to product names in that category.
- After completing these settings, go to Admin Panel → Products → Products, select the desired product and click the "Save" button to generate a new name according to the set parameters.
Example
Let's say we need to compose a name for a RAM product using features.
- After installing the add-on and activating the function, go to its settings:
- Enable the necessary parameters:
- Enable compilation of the product name from the characteristics: Check the box.
- Add article to product name: Check the box to add the code to the RAM name.
- Item position: Let's specify it at the end of the name by entering value: 10.
- Leave the old product name: Check this box to keep the original product name and add features after it.
- For RAM feature settings, fill in the parameters for features (Size, Type, Clock Speed):
- MS: Use in product name: Check the box.
- MS: Position in the product name: Specify value 7 for Size, 8 for Type, and 9 for Clock Speed to display them consecutively before the code but after the name.
- MS: Postfix symbol in the name of the characteristic: Specify MHz for Clock Speed and GB for Size to better indicate the clock speed and memory size.
- Go to the product where you need to compose the name from features (for example, RAM with code
CMG16GE3200C
), and click the "Save" button to generate the new name.
Example result:
- Original name: Corsair Vengeance
- New name: Corsair Vengeance RAM DDR4 16GB 3200MHz CMG16GE3200C
This approach allows automatic addition of key features to the product name to improve structure and search convenience.