How to use custom fields

Follow along with the tutorials on this page to try using custom fields in your marketplace.

Required condition field for all products

Scenario

On a used goods marketplace, you want to ensure every product displays a condition status to show whether the product is in new, excellent, good, or poor condition. The following steps ensure that all products require the condition field:

1

Create the condition attribute

1. In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Settings -> Attributes.
2. Create an attribute named Condition with the Dropdown input type.
3. Add the following attribute values: New, Excellent, Good, Poor.
4. Turn on Value required.
5. Save the attribute.

2

Add the attribute to the products custom field template

1. In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Settings -> Custom fields.
2. Select the PRODUCT custom field template.
3. Select Assign attributes.
4. Select the Condition attribute.
5. When you are done, select Assign attributes.

Now when you select a product in the used goods marketplace dashboard, it will have Condition as a product attribute.

Recommend an add-on for specific products

Scenario

On a gaming marketplace, you want to recommend add-on products for certain purchases. For example, to encourage customers purchase a game to go along with a console. The following steps ensure this field is only added to the relevant product:

1

Create the reference attribute

1. In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Settings -> Attributes.
2. Select Create Attribute.
3. Create an attribute named Suggested Add-On with the Reference input type.
4. Select Save.

2

Add the attribute to the gaming console

1. In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Listings.
2. Select the product for the gaming console.
3. In the Product attributes sub-section, select Assign attributes.
4. Select the Suggested Add-On attribute.
5. When you are done, select Assign attributes.