[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Product variations ## - **[shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile")** - [![shank8888's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/57765-shank8888) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 7 years 11 months ago [\#300814](#300814) by [shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile") *[Product variations](/forum/26-product-category-display/896293-product-variations#300814 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* was created by *[shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: [ Demo Herehttp://demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/product-page/with-options](http://demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/product-page/with-options) I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this [ Demo Here](http://demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/product-page/with-form). When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? [ www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options](https://www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/100-hikashop-filter-listing.html#options) Also can you please update your documentation. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84OTYyOTMtcHJvZHVjdC12YXJpYXRpb25zP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Philip](/forum/user/34318-philip "View Philip's Profile")** - [![Philip's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/34318-philip "View Philip's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/34318-philip) Less More - Posts: 4820 - Thank you received: 652 - - 7 years 11 months ago - 7 years 11 months ago [\#300832](#300832) by [Philip](/forum/user/34318-philip "View Philip's Profile") Replied by *[Philip](/forum/user/34318-philip "View Philip's Profile")* on topic *[Product variations](/forum/26-product-category-display/896293-product-variations#300832 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* Hello, First we are aware that our documentation isn't up to date and need to be improve, and that's why we complete with this forum that can be used by everyone where we try to help you, even people who aren't our customers. Improve the documentation is anyway on our todo list. **Note :** The website backend can be consult in order to help you to reproduce his configuration with theses access, username : demo and password : demo "*I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: Demo Herehttp://demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/product-page/with-options*" The url example on our demo website show a product with options (created from other products) that automatically add the product price to the main product. => I may suggest you to use Coupon restricted by product quantity - 1 => 100% - 2 => 75% -25% coupon restricted to 2 added product) - etc "*I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this Demo Here . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? [ www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options](http://www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options)*" This is Custom field, more precisely **Item** Custom field, that you can see in the **Demo website backend**, in **Components** => **HikaShop** => **Configuration**, in **Display** dropdown go to **Custom field**, you will see the text field. Hope this will help you to move forward Regards Last edit: 7 years 11 months ago by [Philip](/forum/user/34318-philip "View Philip's Profile"). 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I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* If i have 2 of a unit then 8 of a unit, is the discount compounded like buy 2 get 25% and buy 8 i add 25% off will that compound to 50%? I am coming from opencart which allowed me product variations so I can just add +dollar amount. Eg: I have a single unit that costs $50, and there's a drop down menu item that says buy a 2 pack, add +45 etc Single unit : 50 2 pack +45 4 pack +80 etc And then I am curious how the other product demo has input forms. I'd like to be able to add something so users can input custom information. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84OTYyOTMtcHJvZHVjdC12YXJpYXRpb25zP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86555 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301000](#301000) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Product variations](/forum/26-product-category-display/896293-product-variations#301000 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* Hi, What you want to use in that case is a characteristic from what I understand : [ demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/...with-characteristics](https://demo.hikashop.com/index.php/en/hikashop/product-page/with-characteristics) In that case, each choice of the dropdown will be its own "sub product", that we call a "variant" of the product and that you can configure however you like. So if you want you can have one choice which costs $50, one which costs $95, and one which costs $130. Then, the customer can order any amount of each choice. They will be considered as different products in the cart so regardless of whether you have one variant at 95 et one at 130 in the cart or only one at 130, the variant at 130 will always cost 130. And regarding input fields, you can add them by creating custom fields of the table "product" via the menu Display>Custom fields (Essential and Business editions only): [ www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/4...shop-field-form.html](https://www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/42-hikashop-field-form.html) Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84OTYyOTMtcHJvZHVjdC12YXJpYXRpb25zP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile")** - [![shank8888's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/57765-shank8888) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301025](#301025) by [shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile") Replied by *[shank8888](/forum/user/57765-shank8888 "View shank8888's Profile")* on topic *[Product variations](/forum/26-product-category-display/896293-product-variations#301025 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* Which is great but this doesn't tell how to set it up like the example. I am so confused by the documentation. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84OTYyOTMtcHJvZHVjdC12YXJpYXRpb25zP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86555 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301036](#301036) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Product variations](/forum/26-product-category-display/896293-product-variations#301036 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.0 Hi, I am trying to read your documentation however it seems to be archaic using older versions of Joomla and Hikashop, as well, in my opinion they are poorly written so maybe you can shed some light on this. I am trying to add discounts.. so if you order a 2 pack of a products you save 14% order a 4 pack 20% and an 8 pack save 25% with a drop down menu like your demo: I would also like to add a text field for ordering as in in this . When I am reading the documentation I feel like this is just a filter and not a product add on? Can you shed some light on this? www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/1...listing.html#options Also can you please update your documentation.")* Hi, Well, my purpose with my previous message was more to check with you that is was the way you wanted to go. To use characteristics, you can read the documentation here: [ www.hikashop.com/support/support/documen...html#characteristics](https://www.hikashop.com/support/support/documentation/integrated-documentation/19-hikashop-product-form.html#characteristics) Basically, you create characteristic via the menu Products>Characteristics with the different choices you want in the dropdown (single unit, 2 pack, 8 pack, etc) as values of the characteristics. Then, in your product you select that characteristic in the characteristics area, and then under the "variants" tab that will appear after you do that, you can add the variants of the product you want to use out of the values of the characteristic and then edit each variant to enter its price, etc. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84OTYyOTMtcHJvZHVjdC12YXJpYXRpb25zP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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