[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Profile for MikeEllis ## [![MikeEllis's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") **[ Offline](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis)** - **User Type:** User - **Register Date:** 14 Dec 2013 - **Last login:** 12 years 9 months ago - **Time Zone:** UTC +0:00 - **Local Time:** 01:14 - **Posts:** 11 - **Profile views:** 55 - **Gender:** Unknown - **Birthdate:** Unknown - Posts # MikeEllis recent posts (11 messages ) All Since last visit 4 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 24 Hours 48 Hours Week Month Year All Since last visit 4 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 24 Hours 48 Hours Week Month Year | [ ](#forumbottom) | Subject | Replies / Views | Last Post | [ ](#forumtop) | |---|---|---|---|---| | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139178) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139178 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139154) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139154 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139087) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#139087 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138993) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138993 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138979) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138979 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138888) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138888 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/25-install-update/864806-hikashop-footer-display#138786) | [Hikashop footer display](/forum/25-install-update/864806-hikashop-footer-display#138786 "The Hikashop FAQ says that to remove the Hikashop Footer display that this can be turned off in the "Display" area of the "Configuration" area. I am using the latest version of Hikashop essential and I cannot see the "Display" section of configuration. So how do I turn off the Hikashop Footer display?.") Category: [Install & Update](/forum/25-install-update "Having an installation or update issue? You will probably find some help here.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/25-install-update/864806-hikashop-footer-display#138789 "Hi, You'll be able to access to the "Display" section of configuration. through the page "Hikashop->System->Configuration->'Display tab'"") 12 years 9 months ago by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") | Replies:1 Views:3872 | [Last Post](/forum/25-install-update/864806-hikashop-footer-display#138789 "Hi, You'll be able to access to the "Display" section of configuration. through the page "Hikashop->System->Configuration->'Display tab'"") by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") 12 years 9 months ago | | [](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138535) | [Use of Characteristics and variants](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#138535 "I have recently purchased a copy of Hikashop Essential, so I have the latest version. Basically the website I am creating will sell photographic images. In total, there will be approximately 11,000 images for sale (so quite a large site). Each image has two characteristics : framed or non-framed, and 3 sizes (A2, A3, A4). So for each product (image), there are two "characteristics" which generate 6 "variants" for each product. Each variant has its own price. However the prices for the 6 variants are consistent across all images. If I set this up explicitely with variants on each product, it will result in 66,000 variants!. This is unmanageable. Imagine when a price changes!!. Is it possible to define the 6 variants and prices in one place, then apply these variants automatically to all images?. Two things considered but discounted : 1. Can frames be offered as an "option"?. This doesn't really solve the problem. 2. Can "custom fields" be used as they have drop-down options?. This is not an option as prices cannot be included in custom fields. I am sure this can be done with bespoke changes to code (I am not a developer) but surely this is not an unusual requirement. So how can it be achieved through configuration?.") Category: [Content Creation](/forum/32-content-creation "If you want to know more about the different options of the product and category creation.") Topic started 12 years 9 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") 12 years 3 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:13 Views:1231 | [Last Post](/forum/32-content-creation/864713-use-of-characteristics-and-variants#162252 "The main difference between using characteristics and options is that with options, you configure the price of the values of the options and then add the options to the products and the total price...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 3 months ago | | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136611) | [Help a newbie configure Hikashop Essential?](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136611 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : Localhost -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2 I have just purchased and installed Hikashop Essential on Localhost. I have gone through the documentation but am finding the concepts a bit confusing. Let me explain my need. I have a couple of hundred of photographic images (products) I want to add to the shop. Each of these prints will be one of 4 shapes : landscape, portrait, panaramic or square. The size of panaramic and square images are fixed. However landscape and portrait are available in 3 sizes : A4, A3 and A2. The finish of each print has two options : gloss or matt. Finally, for each print there is the option to have it framed or not, but of course, the frame size (& price) will be dependent on the print size. Also there are three frame colour choices (black, dark oak and light oak). Price is determined as a combination of the print, the size and whether it is framed or not. The finish (gloss/matt) of the print does not affect price, nor does the colour of the frame. How best is this need accommodated?. I am not clear of the distinction between 'options' and 'characteristics'? If the customer selects a print of size A3, can the size (and price) of the frame be defaulted to the size of an A3 frame?. Any pointers on how best to achieve this welcome?.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 12 years 10 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136622 "Well, there is already a wizard when you install HikaShop which help you setup the main settings, and there are some tutorials available in the documentation (the links mohamed gave you are there),...") 12 years 10 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:4 Views:673 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136622 "Well, there is already a wizard when you install HikaShop which help you setup the main settings, and there are some tutorials available in the documentation (the links mohamed gave you are there),...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136589) | [Help a newbie configure Hikashop Essential?](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136589 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : Localhost -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2 I have just purchased and installed Hikashop Essential on Localhost. I have gone through the documentation but am finding the concepts a bit confusing. Let me explain my need. I have a couple of hundred of photographic images (products) I want to add to the shop. Each of these prints will be one of 4 shapes : landscape, portrait, panaramic or square. The size of panaramic and square images are fixed. However landscape and portrait are available in 3 sizes : A4, A3 and A2. The finish of each print has two options : gloss or matt. Finally, for each print there is the option to have it framed or not, but of course, the frame size (& price) will be dependent on the print size. Also there are three frame colour choices (black, dark oak and light oak). Price is determined as a combination of the print, the size and whether it is framed or not. The finish (gloss/matt) of the print does not affect price, nor does the colour of the frame. How best is this need accommodated?. I am not clear of the distinction between 'options' and 'characteristics'? If the customer selects a print of size A3, can the size (and price) of the frame be defaulted to the size of an A3 frame?. Any pointers on how best to achieve this welcome?.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 12 years 10 months ago, by [MikeEllis](/forum/user/30230-mikeellis "View MikeEllis's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136622 "Well, there is already a wizard when you install HikaShop which help you setup the main settings, and there are some tutorials available in the documentation (the links mohamed gave you are there),...") 12 years 10 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") | Replies:4 Views:673 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/864356-help-a-newbie-configure-hikashop-essential#136622 "Well, there is already a wizard when you install HikaShop which help you setup the main settings, and there are some tutorials available in the documentation (the links mohamed gave you are there),...") by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") 12 years 10 months ago | [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.136 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org) [](#top)