What do the "How do you want to handle quantities" options mean?

Modified on Thu, 23 Nov, 2023 at 11:38 AM

Overview

When you set up your product options and use the Adjust price selection, you can then choose one of 5 ways to handle the quantities.

To view these options, select Show Advanced Settings.


Select Show Advanced Settings=

How Do You Want To Handle Quantities



Option quantity matches product quantity


When using this selection, the number of products the customer has chosen will determine the number of options that are added (IE. 1 product = 1 option).

The quantity and price will display in the checkout as a total for the product combined with its option, and the subtotal will show the total of all products and options combined as one amount.

Example - Product Page

The Total Extras will display 1x the option price even if the quantity selector is 1 or more.

option quantity matches product quantity product page display


Example - Cart Page

Each row of the cart will display one product, its quantity, and the cost of your options.

The cart will display the subtotal as the entire cart's total.

option quantity matches product quantity cart display

Calculation Breakdown

  • Product cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00
  • Option cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00
  • Total: $60.00

Customer can choose option quantity

The customer can select the number of options they receive (IE. 1 product can come with more than 1 option).

The quantity and price will display in the checkout as a total for the product combined with its options, and the subtotal will show the product totals and the options totals as two separate amounts.

The quantity entered will be multiplied based on the quantity of base product chosen.

Example - Product Page

The customer has the ability to enter their desired quantity of the priced option.

This will not add quantity to the core product.

customer can choose option quantity product page display


Example - Cart Display

Each row of the cart will display one product, its quantity, along with its price.

The cart will display the subtotal as the cost of the core product + the cost of your priced option(s).

customer can choose option quantity cart display

Calculation Breakdown

  • Product cost: $10.00 x 1 = $10.00

  • Option cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00

  • Total: $40.00


Add one option item per product in cart

The customer can select 1 option for each product, so each product in the cart will have its own, singular option.

The subtotal will show the amount for the products combined, and the amount for the options separately. The option quantity will stay at 1 no matter what the quantity is for that product.

Example - Product Page

The Total Extras will display 1x the option price even if the quantity selector is 1 or more.

add one option item per product, product page display


Example - Cart Page

Each row of the cart will display one product, its quantity, along with its price.

The cart will display the subtotal as the cost of the core product + the cost of your priced option(s).

add one option item per product cart display

Calculation Breakdown

  • Product cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00

  • Option cost: $10.00 x 1 = $10.00

  • Total: $40.00


Add one option item for the entire cart

The customer can order only 1 option for the entire cart even if they chose an option for each product.

The subtotal will show the amount for the products combined, plus the amount for the options separately. The option quantity will stay at 1 no matter how many items are in the cart.

Example - Product Page

The Total Extras will display 1x the option price even if the quantity selector is 1 or more.

add one option item for the entire cart product page display


Example - Cart Page

Each row of the cart will display one product, its quantity, along with its price.

The cart will display the subtotal as the cost of the core product + the cost of your priced option(s).

add one option item for the entire cart, cart display

Calculation Breakdown

  • Product cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00

  • Option cost: $10.00 x 1 = $10.00

  • Total: $40.00


Add one option per line item

The customer will only pay for the priced option once per product, even if the core product's quantity is more than 1.

Example - Product Page

The Total Extras will display 1x the option price even if the quantity selector is 1 or more.

add one option per line item product page display


Example - Cart Page

Each row of the cart will display one product, its quantity, along with its price.

The cart will display the subtotal as the cost of the core product + the cost of your priced option(s).

add one option per line item cart display

Calculation Breakdown

Product cost: $10.00 x 6 = $60.00

Option cost: $10.00 x 3 = $30.00

Total: $90.00

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