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How to Configure Download Options in Magento 2

In the last article, we’ve given you instructions on how to create a downloadable product for Magento 2. As discussed, a downloadable product has a lot of options to be displayed and purchased from the product page. As an admin, it’s essential for you to know how these Download Options are managed in the backend of your Magento store. You’ll find out the answer after reading this article.

The downloadable configuration settings are to set the default values for downloadable products and to specify whether your guests can purchase the downloads.

To configure the download options in Magento 2, do the followings:

Sign in with your admin account. On the Admin side bar, click Stores. Then select under the Settings section.
Next, open the Catalog row in the panel on the left under, then choose Catalog.
Now move to the Downloadable Product Options section, expand and fill in all the required fields:

You can either enable the download in the “Invoice” stage of the order process or the “Pending” status by choosing the appropriate value in the Order Item Status to Enable Downloads field.
Default Maximum Number of Downloads: Enter a value to determine the maximum downloads that a single customer can buy.
Shareable: Set it to “Yes” if you want to allow customers to share the download link to others. Set “No” otherwise.
Default Sample Title: Write down the headings of the samples here. It is set to be the default title for the sample.

Default Link Title: Enter the default titles for the download links.
Opens Links in New Window: If you want to keep the customers stay in your store, set this field to “Yes” so that another window will be opened whenever they click the download links. Set “No” otherwise.
Use Content Disposition: Select “Attachment” to deliver the download link via email as an attachment. Choose “Inline” if you want to deliver the download link as a link on a web page.
Disable Guest Checkout if Cart Contains Downloadable Items: Set it to “Yes” if you want to force the guests to sign in if the items in their shopping cart contain a downloadable product. Set it to “No” if you don’t.

Afer finishing all the settings, tap Save Config to confirm the changes.

Now you are absolutely know how to configure the download options for the Magento downloadable products. Let’s go to your Magento store and practice yourself to be a master in this field.

How to Create A Downloadable Product in Magento 2

A downloadable product in a Magento 2 store is an electronic file that is allowed to be downloaded like an eBook, an album, video, software application, and so on. For the marketing purpose, you can provide the sample of a downloadable product so that your customer can test before buying it. The files can be either uploaded to your server or linked to from a different one via the Internet.

This article gives you instructions to create a downloadable product through the backend of Magento 2.

Step 1: Choose the Product Type

Do the same as step 1 of creating a simple product. Remember to choose Downloadable Product instead of Simple Product.

Step 2: Choose the Attribute Set

To choose the attribute set that you can either enter the name of the attribute set in the search box or choose “Downloadable” from the list. The form is then updated to reflect the setting.

Step 3: Draw the general settings

Set the Enable Product to “No” until all the information is filled.
Type the Product Name.
In the SKU field, you can use the default SKU which is based on the product name or enter another.
Enter the product Price.
Tax Class: Choose “None” if the tax is not imposed on the product. Select “Taxable Good” otherwise.
Enter the Quantity of the product that is currently available. Then set the Stock Status to “In stock”.
Categories: Do one of the followings:

In the list, choose the category that is to be assigned.
Create a new category: Enter the Category Name and choose the Parent Category to determine its position in the menu structure.

Visibility: Choose “Catalog, Search.” to allow your product to be found in both catalog and the search results.
Enter the time range to Set Product as New From

Step 4: Complete the Downloadable Information

Move downwards to the Downloadable Information section. Then, mark the Is this downloadable product? checkbox.

The section has two parts. The former describes the downloadable product link, and the latter describes the samples.

Links

Enter the Title that you want to use as a heading for the download links.
Mark the Links can be purchased separately checkbox if necessary.
Tap Add link, then fill in all the Title and Price of the download.
You can either upload files to the File and Sample fields by using URL or browsing to the intended file.
In the Shareable field, choose “No” if you want your customers to log in to access the download link. Select “Yes” to sends the link by email and “Use config” to use the method that is specified in the Downloadable Product Options configuration.
Type the maximum number of downloads per customer to the Max. Downloads field. Mark “Unlimited” if necessary.
To add another link, tap Add Link and repeat those steps.

Samples

Do the same as above. You just need to enter the title and upload the samples of the main product.

Step 5: Complete the Product Information

Complete the information in the following sections as needed:

Content
Images and Videos
Search Engine Optimization
Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells
Customizable Options
Products in Websites
Design
Gift Options

When finishing all the settings, set Enable Product to “Yes” to publish the new downloadable product.

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5 Steps to Create A New Bundle Product in Magento 2

A bundle product in Magento 2 is a set of simple or virtual product without custom options. A good example for this is a Yoga Kit, which normally includes a ball, a brick, and a strap. These sub-items can be customized before being purchased by the customer.

There are 5 steps to create a new bundle product from the backend of Magento 2:

Step 1: Choose the product type: Bundle product

On the Admin sidebar, click Products. After that, select Catalog.
Tap the drop-down button next to Add Product. Select Bundle Product then.

Step 2: Choose the Attribute Set

The attribute set functions as a template for you to complete the product’s information. There are two ways to select the attribute set:

Enter the name of the Attribute Set to the Search box.
Choose one value from the attribute list.

Step 3: Complete the Basic Settings

Type the name of the new bundle product to the Product Name box.
Set the Enable Product switch to “No” as it’s not ready to publish.
SKU, Price, Weight: As the products that are included in the bundle vary to each custom options, the SKU, Price, and Weight can be set to either a dynamic or fixed value.
A Dynamic value: This will automatically assign a dynamic SKU (or price/weight) that changes together with the selected options to each item in the new bundle.
A fixed value: Set the Dynamic option to “No” and enter a value to each field. These value of SKU/Price/Weight will not be affected by the custom options.

Tap Save and continue. Then select the store view that you want your product to be displayed.
Tax Class: If the price is set to be fixed, select one of the following value to the whole bundle:

None
Taxable Goods

In case the price is set to Dynamic, do the same instructions for each item in the bundle.

Quantity: As this kind of product contains a set of items, its quantity cannot be determined in advance.
The Stock Status is set by default to “In Stock.”
Visibility: Set it to “Catalog, Search.” so that the product will be found in both Catalog and Search results.
Categories: You can either choose an existing category or create a new one. For the second choice, remember to choose the Parent Category to determine the new category position in the menu structure.
Select the Country of Manufacture.

Step 4: Add the Bundle Items

Move to the Bundle Items section. Then, set Ship Bundle Items to either Separately or Together.

Next, tap Add Option.

Type an Option Title to the field.

Input Type: There are four options to set the input type:
Drop-down
Radio buttons
Checkbox
Multiple Select

Mark the Required checkbox of any field to your preference.
Tap Add Products to option then mark the checkbox of each item that you want to include in this option. You can use the Filter or the Search box to find the intended item. After that, press Add Selected Product button. A list of chosen product is then displayed on the working space.
Choose the items to add to a bundle. For each item, enter a value to the Default Quantity To allow customers to change the quantity of a bundle item, select User Defined. For instance, if the Default Quantity of the ball in a Yoga Kit is 2, and the customer orders 4 of that bundle option, the total number of total balls purchased is 8.
To erase any item from the bundle, tap the Delete icon.

Step 5: Complete the remaining sections and publish the product

Content
Images and Videos
Search Engine Optimization
Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells
Customizable Options
Products in Websites
Design
Gift Options

When finish all the settings, set Enable Product to “Yes” to publish the new bundle product.

Those are 6 steps to build a total new bundle product. Now, practice yourself in the Magento 2 backend to diversify the products on your store and attract more customers.

How to Create a Configurable Product in Magento 2

A configurable product in Magento 2 is an item with multiple options for each attribute. Each option is indeed a single simple product with a unique SKU. This makes it possible to track inventory for each product variation.

Before creating a configurable product in Magento 2, you should prepare an attribute set that includes at least a dropdown or visual swatch for each product variation. The variation attributes should meet the following requirements:

Global scope
Dropdown or Visual Swatch type of catalog
Required values

To create a configurable product in Magento 2, we need to complete 2 big stages:

Stage 1: Create a configurable product

Step 1: Choose the Product Type and the Attribute Set

Follow the first 2 step of creating a simple product written in our previous blog. Remember to select Configurable Product instead of Simple Product when you choose the product type.

Step 2: Complete the Product Information Settings

Enable product: Set it to “No”

Enter the Product Name.
SKU: You can either accept the default SKU or type another one.
Set the Price for the new product.
Tax class: Choose “None” if the product is free from tax. Select “Taxable Good” otherwise.
The Quantity is determined by the product variations, so you can leave it blank temporary.
The Stock Status of a configurable product is determined by each associated configuration. If you let the Quantity box blank, the Stock Status is then set to “Out of Stock.”
Enter the product’s weight.
Set “Catalog, Search.” for the Visibility field.
Set Product as New From … to…: Set the time range for the new product.
Choose a Country of Manufacture from the list.

Step 3: Save and Continue

In the upper-right corner, tap Save and Continue. Now go to the second stage.

Stage 2: Set up the configurations

In this section, we will guide you how to add configurations for three colors and three sizes. Scroll down to the Configurations section. Tap Create Configuration button then do the followings:

Step 1: Select Attributes

Select the attributes in the listed in the grid. You can add a new one by clicking the Create New Attribute button and do as suggested. For this example, we choose color and size.

In the upper right corner, tap Next to continue.

Step 2: Complete the attributes values

Mark the checkbox of the values that you want to apply to the product.
To rearrange the attributes, grab the Change Order icon and move it to a new position. This will determine the position of the drop-down lists on the product page.
Tap Next to continue.

Step 3: Configure the Images, Price, and Quantity

In this step, you will set the images, prices and quantities for each configuration. The options are the same for each, and you can choose only one:

Apply a value to all SKUs
Apply a unique value to each SKU
Skip the step temporary

When complete, tap Next.

Step 4: Summary

A list of products with intended configurations is displayed on the screen for your review. You can either go to the next step or go back to make any changes. After you click Next, a temporary product variations will appear at the bottom of the Configuration section.

Step 5: Add Product Image

Expand the Images and Videos section. Browse to the image that you want to represent for the configurable product and upload it.

Step 6: Complete the Product Information

Fill in the remaining sections as needed:

Contents
Search Engine Optimization
Related products, Up-sells, and Cross-sells.
Customizable Options
Products in Websites
Design
Gift Options

Step 7: Publish the Product

When everything is done, set the Enable Product switch to the “Yes” to publish the new product.
Tap Save to confirm the new creation. You can preview the product by choosing Customer View on the Admin menu.

Above are all steps to create a new configurable product via Magento 2 backend. There are some important notes that you should pay attention to: The attribute(s) that contain the values used for product variation must be included in the parent attribute. Besides, the thumbnail image in the shopping cart can be set to display the image from the configurable product record, or from the product variation. It’s time to log in your Magento 2 backend mode and discover the new thing.

How to Create A Virtual Product in Magento 2

Virtual products in Magento 2 stores are intangible items that are sold to customers. They are much like simple products, but has no weight or other physical statistics. Some examples of virtual products are memberships, services, warranties, or subscriptions. In a Magento 2 store, virtual products can either be sold one by one, or included as part Grouped Product or Bundle Product.

To create a virtual product for a Magento 2 store, follow the 6 steps below:

Step 1: Choose the Product Type: Virtual Product

Follow the instructions to create a simple product in our previous blog. Choose Virtual Product instead of Simple Product

Step 2: Choose the Attribute Set

Follow Step 2 in the blog “5 Steps to Add A Simple Product in Magento 2” to determine the most appropriate attribute for the new virtual product.

Step 3: Complete the Required Settings

Enable Product: Set it to “No” until all settings are completed.
Product Name: Type the new product name here.
SKU: You can either accept the default SKU or enter a new one.
Price: Enter a value here to set as primary price for your new product.
Click Save to save changes. Select the appropriate store view for the new item.

Step 4: Complete the Basic Settings

Tax Class: It can be set to None (no tax applied) or Taxable Goods.
Quantity: Enter the number of the products that are available to sell.
Stock Status: Set it to “In Stock”.
Notice that the Weight field is not available because the new product is a virtual one.
Categories: You can either choose an existing category from the list provided or create a new one. You need to enter the Category Name and select the Parent Category for the second choice.
Visibility: Choose “Catalog & Search” so that the new item can be seen in both catalog and search results.
Set Product as New From … to … : Enter the time range for the new product.

Step 5: Complete the Product Information

Complete the remaining fields as needed:

Contents
Images and Videos
Search Engine Optimization
Related products, Up-sells, and Cross-sells.
Customizable Options
Products in Websites
Design
Gift Options

Step 6: Publish the Product

Set the Enable Product to “Yes”
Click Save button on the upper-right corner.
You can preview the new item on your store by selecting the Customer View on the Admin menu.

Those are 6 steps to create a virtual product for your Magento 2 store. There is an important note for you when it comes to virtual product in Magento 2: Shipping options is not appear during checkout unless there is a tangible product in the cart. Now, let’s go to your store and try out the knowledge that you have acquired.