Kodaris Product Configurator
What is a Product Configurator?
A product configurator is a tool that lets customers choose from different versions of a product on one page. Instead of having separate pages for each color, size, or style, customers can see all options together and make their choices in one place. A product configurator groups all the variations together on one page where customers can pick their preferred options from dropdown menus or visual selectors.
The Problem
Commerce businesses with product variants face several challenges when presenting multiple options to customers. When businesses sell products that come in different options (like t-shirts in multiple colors and sizes), they face a choice: create separate product pages for every combination or find a better way. Separate pages create problems because customers have to jump between pages to compare options, and catalogs become cluttered with hundreds of similar products.
• Complex product catalog management - Companies with products that come in multiple colors, sizes, styles, or other attributes need to manage numerous individual product listings
• Poor user experience - Customers must navigate between separate product pages to compare variants, leading to decision fatigue and cart abandonment
• Inefficient purchasing process - Users cannot easily add multiple variants of the same product to their cart in a single action
• Cluttered product catalogs - Search results and category pages become overwhelming when every product variant appears as a separate listing
The Solution
The Kodaris Product Configurator consolidates product variants into a unified interface that streamlines the customer experience. The Kodaris version works by creating a main product page that contains all the related variations. When customers browse categories, they see the main product instead of dozens of individual variations. Once they click on it, they can select exactly what they want from all available options.
Core Functionality
• Unified product page - Multiple product variants are grouped under a single parent product page
• Attribute-based selection - Customers can select from available options such as color, size, style, or other product attributes
• Smart navigation - When customers click on variant products from category pages, they're automatically redirected to the parent configurator page with the selected variant pre-configured
Benefits
For Customers
• Streamlined decision-making - Compare all product variants on a single page without navigation between multiple product pages
• Efficient ordering - Add multiple variants with different quantities in one action
• Improved browsing experience - Cleaner category pages with consolidated product listings
• Faster checkout process - Reduced steps from product selection to cart completion
For Businesses
• Simplified catalog management - Maintain product variants through a single parent product structure
• Enhanced user experience - Customers spend less time navigating and more time purchasing
• Reduced cart abandonment - Simplified selection process decreases likelihood of customers leaving mid-purchase
• Better product discoverability - Parent products appear in search results and category pages instead of cluttering with individual variants
For customers, it's faster and easier to shop because they can compare all options and buy multiple items at once. For businesses, it's simpler to manage products and creates a cleaner, less overwhelming shopping experience that typically leads to more sales.
How It's Implemented
Product Setup Structure
The Kodaris Product Configurator uses a parent-child relationship system to organize product variants. Implementation involves creating two types of products in the system:
Parent Product (Container)
• Created as a product that will reside only in the Kodaris system
• Assigned the product display type of "Configurator"
• Appears in category listings and search results
• Contains shared product details, descriptions, and specifications
Child Products (Variants)
• Existing individual products that are synced from your ERP with their own SKUs and inventory
• Assigned the product display type of "ConfiguratorVariant"
• Linked to the parent product through the related products functionality
• Contain specific variant information (color, size, price, etc.)
Getting Started
The Product Configurator feature is designed to work with existing product catalogs and requires minimal setup to group related variants under parent configurator products. Implementation requires minimal configuration: