Options and variants (sizes and colors)
If a product comes in more than one form — sizes, colors or materials — variants are the answer: every combination becomes its own sellable unit with its own price and stock, without duplicating the product.
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1.When to use variants
When the differences need their own price or quantity — a T-shirt in sizes and colors, sneakers in sizes, a cake in small and large — enable variants. If the choice is a simple add-on such as “no onions” or “extra cheese”, product extras covered in the products article fit better.
2.Defining options and values
- Set up your store options first on the catalog configuration page: sizes, colors, materials and brands with their values — preloaded for your business type.
- In the product editor, switch on the sizes-and-colors matrix (Variants).
- In the product attributes section, tick the values that apply to this product — for example sizes M and L in black and white.
3.Generating the combination matrix
After ticking the values, press “Generate matrix from attributes” and YallaBuy creates every possible combination as a new variant row. You can also add one row by hand with “Add variant” for a special combination.
- Generation only appends new combinations — rows you already filled in are never touched.
- Any generated combination can be deleted on its own, exactly like a manual row.
- Generation handles up to 100 combinations at a time; for more, reduce the ticked values or generate in batches.
4.Per-variant details
Every combination gets its own row in the matrix that you control completely:
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Size, color and name | The combination description the shopper sees when choosing. |
| SKU | A unique code per variant that speeds up POS search and stock-takes. |
| Price override | A price specific to this variant instead of the base price — a larger size can cost more. |
| Compare-at price | Shows a discount on the variant with the original price struck through. |
| Stock quantity | The amount available of this exact combination. |
| Low-stock threshold | A per-variant alert — left empty it falls back to the product default. |
| Cost price | Private to you as the owner; customers never see it. |
5.Separate stock per combination
Stock is tracked at the variant level, not the product level: the editor totals stock across variants, and the product list shows exactly which size or color is running low and how many pieces remain.
- A sold-out combination stops selling on its own while the product stays visible with its other sizes — no need to hide the whole product.
- From inventory you can receive or count variants directly and top up one specific size.
- Shoppers only see available combinations, so an out-of-stock size cannot be ordered.