Configuring Products
Connect designs, materials or additional options with a suitable selection and price logic.
Plugin development · 02 / 06
Your shop.
Your own workflow.
From the special product to the right ordering process: I develop extensions for the requirements of your shop.
Services and project questions in detailFrom product to suitable selectionConcept
Possible extensionsShops and E-Commerce
More scope for your range.
Complementary ordering procedures
Additional information, individual steps or internal approvals for your sales process.
Connecting shop data
Coordinate items, stocks and orders with other systems – depending on the available interfaces.
A possible example
A product with many possibilities. A clear choice.
An assortment cannot be depicted with a few standard variants. A configurator leads through suitable options and passes the selected combination into the order process.
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SelectionMaterial, execution and suitable options.
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TestingAllowed combinations and full details.
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ImportUse the configured selection in the order process.
Suitable for your shop.
To get started, I check shop system, product data and ordering process. We clarify available extension points, data sources and rules. WooCommerce is a possible field of application; the implementation depends on your specific system.
Services in detail
Shop extensions for selection, ordering and processing.
Individual shop plugins close the gap between your product range and the existing shop system. A special product logic often affects shopping cart, ordering and internal processing. This is why we consider the entire route of a typical order and the associated exceptional cases.
Making product rules understandable
A configurator can take into account permitted combinations, dimensions or additional options. The selection must be clearly recognizable later on in the order. Price rules, mandatory specifications and unavailable variants are coordinated with concrete product examples before implementation.
Connect orders to existing processes
For merchandise management or internal approvals, an order requires suitable identifiers and a defined status. We clarify which data is transferred and which feedback flows back into the shop. Cancellations or subsequent changes are scheduled as own cases.
Technical implementation
Carry product rules through to the order.
A shop extension must apply its rules consistently across product selection, shopping cart and further processing.
Variants and prices
Allowed combinations, quantities, dimensions and aggregates are described with representative products. Relevant values are checked on the server side and adhered to the order so that subsequent changes in the range do not reinterpret an existing order.
Stock and status of orders
Reservation, order, payment and cancellation may arrive deferred. We clarify when stock is bound or released. Repeated status messages and cancelled payment processes are considered as separate cases.
Checkout and connected systems
Shipping methods, payment providers, merchandise management and other plugins form the test environment. Data transfers include unique identifiers, error feedback and supported versions. Changes are reviewed with test orders before publication.
Helpful for planning
Shop system and version, example products with special rules as well as the existing payment, shipping and goods management connections are helpful.
Which of these questions is crucial for your project? Briefly describe your process and the existing systems.
Discuss technical requirementsGood to know.
Can an existing shop be expanded?
Often yes. Decisive are the shop system, existing plugins and the desired function. I look at that basis before we set the scope.
Can a commodity management be connected?
A connection is possible if suitable interfaces or regulated import and export routes are available. We specify data fields, updates and the handling of error cases.
How does the ordering process remain traceable?
We define typical orders and exceptional cases as test procedures. The new function is checked with the existing shop before it is used in ongoing operation.
Can different product groups have different rules?
Yes, that can be part of enlargement. Together, we distinguish common rules from product-specific exceptions. A manageable range with representative variants is suitable for the first examination.
How do we avoid surprises in the checkout?
The new selection is checked with shopping cart, shipping and payment process on the basis of coordinated test orders. We will note in advance which combinations should be supported; existing extensions are part of this examination.
Who will maintain the product options later?
If options change regularly, a suitable administration interface can be planned. We define which values you maintain yourself and which changes require an adjustment of the professional logic.
What is missing from your shop?
Describe your shop system and the process you want to improve.