Adding Product Variants To Site
Many products come in different variations—such as size, color, or style—commonly referred to as "variation families." This article explains how Spark Shipping processes product variations and how they appear in your shopping cart platform.
Product Variations and Vendor Feeds:
Vendors often list products that belong to the same variation family (e.g., a t-shirt available in multiple sizes or colors). However, when Spark Shipping imports product data from vendor feeds, it may not have access to the necessary relationships that identify which products belong to the same variation group.
Because of this limitation, Spark Shipping treats each product as a standalone item during the import process.
How Products Are Pushed to Shopping Carts:
Spark Shipping does not support grouping products into variation families (also known as parent/child or configurable products) when pushing listings to shopping carts. Instead, each variation (e.g., "Red T-Shirt - Medium", "Red T-Shirt - Large") is pushed as an individual product listing.
What This Means for You:
- Products with variations will appear as separate items in your store.
- There will be no parent/child or grouped product structure created by Spark Shipping.
- If your platform requires or supports variation grouping, this setup will need to be managed manually or through another tool.