Bundle as a type of product allows a user to buy several different products as one combined product. This marketing strategy can be highly effective if selling related products or products which wouldn't sell well enough separately. However, you can sell any individual products within separate product bundles.

 

Bundle as a type of product has the following special properties:

 

 

•Remove from inventory - defines the behavior of the inventory.

•Remove bundle only - the bundle is removed from the inventory as a whole.

•Remove each product separately - individual items of the bundle are removed from the respective inventories.

•Remove both bundle and products - both the bundle and individual items of the bundle are removed from the respective inventories.

•Products - allows to add products to be shipped within the bundle. The following types of product cannot be added: bundle, donation.

 

Further in this topic you will learn how to create and buy your bundle:

 

Creating a bundle

 

To create a new product of this type, go to CMS Desk -> E-commerce and on the ribbon click New product. You will be redirected to the New product page. From the Product type drop-down list choose Bundle, set your product properties as required by filling in the form fields and add products to be shipped within the bundle. Click Save.

 

 

Buying a bundle

 

From the point of view of the customer, there is no difference in the way bundles and any other types of product are bought; i.e. bundles can also be bought by going through the standard checkout process.