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Magento 2 Attribute Sets

Attribute sets are lists of attributes that exhibit all of the qualities of a product. The attribute set serves as a template for a new product. Every product must belong to a given attribute set, which is useful in the following situations:

  1. Organizing the products into categories.

  2. A product's characteristics are gathered in one place.

  3. The necessary product information can be imported in a single step.

Remember that you can change the attribute set allocated to a product even after it has been created.

A store owner must first build a product attribute and then a product attribute set.

Magento 2 features a default attribute set in which the product attributes are the most regularly used selections, such as SKU, name, description, price, and so on.

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Attribute Sets 1

To create a new attribute set, navigate to Stores - Attribute - Attribute Set, click the 'Add Attribute Set' button, enter a name for the set, and choose an existing attribute set to use as a template. When finished, save the attribute set and proceed to the next page:

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Attribute Sets 2

  1. The name of an attribute set is displayed in the set name field. On the front end, the label that will be generated is not visible.

  2. The amount of grouped attribute sets is referred to as a group. For example, if an attribute group's name is Meta information, it will include attributes such as Meta description, Meta title, and Meta keyword.

  3. Unassigned attributes are attributes that have yet to be assigned to a group but can be done at any time by simply dragging and dropping them into a group.

How to Apply Attribute Sets

If you need to attach an attribute set to a Magento product, proceed as follows:

  • Navigate to Products - Catalog and click the 'Add Product' option.

  • You can then select the required attribute set from this menu. As a result, when the groups for a particular product share the same set of qualities, they appear as sections in the product information panel.

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Attribute Sets 3

A third-party plugin from Magento marketplace can be used to conveniently manage product kinds and attributes.

Last update: 2022-06-10