Tables for product data

Question

I am wanting to have a predefined tablelike fieldtype for ecommerce products. I am talking about data that needs to be entered for every product like SKU, EAN, lenght, weight, height, color and so on.

I have looked at this thread and I am using Content Elements but I am missing the possibility to predefine the tables first row.

Anybody having an idea about this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

In this case matrix or the native grid field might be better suited to what you're trying to accomplish.

The thread you referenced is aimed at having a variable set of columns and rows. However, in this case you have predefined columns (SKU, EAN, ect.) and only a variable amount of rows.

Answer 2

Another way to approach this is to add separate custom fields for product data type. eg

Field - SKU Field - Height Field - Width Field - Length

You could then use this data several ways:

1. On a product detail page, simply list of the values

2. In a data table for multiple products, eg

   SKU Height Width Length {exp:channel:entries channel="products"} {cf_sku} {cf_height} {cf_width} {cf_length} {/exp:channel:entries}

(sorry SE doesnt allow table tags but you get the idea)