• Define product information
• For filtering and searching of the product
• To compare products on the site
• Used for promotion settings up

Types Of Product Attributes Magento 2

To understand these in more details, Please navigate to Admin Panel ⇒ Stores ⇒ Attributes ⇒ Product.

Here you will get the list of product attributes. All product attributes in Magento 2 are saved in one grid for easy management where you can search and edit any attributes at hand.

There are two types of product attributes in Magento2:-

1. System Attributes
2. Custom Attributes

If you visit for the first time, you can see many built-in attributes. They are system attributes, which are unchangeable.

Besides, you can create new attributes, called Magento 2 custom attributes, according to your requirement.

Create A Custom Product Attributes in Magento2

There are 2 ways to add new product attributes in Magento 2:

• When working on a specific product edit page
• From the Product Attributes page

Step 1: Click On “Add New Attribute” Button

1. Log in to Admin Panel
2. Navigate to Stores > Attributes > Product
3. Click “Add New Attribute“

Step 2: Properties Tab

Under Attribute properties, describe basic information of the product attributes Magento 2.

1. Enter a Default Label to identify the attribute. It will be displayed on the admin panel.
2. The Catalog Input Type For Store Owner will define the type of data that can be entered in the fields. There are 13 Catalog Input Types For Store Owner to define the product attributes Magento 2.
   • Text Field: A single-line field to enter text
   • Text Area: A multiple-line field to enter text directly or using  WYSIWYG Editor
   • Text Editor: Add WYSIWYG Editor to any custom field
   • Date: Date can be picked from the calendar or typed directly into a field
   • Date & Time: Date & Time can be picked from the calendar or typed directly into a field
   • Yes/No: A “switch” button between two pre-defined options: Yes or No
   • Dropdown: A drop-down list to choose one option at a time
   • Multiple Select:  Used to create price fields. The currency used is determined in the system configuration
   • Media Image: A media image attribute becomes an additional image type, along with Base, Small, and Thumbnail
   • Fixed Product Tax: Used to define FPT rates based on the locale requirements
   • Visual Swatch: For configurable products, the corresponding image is shown per swatch on visual option (e.g color)
   • Text Swatch: For configurable products, the corresponding image is shown per swatch on text option (e.g size)
3. Set “Yes” to “Values Required” if you want to the customer to choose this option compulsorily before the product can be purchased or can be created or saved in the admin.

Expand Advanced Attribute Properties. 

• Attribute code: the unique identifier to manage the attribute: search, import/export, get attribute ID/name/value, etc. It should be lowercase characters without any spaces. If you leave this field empty, the attribute code will automatically be generated from the default label.

• Scope: Decide how the attribute value is displayed and edited based on a specific level: Global ⇒ Website ⇒ Store View

⇒ Global: The value of the attribute is shared by all websites and store views.

⇒ Website: The value varies per website but stays the same for multiple store views under that website.

⇒ Store View: Tailor different values per store view, primarily based on the languages.

• Default Value: While creating product it will be there. But default value won’t be automatically set to all existing products. It will be added only after the re-saving of the product.
• Unique Value: Enable this field to “Yes” to avoid duplicate values. Ex:- ID-number fields like SKU.
• Input Validation for Store Owner: Before saving a product, we need to validate an attribute value. There are following type of validation as shown below:-

• Add to Column Options: Set to Yes in the Add to Column Options field then this attribute will be available to the list of column options in the product grid.
• Use in Filter Options: Choose Yes in Use in Filter Options field if you want this attribute to be used while filtering products.

Note :- Attributes used for the configurable products must have Catalog Input Type to be drop-down and the Global scope.

Step 3: Manage Labels Of Product Attributes Magento 2

The label is to identify the attribute in Admin and in the storefront of each store view. It makes sense if the scope of the attribute is “Store View”. If you have a multilingual site, you can set a label for each language.

Step 4: Set Up Storefront Properties

This properties of the attribute helps us to make the product searchable, filterable. We can apply promotions, etc.

Go to “Storefront Properties” under Attribute Information