Magento_ConfigurableProduct module

This module introduces a new product type called Configurable Product. It extends the functionality of the Magento_Catalog module by adding this new product type.

Configurable products allow customers to select a variant by choosing options. For example, store owner sells t-shirts in two colors and three sizes.

Structure

ConfigurableProduct/ - the directory that declares ConfigurableProduct metadata used by the module.

For information about a typical file structure of a module, see Module file structure.

Extensibility

Extension developers can interact with the Magento_ConfigurableProduct module. For more information about the extension mechanism, see Plugins.

The dependency injection mechanism enables you to override the functionality of the Magento_ConfigurableProduct module.

Additional information

Configurable variables through the theme view.xml

Modify the value of the gallery_switch_strategy variable in the theme view.xml file to configure how gallery images should be updated when a user switches between product configurations.

Learn how to configure variables in the view.xml file.

There are two available values for the gallery_switch_strategy variable:

If the gallery_switch_strategy variable is not defined, the default value replace is used.

For example, adding these lines of code to the theme view.xml file sets the gallery behavior to replace mode.

<vars module="Magento_ConfigurableProduct">
    <var name="gallery_switch_strategy">replace</var>
</vars>

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