4. Maintain Looks

After the basic settings have been saved, the looks can be created. This is not possible before.

4.1 Creating Looks

4.1.1 New module for global looks

For global looks, there is a new module in the administration, which can be found under "Settings", then on the left in the submenu on "Plugins" or from Shopware 6.4 on "Extensions" and there on "STL - Global Looks". Before global looks can be created, the basic settings must first be configured (see 3. Configuration). In addition, the system language must be selected. Clicking on "Create look" opens an area where you can maintain a name, which is only used for internal identification of the look, and the product assignment. Both root articles and variant articles can be added to the look. After clicking "Save", the look will be saved and assigned to all products contained in the look.

You can also edit existing looks by clicking on the menu icon in the corresponding row in the table and then clicking on "Edit". Now you can add, delete or change the position of products. When products are deleted, the look is also removed from them. When new products are added, this look will be assigned to them as well. You can also delete entire looks via the menu icon in the corresponding row.

Via the menu icon in the table header you can deactivate the "Compact View", which should be activated by default. In the compact view, only the names of the products are displayed in the column "Products" and if you deactivate the compact view, the cover images of the products are displayed. Choose the one that suits you more.

4.1.2 Individual looks, global looks and settings in new tab of product configuration

If you want to create a look or settings specifically for a product, you can go to "Catalogues -> Products" in the Administration and click on the desired product. Then go to the "Shop the Look" tab. This tab also exists when you are editing a specific variant of a product. For example, you can assign different looks to different color variants.

If you want to make individual settings for this product, activate the checkbox "Use individual configuration for this product". You can then make the settings and save the product at the end. If you want the product to take the default settings again, you have to uncheck the "Use individual configuration for this product" checkbox again and save it again. If you change something in the global settings, this is of course not automatically applied to the individual settings. For these, you may have to apply the setting again separately. Individual settings can only be maintained for the root product, not for variants. However, the variants then inherit the settings of the root product.

If you want to add individual looks for the product that only apply to the product and not to the other products contained in the look, you can also do this in the "Shop the Look" tab in the product configuration. To do this, switch to the system language and then click on "Create Look" in the "Looks" section and make the settings. Make sure that the "Global Look" checkbox is not active, so that the look is only created individually for the current product. Note that the currently configured product is always already included in the look and cannot be deleted. When you click on "Save", the look is saved directly, so you do not have to save the product again. The Look will then only be displayed in the "Shop the Look" element on the product page for this product. You can also delete looks, edit looks and use the search function to find looks by internal name or product name. You can also specify the position of the looks within the "Shop the Look" element on the product page.

You can also create global looks in the same way. For this, you just need to check the "Global Look" checkbox. The look will then be applied to all products contained in the look. The position of the look will be the last position of each product. In order to place the look in a different position for each product, you have to call up all products and change the position accordingly and then save the product.

Note also the different automatisms, which are explained under "3. Configuration".