Chapter 5. Attribute Sets and Custom Attributes

Magento is a really flexible platform and allows the creation of different types of attributes for the products in the catalog.

In this chapter, we will cover the following concepts:

  • Product attributes
  • Attribute sets
  • Associating attribute sets with products

Product attributes

An attribute is a property of a product, for example, the product color, the size, or the description. You can add, edit, or remove product attributes in Magento to customize your products. In order to manage the product attributes, you should go to the STORES | AttributesProduct section in the Magento admin panel.

In the following screenshot, you can see the location of the menu item for the  Product attributes section:

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