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Year
2025
Tech & Technique
PHP, JavaScript, OpenCart, AJAX
Description
The Variant Group Extension for OpenCart enhances product presentation and management by allowing multiple variants (e.g., sizes, colors, models) to be grouped under a single master product. This improves user experience on the storefront and simplifies catalog maintenance for store admins.
Key Features:
Key Features:
- 🧩 Group multiple products as variants under a unified product page
- 🔁 Seamless variant switching via buttons, dropdowns, or image swatches
- 🔗 SEO-friendly shared URL structure using query parameters or AJAX updates
- 🎨 Custom UI options for variant selectors (e.g., color swatches, size buttons)
- ⚙️ Admin panel tools to easily link/unlink variant products
- 💰 Variant-specific pricing, stock, and images supported
- 🌐 Fully compatible with multi-language and multi-store setups
My Role
Full-Stack Developer
Designed and implemented the extension:
Designed and implemented the extension:
- ✅ Backend: Developed variant grouping logic and admin controls in PHP
- 🎨 Frontend: Integrated dynamic variant switchers using JavaScript and AJAX
- 🔍 SEO: Ensured clean and optimized URL structures for all variants
- 🛠️ Compatibility: Built with native OpenCart conventions for theme and store support
- 📦 Packaged: Published and documented on GitHub for community use