Type | Composite[^1] | Inventory[^2] | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|
Simple | - | Yes | The most basic form of product | Example Show archive.org snapshot |
Grouped | Yes | No | Several simple products displayed together, customer selection determines one or more simple products to be added to the basket, which are shown in the basket as seperate products | Example Show archive.org snapshot |
Configurable | Yes | No | Allows choosing of options which determines a single simple product to be added to the basket | Example Show archive.org snapshot |
Virtual | No | Yes | A simple product which will never be shipped, and as such needs no shipping information | |
Bundle | Yes | No | Allows choosing of options which determines one or more simple products to be added to the basket, which are shown in the basket as one product | Example Show archive.org snapshot |
Downloadable | No | Yes | A simple product with one or more downloads associated with it, essentially a virtual product with a download | |
Gift Card | No | ? | A simple product whose purchase results in a gift card being sent to the purchaser |
[^1]: A product which is composed of multiple simple products, and whose purchase results in one more of those products being purchased
[^2]: Whether inventory (quantity) is managable on the product type itself, irrespective of composed products
The difference occurs when you actually add to your cart - grouped products
appear as single products, as though you have had added them individually,
whereas bundle appear as one product in the cart, in the same way that a
configurable product does. See this example: