Adding choices
Adding choices
Access: Menu Administrator
Choices let you offer families a list of variations for an item — they must select one to add it to their cart. You can set these up as standard choices, where every option is the same price, or priced choices, where individual options cost more. For guidance on when to use choices versus options, see Choices vs Options.
Adding standard choices
Standard choices don't have individual prices — the item price applies to whichever choice the family selects.
- In the Item editor, select the category the item is in.
- Select the edit icon under Actions, next to the item you want to update (or create a new item).
- Under Choice (customer picks one), select + Add choice and type a choice name into the Choice name field.
- Continue adding choices as needed.
- To reorder, drag the six-dot handle to the left of a choice up or down — the whole line (name and price together) moves as one.
- Select Save draft to save your changes without publishing them yet, or Save & publish to apply the choices to the item.
Adding priced choices
Use priced choices when different choices carry different prices — for example, event tickets with adult, child and concession pricing.
- In the Item editor, select the category the item is in.
- Select the edit icon under Actions, next to the item you want to update (or create a new item).
- Under Choice (customer picks one), tick Has priced choices.
- Select + Add choice, type a choice name into the Choice name field, then enter an amount in the price field alongside it.
- Continue adding choices and prices as needed. Your item's setup determines whether the item price should be $0.00 or a base amount — see Additional information below.
- To reorder, drag the six-dot handle to the left of a choice up or down — the whole line (name and price together) moves as one.
- Select Save draft to save your changes without publishing them yet, or Save & publish to apply the choices to the item.
Important: the price you enter against a choice is added on top of the item's price — it isn't the total the family pays. For example, Event Ticket priced at $10.00 with choices Child (under 16) ($0.00), Senior/Student ($5.00) and Adult ($10.00) — a family selecting Adult pays $20.00 (the $10.00 item price plus the $10.00 choice amount).
Notes
- Priced choices can also be used on items with Donation receipt ticked on — for example, to let a family select the amount or term they're donating towards. See Donation receipts for details.
Additional information
Priced choices can be set up in two ways, depending on your item.
All prices in the choices (item price $0.00)
Example: event tickets where each ticket type has its own price.
| Choice: | Choice price | Event Ticket base price $0.00 | Total charged to user |
| Child (under 16) | $10.00 per ticket | $0.00 | $10.00 per ticket |
| Senior/Student | $15.00 per ticket | $0.00 | $15.00 per ticket |
| Adult | $20.00 per ticket | $0.00 | $20.00 per ticket |
Use this when there's a standard base price and one or more variations carry an additional cost. Set the item price to the base amount, add a $0.00 choice for the standard option, and enter the surcharge for any higher-priced variations.
Example: the same Event Ticket, priced $10.00 as standard, with a surcharge for Senior/Student and Adult.
| Choice | Choice price | Event Ticket base price $10.00 | Total charged to user: |
| Child (under 16) | $0.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 per ticket |
| Senior/Student | $5.00 per ticket | $10.00 | $15.00 per ticket |
| Adult | $10.00 per ticket | $10.00 | $20.00 per ticket |
When an item has priced choices, the shop shows a price range under the item (for example, From $10.00 – $20.00) instead of a single price.
When the family selects Add to cart, a Select a choice pop-up lists each choice with its total price — they pick one, then confirm with Add to Cart.
Scenarios
Priced choices work well in a range of situations — here are some examples to consider.
- Event tickets — sell adult, child and concession tickets from a single item. One stock pool manages capacity across all ticket types automatically.
- Music lessons and instrument hire — offer lessons only or lessons with instrument hire from a single item, with the hire surcharge built into the choice price.
- Uniforms with size-based pricing — where larger sizes cost more, set different prices for different size ranges without creating separate listings.
- Sports registrations — offer social or competitive registration at different price points from a single item.
- Fundraising items — offer different sizes or quantities at different price points, for example a small cookie tub for $12.00 or a large tub for $18.00.
- Donations with selectable amounts or terms — for example, a termly donation where the family picks which term(s) they're paying for.