One of the most important features of Magento are the product types. The different product types allow you to set up products in different ways, for example, by offering a group of products in the product details page or by allowing the customer to buy downloadable products.
There are six product types in Magento:
Simple products
Configurable products
Grouped products
Virtual products
Bundle products
Downloadable products
You can see the list with the help of the following steps:
Go to the following section in the admin panel: Products | Inventory | Catalog
Click on the arrow inside the Add Product button on the top-right corner of the screen:
It's important to mention that Magento can set the correct product type based on the information from the product. For example, if you add a new product with no weight, Magento will create a virtual product.
We will review each of the product types including examples to show the way these products are created...