Product type is a very special feature in VirtueMart. It can be used for many different applications once you master it. However, it is also one of the VirtueMart features that many find hard to understand.
We all know that VirtueMart products have to be assigned to a product category. This is one way of classifying your products. You can assign a product to more than one category. So, other than the traditional categories (like clothes, shoes, and so on), you can create another dimension of classifying the products. For example, you can classify products in terms of brand name by creating each brand (such as Nike, Adidas) as a separate category. Consequently, a basketball shoes product can belong to a Shoes category and a brand category. By using categories of various dimensions, you can allow your shopper to find the product through different categories.
In addition to categories, you can also classify your products by product type. There are two major differences...