--- title: "Attributes" description: "Create structured product attributes such as brand or material, manage their values and use them as specifications and filters." url: "https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/attributes/" lang: en alternates: en: "https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/attributes/" hu: "https://docs.poltura.com/hu/products/attributes/" --- # Attributes Create structured product attributes such as brand or material, manage their values and use them as specifications and filters. - Where: Apps → Attributes Attributes describe your products in a structured way: brand, material, platform, screen size. Customers see them as specifications on the product page, and they can filter product lists by them. You define an attribute once and then fill in its value on each product. ![The Attributes list with the type of each attribute, whether it is on every product, and its values and products](https://docs.poltura.com/screenshots/en/products/attributes.webp) ## Before you start **Attributes** is a row in the **Apps** group of the sidebar. If you do not see it, switch it on under [Sidebar](https://docs.poltura.com/en/settings/sidebar/). You can also reach it from any product through **Manage attributes** in the **Attributes** section. ## Create an attribute 1. Open **Attributes** and select **Create attribute**. 2. Enter the **Name**, for example Platform, and a **Handle**, for example platform. Both are required. A **Description** is optional. 3. Choose the **Type**: - **Dropdown**: pick from a list of values you define. - **Color**: a list of named colors, each with its own swatch. - **Text**: free text, typed on each product. - **Number**: a number typed on each product. You can add a **Unit** of up to 16 characters, such as cm, which is shown after the number. 4. For a dropdown or color attribute, choose the **Selection Mode**. **Single** allows one value per product, **Multiple** allows several. 5. For a dropdown attribute, choose the **Entry Type**. **Preset** means values can only be picked from the list. **Open** means a new value can be typed on a product and is added to the list. 6. Switch on **Show on every product** if the attribute should be listed on every product's page, even before it has a value. 7. Select **Create**. The attribute appears in the list. ## Add values to an attribute Dropdown and color attributes need a list of values. 1. Open the attribute from the list. 2. In **Values**, select **Add Value**. 3. Enter the **Value**, for example PC. For a color attribute, also pick the **Color** or type its hex code, for example #1a73e8. 4. Select **Add**. The value is listed and can be chosen on products. Text and number attributes have no list. Their values are typed on each product. ## Change an attribute Open the attribute. The **About** section shows its handle, description, type, selection mode and entry type. Select **Edit** next to a setting to change it. - **Edit Type**: a dropdown can become a color list and back. Its values stay. A color list adds a swatch to each one. - **Edit Selection Mode** and **Edit Entry Type** switch between **Single** and **Multiple**, and between **Preset** and **Open**. - **Edit Unit** changes the unit of a number attribute. Leave it empty for no unit. - **Show on every product** can be switched on and off here too. ## Choose which attributes every product shows The **On every product** section of the list holds the attributes that are listed on every product's page. 1. Open **Attributes** and find **On every product**. 2. Under **Add an attribute**, choose an attribute and select **Add**. 3. To take one out again, select **Remove** next to it. Any other attribute shows up on a product once its category uses it as a filter, or once the product has a value for it. ## Fill in attributes on a product Open a product and find **Attributes** in the side column. Change a value in its row, or select an **Add** chip to bring in an attribute that has no value yet. Changes are saved automatically. See [Edit a product](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/edit-a-product/#attributes). ## Use attributes as filters Filters are assigned per category, so each category page offers only the filters that fit it. Open a category, find **Filters**, choose the attributes under **Assign filterable attributes** and select **Save filters**. See [Categories](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/categories/). How the filters look in your store is set in the theme. See [Customizer](https://docs.poltura.com/en/online-store/customizer/). ## Delete an attribute > **Warning** > > Deleting an attribute removes all of its values and takes it off every product that used it. This cannot be undone. 1. Open the attribute and select **Delete**. 2. In **Delete Attribute**, confirm with **Delete Attribute**. ## Good to know - Seven attributes are built in and marked **Built-in**: **Height**, **Width**, **Length**, **Weight**, **MID code**, **HS code** and **Country of origin**. Their values are stored on the product itself and are used for shipping and customs. - Attribute names and values can be translated when your store has several languages. See [Translations](https://docs.poltura.com/en/online-store/translations/). - Options such as Size and Color that create versions of a product are a different thing. See [Variants and options](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/variants-and-options/). - Klea can create attributes and link them to products for you. See [Klea, the assistant](https://docs.poltura.com/en/assistant/). ## If something goes wrong - **"Name and handle are required."** Fill in both fields before you select **Create**. - **"Enter a number, for example 12.5."** A number attribute only accepts numbers. Put the unit into the attribute's **Unit**, not into the value. - **"Attributes are not available right now."** Reload the product page. Until then, **Edit dimensions and customs details** still lets you edit the built-in measurements. ## Related - [Edit a product](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/edit-a-product/#attributes) - [Categories](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/categories/) - [Variants and options](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/variants-and-options/) - [Product types and tags](https://docs.poltura.com/en/products/types-and-tags/) - [Customizer](https://docs.poltura.com/en/online-store/customizer/)