Classifying products
Now that you have defined your Product Types, the next step is to consider the classification of products using Drupal's in-built Taxonomy system.
A basic store will usually have a catalog taxonomy vocabulary where you can allocate a product to one or more catalog sections, such as books, CDs, clothing, and so on. The taxonomy can also be hierarchical, however, individual vocabularies for the classification of your products is often more workable, especially when providing the customer with a faceted search or filtering facility later.
The following are examples of common taxonomy vocabulary:
Author/Artist/Designer
Color
Size
Genre
Manufacturer/Brand
Tip
It is considered best practice to define a taxonomy vocabulary rather than have a simple free text field. This provides consistency during data entry. For example, a free text field for size may end up being populated with S, Small, Sm, all meaning the same thing. A dropdown taxonomy selector would ensure that the value entered...
