Answers.Body: <p>Answered at <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/22468/7356">https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/22468/7356</a></p>
  
  <p>"Product Types are really for the content of the fields and field layout of each product plus basic options for things like tax/shipping category defaults.</p>
  
  <p>For full categorization in menus and site structure, we recommend putting a category field on all products."</p>
  
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Answers.Text: PS. Not sure what you mean by "archive" templates, but probably best tackled in another question.
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Answers.Text: Thanks, that put me in the right direction
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Answers.Text: You're welcome @Callum - I went down exactly the same (wrong) direction with my first Commerce project 
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Body: <p>I am trying to setup some products in my test website. I am unsure how I should go about creating the products. Should each product category be created as a product type? </p>
  
  <p>An example is, if I have some art, how should I construct the products? </p>
  
  <p>Imagine if I have these different "things" on the shop: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Prints</li>
  <li>Paintings</li>
  <li>Illustrations</li>
  <li>Something</li>
  <li>Something Else</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I tried to create a different product type for each but then I ran into issues because I needed a template for each product type. Also I couldn't view the archive page.</p>
  
  <p>Should I create an "Art" product type and work out a way to display these? Or just create each as individual product types? </p>
  
  <p>I am also confused about templating with archive/entry pages. Say if I have  <code>templates/shop/art/_entry.twig</code> does craft automatically know that the archive template should be in the same directory? </p>
  
Tags: <plugin-craftcommerce>
Title: Craft CMS Product Types
ThreadText: # Craft CMS Product Types
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-18)
  
  I am trying to setup some products in my test website. I am unsure how I should go about creating the products. Should each product category be created as a product type?
  
  An example is, if I have some art, how should I construct the products?
  
  Imagine if I have these different "things" on the shop:
  
  * Prints
  * Paintings
  * Illustrations
  * Something
  * Something Else
  
  I tried to create a different product type for each but then I ran into issues because I needed a template for each product type. Also I couldn't view the archive page.
  
  Should I create an "Art" product type and work out a way to display these? Or just create each as individual product types?
  
  I am also confused about templating with archive/entry pages. Say if I have `templates/shop/art/_entry.twig` does craft automatically know that the archive template should be in the same directory?
  
  **Tags:** plugin-craftcommerce
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-18. Score: 2
  
  Answered at <https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/22468/7356>
  
  "Product Types are really for the content of the fields and field layout of each product plus basic options for things like tax/shipping category defaults.
  
  For full categorization in menus and site structure, we recommend putting a category field on all products."
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: PS. Not sure what you mean by "archive" templates, but probably best tackled in another question.  
  > **username_0**: Thanks, that put me in the right direction  
  > **username_1**: You're welcome @username_0 - I went down exactly the same (wrong) direction with my first Commerce project   
  
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