Variant Images and variant handling

[meenal9]

It is surprising that Medusa does not yet support variant-specific images, as this is a crucial feature for any modern eCommerce platform. In industries like fashion, furniture, and accessories, variant images are not just a convenience—they are a necessity.

For example, in the fashion industry, customers need to see how a shirt looks in each available color or pattern. Without variant-specific images, the shopping experience becomes confusing and less engaging, potentially leading to a loss in sales.

Why It Matters:

Enhanced User Experience:
Customers expect to see specific images for the variant they select (e.g., a red dress when they click the red color option). Not having this functionality impacts their decision-making process and overall satisfaction.

Industry Relevance:
Many industries rely on showcasing visual differences between product variants. Not having this feature limits the platform's usability for these businesses.

Competitor Standards:
Most eCommerce platforms today, including Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce, offer variant-specific image support as a standard feature. Its absence in Medusa puts the platform at a disadvantage.

Proposed Solution:
Introduce a feature where product variants can have their own associated image sets. The implementation could include:

Adding a field in the variant schema to link specific images.
Updating the product gallery UI to dynamically load images based on the selected variant.
Ensuring the feature is exposed via the Medusa Admin dashboard and APIs for seamless integration.
Conclusion:
Adding variant-specific image support would significantly enhance Medusa's value proposition and make it more competitive in the eCommerce space. It would cater to the needs of industries that rely heavily on visual representation of product variations, ultimately benefiting both platform users and their customers.

Thank you for considering this feature request! Looking forward to seeing it on the roadmap.

[joekendal]

Heavily discussed already. You will see duplicate threads.

TLDR - You have n^2 combinations of variants based on n options. So with color and size you would have duplicate images as e.g. Red T-shirt needs to be repeated for S, M, L. This means each use case is different and probably better to extend the module with your own custom field and creating a link or linkable list.

[SalahAdDin]

Well, it could be easily fixed giving the option to the user on which variant's attributes will make the difference.

Right now it comes to me that is it only required to show different colors or shapes, sizes, materials, etc., are not that obvious for the customer from the pictures.

[joekendal]

Well, it could be easily fixed giving the option to the user on which variant's attributes will make the difference.

If you can suggest a schema and UI that would make sense for the broad set of users then we can move this feature along. As it stands, no one has provided a proposal and the Medusa team are too busy to prioritise it unless the community makes a contribution

[alsherif-khalaf]

I think it is easier if we have metadata in edit option for each variant :

so we can use Widget to upload an image or add HEX or any value to the options metadata , this will be easier than extend or modify the model , so when click on the variant we can see more details like title and metadata

[meenal9]

Please suggest what could be workflow and steps to assign the images to the variants after extending the product model. Thank you!

[SalahAdDin]

Need migrating the existing plugin.