Overview: Launching in December 2024, Flex Attributes will provide merchants with powerful customization options for ranking products across different collections. Flex Attributes function like Dynasort’s standard ranking attributes but allow for multiple versions of an attribute, each with its own values. This feature is ideal for merchants who want tailored ranking criteria for different product categories, collections, or inventory types.

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What Are Flex Attributes?

Flex Attributes enable merchants to create multiple instances of a ranking attribute with unique minimum and maximum values. Merchants can then apply these different versions in separate ranking recipes, allowing for customized ranking strategies that reflect specific collection needs or product types.

• Example: Suppose you use an Inventory Quantity attribute with a range from 20 to 200, which works well for high-value items like luxury watches. However, lower-cost items may have much larger inventory levels. With Flex Attributes, you could create a separate Inventory Quantity attribute with a range of 50 to 1000 for higher-volume items, tailoring ranking for Class A and Class B collections.

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Flex Attribute Options:

Once live, Flex Attributes will be available for a variety of standard and advanced criteria, including:

• Standard Attributes:
  • Quantity
  • Full Size Run
  • Sizes In Stock
  • Variants In Stock
  • Product Published Age
  • Product Created Age
  • Age of Newest Variant
  • Product Margin
  • Sales
  • Revenue
  • Product Views
  • Add to Cart Events
• Advanced Attributes:
  • Product Reviews
  • Product Ratings

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How Merchants Can Use Flex Attributes:

• Tailor Ranking Recipes by Collection Class: Merchants can create different versions of an attribute, like Inventory Quantity, and apply these versions to different recipes for Class A and Class B collections, ensuring that each collection ranks products according to its specific needs.
• Optimize Product Positioning Across Diverse Catalogs: With Flex Attributes, merchants can apply relevant ranking criteria to different collections, maximizing the relevance and effectiveness of product placements.

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Benefits for Merchants:

• Enhanced Customization: Flex Attributes let merchants define precise ranking criteria for each collection type, ensuring optimal visibility for varied inventory.
• Improved Efficiency: Merchants can set up multiple versions of attributes, avoiding manual adjustments for each collection and streamlining collection management.
• Data-Driven Flexibility: Flex Attributes empower merchants to apply relevant data points to each collection, leading to smarter, more effective merchandising strategies.

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Looking Ahead:

With Flex Attributes launching in December 2024, merchants will gain unprecedented control over collection ranking, making it easy to adapt recipes to different product types and inventory needs. This feature marks a major step in Dynasort’s mission to bring flexibility, customization, and data-driven insights to Shopify merchants.