This guide will show you how to create group products from Akeneo on the AI Commerce platform. Group products are suitable for situations where you need a unique URL and unique information for each product, but still want to group them together. This way, for example, you can hide ten different versions of the same product in the category view and only show the main product. This solution is useful when variant separation alone is not enough to cover different prices and features.

Step-by-step instructions

Create (or verify that it exists) the products_group attribute in Akeneo

• Akeneo requires a selection attribute with the code products_g roup .
• If the attribute does not exist, you can create it as a selection attribute, in which you define all the names of the groups you use (e.g. “Group1”, “Summer Products”, “Sale Products”, etc.).
• In the future, for each product, you will select which group it belongs to.

Assign products to the correct group

• Once the Products Group attribute has been created, open the desired product card in Akeneo.
• Select the name of the desired group as the attribute value (e.g. “Group1”).
• Save the changes and repeat the same for all the products you want in that group.

Understand the logic of main product selection

• At Akeneo, it is currently not possible to determine which product is the main product of the group.
• By default, AI Commerce selects the first product created (the lowest product ID) as the main product.
• If you want to change your main product, you can log in to your AI Commerce dashboard and do it from there.

Change the main product in AI Commerce (if necessary)

• Go to the AI Commerce Products tab and select the Groups section.
• Select the desired group and set a new main product for the group.
• Save your changes to have AI Commerce display the selected product in the group by default.

Configure the grouped products view in AI Commerce

• Open Configuration > My Store in the AI Commerce dashboard.
• Look for the setting Hide Grouped Products by Default . This allows you to hide non-main product in the category view (only the main product is displayed).
• The default selection does not affect existing product settings, but in the future, new group products will automatically follow this setting.

Additional tips

• Custom presentation : If you want products to appear on the product card as a specific selection (e.g., a drop-down list or other menu), ask your integration partner about a possible custom solution, if necessary.
• Individual product information : Each product in a group can have its own price, stock level, and other attributes. From an SEO perspective, each one also has its own URL.

Summary

Group products allow you to bundle independent products together and control their visibility at the category level. In Akeneo, you create a Products-group attribute and assign the desired products to the group. In AI Commerce , you can select a new main product if necessary and hide or display products in the category as you wish. This is the best way to combine SEO benefits with a clear user experience.