How to create a product package
Packages bundle multiple products into a single offering. Build one with always-included items, optional groups the customer chooses from, and one fixed price.
What a package is made of
A package has two halves. Included Items go out with every booking, no questions asked. Optional Groups are the decisions you hand to the customer, one choice per group. Both halves sit under a single price you set yourself.
Wedding Essentials Package
One product on your storefront, priced $449.00
Always included
Included Items
Ships with every booking
10 × 6ft Banquet Table
1 × Sound System
Customer chooses
Optional Groups
One option per group
Choose a Chair · 3 options
Choose a Linen · 2 options
One line on the order, two decisions for the customer Add a group for every choice you would otherwise make on the phone.
Note: Packages and combo products are different tools. A combo is a flat-priced bundle with no choices, built on the product form. A package adds customer-choice groups and its own storefront page. Reach for a combo when the contents never vary, and a package when they do.
Before you start
- Packages are part of the Professional plan. On Essentials the Packages link does not appear under Products.
- Every product you want in the package has to be in your catalog already, with stock on it. Products at zero stock cannot be added.
- Know your quantities per booking before you start, such as how many chairs go out with one package. That is what you type, not your total stock.
- Have the package photo ready if you want one. Square, 1200 by 1200 pixels or larger, up to 10 MB.
Open the Packages page
Packages have their own page under Products, and their own listing page on your storefront.
- Log in to io.partyrentalstudio.com and click Products in the top navigation.
- In the row of links that appears underneath, click Packages. The Packages page lists everything you have built, with its product count, price and total discount.
- Click Add New Package on the right. You land on the Add Product Package form.
| Package name | Total Product | Package Price | Total Discount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding Essentials Package | 7 | $449.00 | $57.00 | |
| Backyard Graduation Package | 4 | $285.00 | $40.00 |
Note: Packages are part of the Professional plan. If you are on Essentials, the Packages link does not appear under Products. Compare the plans to see what else is included.
Fill in package information
The card at the top of the form holds everything the customer sees before they open the package.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Name | Required. The customer-facing package name. |
| Slug | Generated from the name. Edit it if you want to control the URL. Lowercase letters, numbers and dashes only. |
| Description | Shown on the storefront under the package title. |
| Photo (optional) | Click Choose file. JPG, PNG, GIF or WEBP, up to 10 MB. Square images look best, 1200 by 1200 pixels or larger. |
Name
Wedding Essentials Package
Slug
wedding-essentials-package
Description
Tables, sound and your choice of chair and linen for a 100 guest reception.
Photo (optional)
Add Included Items
Included Items are the products that go out with every booking of this package, whatever the customer chooses elsewhere.
- In the Included Items section, click Add Product. The picker opens.
- Choose a Category. Nothing loads until you do, because the picker fetches one category at a time. Narrow it further with Search products if you need to.
- Click + Add beside each product. Products already in the package show Added, and anything with no stock shows Not Available.
- Close the picker and set the Included Qty for each row. That is the quantity per booking, not your total stock.
- To take a product out, click the trash icon on its row.
Included Items
Included in every package.
| Product | Included Qty | Available Qty | Standard Price | Reference Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6ft Banquet Table | 10 | 10 | $12.00 | $120.00 | |
| Sound System | 1 | 3 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Add Product Close
White Folding Chair
Chiavari Gold Chair
Ghost Acrylic Chair
Heads up: An Included Qty above your stock blocks the save. The row turns red with Maximum available quantity is 10. and the Add button stays disabled until you bring the number down.
Tip: Reference Total is the standard rental price times the quantity. It only feeds the package's estimated value in Step 5. It is never what the customer pays.
Add Optional Groups (customer choices)
An Optional Group is a set of alternatives where the customer picks one. Use it for the questions you would otherwise ask on the phone, such as which chair or which linen colour, instead of building a separate package for every combination.
Create the group
- Below Included Items, click the dashed Add Group button.
- Enter a name in the Add Group window. The example shown is e.g. Choose a Chair.
- Click Add. The empty group appears above the button.
Add the options
- Click Add Product in the group's header.
- Add each alternative from the same picker. Every product you add becomes one of the choices.
- Set an Included Qty per option, the same way as Included Items. One hundred guests means one hundred chairs whichever style they pick.
Manage the group
- Rename: click Edit Group Name in the group header, type the new name, and press Enter.
- Delete: click Delete Group. Confirm, since it discards every option inside it.
Customer must choose one option. Standard prices are shown for reference only.
| Product | Included Qty | Available Qty | Standard Price | Reference Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Folding Chair | 24 | 40 | $2.50 | $60.00 | |
| Chiavari Gold Chair | 24 | 60 | $6.50 | $156.00 | |
| Cross-back Wood Chair | 24 | 30 | $8.00 | $192.00 |
Add Group
Note: Add as many groups as the package needs. A wedding package might carry one group for chairs, one for linens, and one for the arch style. Every group adds exactly one decision for the customer.
Set the package price
The Package Pricing card holds two numbers: one the system works out, one you decide.
- Estimated Value is every Included Item at its standard price, plus the average of the options in each group. The average is used because the customer takes one option per group, and the system cannot know which one yet. Reference only, and customers never see it.
- Package Price is required, and is what the customer is charged. It does not have to relate to the estimated value at all.
Package Pricing
Package Price
$
449.00
Set your own package price for this package.
Tip: Pricing below the estimated value gives the customer a visible reason to book the package, and the gap shows as Total Discount on the Packages list. Pricing above it is fair game for a curated package where the planning is the value.
Save your package
- Click Add in the sticky header at the top of the form.
- If Add is greyed out, a quantity somewhere is above the available stock. Scroll up, fix the red row, and the button comes back.
- You are returned to the Packages list with the new package on it.
Note: To change a package later, open it from the Packages list. The Edit Product Package form is the same one, the button reads Update, and a Delete Package button sits at the bottom.
Dress up the packages page on your website
Back on the Packages list, Customize controls how packages appear to customers: the name and icon used in your category listing, and the banner image and text at the top of your packages page. Worth five minutes once your first package is live.
Package questions
The things people ask once they have built their first one.
What is the difference between a package and a combo product?
A combo is a flat-priced bundle with fixed contents, built on the product form. A package adds Optional Groups, where the customer picks one option per group, and gets its own listing page on your storefront. There is a separate tutorial for combos.
Do I need a particular plan for packages?
Packages are part of the Professional plan. On Essentials the Packages link does not appear under Products.
How is Estimated Value calculated?
Every Included Item at its standard price times its quantity, plus the average of the options in each Optional Group. The average is used because the customer takes one option per group and the system cannot know which one yet.
Does the customer pay the estimated value?
No. The customer pays the Package Price you set. Estimated Value is a reference figure and is never shown to customers.
Why is the Add button greyed out?
An Included Qty somewhere is higher than the available stock for that product. The row shows the maximum, and the button comes back once the number is within range.
Can a package contain an optional group with only one option?
It can, but the customer then has no decision to make. Put single always-included products in Included Items instead.
What happens to a package when I change a product's price later?
The Package Price you set does not move. Only the Estimated Value shifts, since it is derived from current standard prices.