# Summary

<div id="bkmrk-attributes-are-used-">Product Options have two purposes - they provide the Option Names for variant options, as well as for customisations.</div><div id="bkmrk-">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-in-addition%2C-product">In addition, Product Options can be used to drive variant level [Filters](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/product-listing-page/page/filters "Filters"). </div><div id="bkmrk--1"></div>> You will need to create Options before you can set up any products with Customisations or Variants.

#### Key to icons

![Edit](https://ixo.iconography.co.uk/images/cms/icons/edit.gif) = edit

![Delete](https://ixo.iconography.co.uk/images/cms/icons/delete.gif) = delete

## Setup

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-field-purpose-option" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td>Field</td><td>Purpose</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Option Name</td><td>*This doubles as a label in the CMS, and also as the value that will be shown to the customer on the website*  
</td></tr><tr><td>Show on Filter</td><td>*This enables this Option Name to be used as a filter on Product Listing Pages, when this Option Name is linked to a variant option.*  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

## How will it appear?

The Option will appear as the Option name, e.g. 'colour' or 'size':

[![image.png](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/TUkimage.png)](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/TUkimage.png)