How to Create Variable Products for Rental Websites

Learn step-by-step how to create variable products with different sizes, images, stock, and pricing in Reservety. This tutorial covers adding attributes, setting up variations, managing stock, and configuring pricing for rental products like tents.

March 4, 2026 By Reservety

In this guide, we'll learn how to create variable products for a rental website using Reservety.

Setting up products with variables allows your customers to choose options like size or capacity, making the rental process more flexible. We will use a tent with different sizes as an example and cover how to add attributes, set up variations, assign images, manage stock, and set pricing for each option.

Let's get started

In this episode, we will show you how to create variable products, or products with variations.

Offering rental products with variable options allows customers to easily choose their preferred size, color, and other specifications.

In this tutorial, we will create a tent with adjustable sizes.

Before adding the item, we need to create attributes.

Step #1: Click on Products in the left sidebar. — Click on **Products** in the left sidebar.

Step #2: Click on Attributes. — Click on **Attributes**.

In the Name field, type any name. For example, we wrote 'Tent sizes.'

Step #4: Click the 'Add attribute' button. — Click the '**Add attribute**' button.

Let's create a new item with the attributes.

Step #5: Click on All Items. — Click on **All Items**.

Step #6: Click the 'Add new product' button. — Click the '**Add new product**' button.

Step #7: Click the Visual tab to write a description. — Click the **Visual** tab to write a description.

Enter the product description.

Step #9: Under Product categories, select the Tents checkbox or any category that matches your product. — Under **Product categories**, select the Tents checkbox or any category that matches your product.

Scroll down to the section labeled "Product Data." By default, the product data is set to "Simple Product."

Step #10: Click the Product data dropdown, which is set to 'Simple product'. — Click the **Product data** dropdown, which is set to '**Simple product**'.

Step #11: Select 'Variable product' from the dropdown. — Select '**Variable product**' from the dropdown.

Step #12: Click on the 'Attributes' tab to select a suitable attribute for this product. — Click on the '**Attributes**' tab to select a suitable attribute for this product.

After you click on attributes, the section will present two options. You can add a new attribute or add an existing one.

Step #13: Click the 'Add existing' dropdown. — Click the '**Add existing**' dropdown.

Step #14: Select 'Tent Sizes'. — Select '**Tent Sizes**'.

We haven't added or assigned any values to the attribute we created earlier. Click on "Create Value" and enter a name for the value.

Step #15: Click the 'Create value' button. — Click the '**Create value**' button.

Step #16: We will name it "6-person tent." Click the 'OK' button. — We will name it "6-person tent." Click the 'OK' button.

Step #17: Click the 'Create value' button again and enter a name for your second value. — Click the '**Create value**' button again and enter a name for your second value.

Step #18: In the 'Enter a name for the new attribute term' field, type '4-person'. Click the 'OK' button. — In the '**Enter a name for the new attribute term**' field, type '4-person'. Click the 'OK' button.

Step #19: Click the 'Create value' button again. — Click the '**Create value**' button again.

Step #20: In the 'Enter a name for the new attribute term' field, type '2-person'. Click the 'Save attributes' button. — In the '**Enter a name for the new attribute term**' field, type '2-person'. Click the '**Save attributes**' button.

Step #21: Click the 'Variations' tab. — Click the '**Variations**' tab.

Step #22: Click the 'Generate variations' button. — Click the '**Generate variations**' button.

Step #23: Click 'OK' on the confirmation pop-up. — Click 'OK' on the confirmation pop-up.

Step #24: Click the Edit button. — Click the **Edit** button.

Click the edit button or the empty space. The drop-down menu or fields will open.

Step #25: Click the Add image button. — Click the **Add image** button.

Step #26: Click the Select button after picking the correct image. — Click the **Select** button after picking the correct image.

Step #27: Click the Manage stock checkbox. — Click the **Manage stock** checkbox.

Step #28: Enter the stock quantity and click the Save changes button. — Enter the stock quantity and click the **Save changes** button.

Step #29: Click on the 4-person variation. — Click on the **4-person variation**.

Step #31: Select the four-person tent image and click select. — Select the four-person tent image and click **select**.

Step #32: Click the Manage stock? checkbox. — Click the **Manage stock?** checkbox.

Step #33: Click Save changes. — Click **Save changes**.

Step #34: Do the same steps for a 6-person tent — Do the same steps for a 6-person tent

Step #35: Scroll down to the Bookable Pricing section. — Scroll down to the **Bookable Pricing** section.

You have two options. You can add uniform pricing or set different prices for each variation. Adding uniform pricing is easy. Go ahead and add pricing, and do the same as you do with regular items.

Step #36: Click the Add Pricing button. — Click the **Add Pricing** button.

If you want to price each variation differently or assign different pricing for each variation, click Add Pricing. Select the period. We'll write 1D.

In the Period field, type '1d'.

Next, in the price section, enter the median price. Suppose the price for a one-day period is about $50, but does not exceed $50. We'll enter $50 here.

In the Price field, type '50'.

The median price makes calculations easier for each variant. Now, scroll down. Go to the "Use Automatic Pricing" section on the product view. Switch it to "no."

Step #39: Click the toggle to set Use Automatic Pricing on Product View to No, and do the same to automatic pricing on category listings. — Click the toggle to set Use **Automatic Pricing on Product View** to No, and do the same to automatic pricing on category listings.

Step #40: Click the toggle to set Use Automatic Pricing on Category Listings to No. — Click the toggle to set Use **Automatic Pricing** on Category Listings to No.

Switch it to "no." When we turn those off, the median price will not appear on the product page. Scroll back up. Click the first option, the two-person tent.

Step #41: Click the first variation, the 2-person tent. — Click the first variation, the 2-person tent.

Scroll down to the section labeled "Discount." Since our median price is $50 and the price for the two-person tent is $25, we will write 50%.

Step #42: Click on the 4-person variation. — Click on the 4-person variation.

For this variant, it is $40 per day. In the Discount field, type '20'.

Step #44: Click on the 6-person variation. — Click on the 6-person variation.

Locate the discount field. The price of the six-person tent per day is $45, 10 percent off, without the percentage sign. In the Discount field, type '10'.

Step #46: Click the 'Save changes' button. — Click the '**Save changes**' button.

Scroll up and set a product image. This will be the product's featured image.

Step #47: Click on 'Set product image' under the Product image section. — Click on '**Set product image**' under the Product image section.

Step #48: Click on the desired image from the media library. — Click on the desired image from the media library.

Step #49: Go ahead and click set product image. — Go ahead and click **set product image**.

Step #50: Go ahead and click add product gallery images. — Go ahead and click **add product gallery images**.

Step #51: And select multiple images. — And select multiple images.

Step #52: Once you're done selecting, click on add to gallery. — Once you're done selecting, click on **add to gallery**.

After uploading the images, click the publish button.

Step #53: Once you're done uploading the images, go ahead and click on the publish button. — Once you're done uploading the images, go ahead and click on the publish button.

Now, let's check our variable product on the rental website.

Step #54: Go ahead and click View Product. — Go ahead and click View Product.

Click "View Product." Our rental tent is shown clearly on our website, with selectable sizes. Select the two-person tent to check if the pricing is accurate.

Step #55: Let's go ahead and select the two-person tent to see if the pricing is accurate. — Let's go ahead and select the two-person tent to see if the pricing is accurate.

Click on "two-person" and select a date, for example, from the 17th to the 18th.

Step #56: Let's go ahead and click on two people and select the date. — Let's go ahead and click on two people and select the date.

Step #57: Let's say from the 17th until the 18th. — Let's say from the 17th until the 18th.

The pricing shown is accurate for one day. We set the price at $25 per day.

Step #58: Now let's go to the four-person tent. — Now let's go to the four-person tent.

Now, let's move on to the four-person tent. Four-person, and its price is $40, which is also correct. Let's go to the six-person tent.

Step #59: Let's go to the six-person tent. — Let's go to the six-person tent.

The six-person tent costs $45 per day. It is also correct. And this completes our tutorial.