Sectioned Bundles in Appstle allow merchants to create highly customizable and curated product combinations where customers are required to choose a specific number of items from each defined section. This provides a structured and guided purchasing experience, making it ideal for gift boxes, build-your-own kits, and curated subscription bundles.
What is a Sectioned Bundle?
A Sectioned Bundle is a type of customizable bundle broken down into multiple sections. Each section can contain a unique set of products with specific rules such as minimum/maximum selection limits, subscription settings, and discounts. These bundles support recurring orders and are compatible with the Appstle Subscriptions app as well.
How to Configure a Sectioned Bundle
Let’s walk through the main configuration options and features step-by-step:
1. Adding Sections
You can add multiple sections to a bundle to organize the selection process for the customer.
Section Name: This is the heading that appears to the customer (e.g., "Choose a Gift").
Section Description: A small note or instruction to guide the customer (e.g., "Select one gift from the list below").
Each section operates independently, and you can define the number of products that can be selected from each.
2. Assigning Products/Collections to a Section
After naming your section and adding a description, you can add individual products/collections that will appear under that section.
Example:
Section 1 - Choose a Gift: Products A, B, C
Section 2 - Choose Packing: Packing Style 1, 2, 3, 4
Each section can be set to allow:
Single or multiple selections (e.g., "Only one type of packing can be selected").
Required selection or optional: Define whether selecting from the section is mandatory utilizing minimum and maximum product count.
Additional Bundle Configuration Options
3. Discount Settings
You can offer a discount on the total bundle value:
Percentage - Flat percentage discount on the entire bundle.
Fixed - Fixed amount discount on the entire bundle (e.g. 5 dollars off).
Tiered - Offer one or more discount tiers with either a Percentage or Fixed discount when a Discount Threshold is reached. The Discount Threshold can either be based on product quantity or order amount.
4. Limit Use Per Customer
Control how often a customer can redeem a bundle:
Usage Limit: Specify how many times a single customer can purchase this bundle.
This is useful for promotional campaigns or exclusive offers.
5. Cart Clearance Setting
Clear Cart on Checkout
This setting controls how the cart behaves when a customer adds a bundle to it.
Enabled: All existing items in the cart will be cleared, and only the bundle items will remain at checkout. This ensures a focused and streamlined bundle purchase.
Disabled: The bundle will be added alongside any existing items already in the cart. This is useful if you want to allow customers to purchase additional products with their bundle.
Bundle Redirect
Redirect After Bundle Is Added
Choose where the customer should be taken after they add a bundle to their cart:
Cart: The customer will be redirected to the cart page, allowing them to review all selected items before proceeding to checkout.
Checkout: The customer will be taken directly to the checkout page for a quicker purchase experience.
These settings help tailor the shopping journey based on your store’s flow and conversion goals.
Decide where to send customers after adding a bundle to their cart:
Cart Page: Ideal if you want them to review their order.
Checkout Page: Best for direct conversions.
7. Subscription Support
Sectioned bundles support subscriptions, which allows merchants to:
Offer curated subscription boxes.
Enable customers to select items within a structure while still opting into recurring orders.
Ensure that the products/collection added to the bundle has a subscription plan connected via Appstle subscriptions. Once this is done, the bundle products will be integrated behind the scenes for a seamless experience.
8. Tags
Customer Tags
You can associate specific customer tags to a bundle in order to control access:
Allow Access: Only customers with the specified tag(s) will be able to view or purchase the bundle.
Restrict Access: Use tags to hide certain bundles from customers who do not meet predefined criteria.
This is useful for offering exclusive bundles to VIP customers, wholesale buyers, or members of a specific segment.
Order Tags
You can also assign order tags to the bundle. When a customer completes a purchase containing this bundle, the specified tag will automatically be applied to the order.
Helps in filtering orders easily for analytics, fulfillment, and marketing segmentation.
Useful for tracking bundle-specific campaigns or promotions.
Front-End Experience
Customers will see the bundle broken into sections on the product page. Each section will clearly display:
The section title and description.
The list of products available in that section.
The number of items they can or must select.
Visuals and UI are clean and easy to follow, reducing decision fatigue and improving conversion.
Final Notes
Sectioned Bundles offer a flexible and powerful way to sell product combinations.
They are especially helpful for merchants running gift shops, subscription services, and personalized curation stores.
Keep the UI intuitive with clear section names and instructions.
Leverage subscription compatibility for recurring revenue models.
If you need assistance setting up a Sectioned Bundle, feel free to reach out to the Appstle support team — we’re happy to help!