As you work with products, the version of the product will change. Understanding how versioning works will be helpful when managing your products over time.
What is the Product Version?
The product version indicates the current configuration (setup) of the product. You can see the product version when editing a product in the Product Editor.
When Does the Version Change?
The version number for a product changes each time you make or save changes to the product settings or options. These changes can include pricing, product options like Subscription or Software settings, locales, Storefront Settings, and so on. Changing some settings will not create a new version of the product, however we recommend that you assume any change to a product will change the product version to ensure the best results.
Product Version and Links
When you create or use a link that adds a product to the shopping cart or takes the shopper to a specific product page you must make sure that you created the link for the version of the product that is currently deployed on your store. If the link was created for a previous version it may not behave as you expect and may cause problems with shoppers placing orders for the product or trying to use the link as you intend. This means that if you change (and the deploy those changes) a product for which you have created links you recreate or update the link.
To learn more about links, see About Links.
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