Show different thumbnail image set for each color picked in configurable product

Question

Hi everybody (first post here), I've been trying Magento 1.9 display a different set of thumbnail images for every option in the color swatch, in a configurable product, but with no success.

For example, there are different colors for a single shoes model, (a single product) and for every color, there is a set of five photographs (different perspectives, of course), so I associated those photographs to a single product, and then I associated that single product to a configurable product (with just a single picture).

It doesn't work. Just one picture for every single color is showed as a base image in the product page, but always the thumbnail corresponding with the configurable product.

In the Magento 1.9 demo database an opposite approach is used (which I guess the right path): all the product with different colors goes with configurable product, while the single procuct has just one image... but it doesn't work either to my case.

What I expect is that Magento display the five pictures from the single product with a specific color picked by the user (in the same way as Amazon does it).

Answer 1

That feature is not available in Magento 1.9.1. Only one image can be set per color just like in the demo. If you want a set of images per color to switch after you select an option, I suggest you use an extension like Amasty Color Swatches Pro or Aheadworks Product Color Swatches.

Or let's just wait for Magento's new update. Maybe they will include that feature in their next release.