global attributes vs extension Product Features

[llegrand]

I am using version 1.1.7  with the html5 template.   Under Products >  Global Attributes one can set up options.  In the Extension store there is Product Features or Attributes.   They seem somewhat similar to me.  Can you explain the  functional difference in them?

It almost looks like the extension was written for earlier versions and perhaps it have been added to the later versions?

I am basically looking for a way to add  product size, other than just typing in the description area. ( not shipping wt).

Thank you.

[abantecart]

Product Features and Product Options are 2 different things.

Options are built in AbanteCart core to construct variations of products that can effect the price, QTY and SKU
Visible in order

Product features, are values that can describe product. Products can be listed, searched and filtered by features
Visible in product description.

Hope this helps