The Better Way: Use a Frontend Model
Instead of changing how Magento stores the data, change how it renders the data.
A frontend model allows you to customize how attributes are displayed to the customer—without modifying the actual stored values. This gives you full control over formatting while keeping Magento’s core systems and calculations intact.
Some real examples of what a frontend model can do:
• Format dimensions with unit symbols (e.g. 12", 8.5 cm)
• Strip trailing zeros for cleaner display
• Add context to values (like “Length: 12 in” instead of “12.0000”)
It’s a small development task, but it can have a big impact on usability and presentation—especially for sites where product dimensions, weights, or other measurements matter.
Why This Matters
Your product data isn’t just there for internal accuracy—it’s customer-facing. And something as small as four trailing zeros can make a site feel clunky or unfinished. Worse, making the wrong backend change can cause more problems than it solves.
By using a frontend model, you preserve data integrity while making your storefront easier to understand and more aligned with how humans actually read measurements.
