To add physical products to your web shop, follow the steps below.
- Head to Products > All > Add New Product
- Select whether it is a Physical, Audio or Digital Product.
- Enter the Name of the product and the Price
- Enter in the “Basics" section. This holds your product Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Universal Product Code (UPC), Weight and VAT Rate.
- If shipping or price of products is dependent on weight, then you should apply the correct product weight here.
- Untick the "Unlimited" box if relevant to enter the Quantity available.
- If you have variants for a product this option won't be shown as the stock quantity is taken from variant quantity.
- Tick the "Stock Visibility" box, if you would rather the product was not shown when it's out of stock. If you wish to display the actual count of products on your product page, please refer to our Stock Availability Message article here.
- Enter the "Product Descriptions", both Short and Full. The short description is displayed on some home pages (depending on your template) and the full description shows up on the Product detail page when the customer clicks the product.
- You can then add your product attributes. Attributes are Global labels like “Condition” or “Manufacturer”. They're not product options.
- Add "tags" to the product so visitors to your website can find it easier using the search bar on your website.
- Add any relevant Order Notes that may be applicable.
- Then click the Save button.
Once you are happy to start selling your new item change the status of the product to “Enabled” and hit “Save” again.
Updating Products
If at any time you wish to edit or delete this product you can do so by clicking on the product on the “Products” page within your Shop's Admin area.
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and press the Delete Product button.
If you wish to temporarily disable the Product all you need to do is edit the product and set the status as “Disabled/Hidden” then hit “Save”.
Categories
Click “Categories” and select which product this category applies too and press “Save”.
Images
All products need an images so customers actually know what they're buying. To add an image to a product:
- Click Images > Add Images
- Either select an image you have already uploaded or click “Upload File”
- Once you’ve selected your image click “Use Selected Images”.
- If you have more than one image for a product make sure you have toggled which image will display as the default by clicking the radio button under the relevant image.
To edit the image (crop, overly, sharpness, text, etc.) just click the Pencil icon.
If you have any queries about this feel free to get in touch with our Support team on Live Chat or via email.