Adding Products to Your Store - Desktop

What is a Product?

A product is a physical item that you can sell on your online store, such as fashion apparel, technology, or beauty products.  

Please note:  At this time, we do not cater to services, for example hairdressing, electrician or garden servicing.

Why Add Products to Your Store?

The point of eCommerce (online shopping) is for your customers to view and buy products online. Add all your products, including product details, such as images, descriptions, prices, etc., to make it easy and accessible for your customers to shop and complete the purchase all in one place. 

Please note:  The products that you list are the core of your online store. By adding detailed and attractive product listings, you provide your customers with the information they need to make purchasing decisions, which significantly impacts your sales and customer satisfaction.

How to Add Products to Your Store (Desktop)

1.  Adding your products: Navigate to Store>Products. Click the “NEW PRODUCT” button.

2.  Product information:  Fill in the details of your product, such as product name, description and price.  If you want to apply a discount, toggle the option and set the discount details.  Then, upload product images and videos if applicable.  Click “SAVE PRODUCT” once you’ve added the following information.

• Brand Name:  Enter your brand name.
• Product Image:  Upload a cover image with a minimum size of 600 x 600 pixels.
• Categories:   Add a product category.
• Description:   Provide a brief description of your brand.
• Set price:  Add the price you charge for your product.
• Apply discount:  Toggle the “NO” or “YES” button to apply a discount.
• Select related products:  Add products to upsell.
• Inventory:  Select “Yes” or “No” to manage your inventory.
• Stock:  Add the number of items you have in stock.
• Minimum threshold:  Set a minimum of stock held/
• SKU:  Add an SKU identifier.
• Cost price:  Set the cost of your product
• Days to process:  Add the number of days you take to process this product.
• Add dimensions:  Add length, width, height and total weight of product.

3.  Add product variants:  Once you have created your product, you will be asked, “Does this product have variant(s)?  Click “NO” or “YES” to add product variant(s).  You can add variants to existing products at a later stage.

3.1  Adding a product variant:  Click the “Add option” and enter the “Option name” e.g., bottle with options for 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, hit enter after each value to add another option.  Click “SAVE.”

Please note:  You can add more than one variant per product.

4.  Product Ribbon:  If you’re running a promotion or want to highlight a product, you can apply a ribbon such as "On Sale" or "New Stock".  First, enable the “Apply Product Ribbon” by toggling the “Yes” option.  Fill in the ribbon text and colour to match your store’s branding and click “UPDATE.” 

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