This is Where the Fun Begins!

Details Section

Name—the name of the product as it appears on the storefront.

Categories—the categories that the product will be assigned to. When a product has multiple categories, the first category on the list will be the main category for the product. To change the main category, just drag another category in its place.

Price—base product price in your store’s primary currency ($).

Full Description—the product description that will appear on the product details page of the storefront. The description can be either a plain text or a formatted HTML text. If you’re not familiar with HTML code, you can rely on the visual editor: you simply edit product description like a document, and the visual editor adds the HTML code automatically.

Status—the status of the product:

• Active—the product is available on the storefront and appears in the product list.
• Disabled—the product is not available on the storefront.
• Hidden—product does not appear in the product list on the storefront. Customers can reach a hidden product via a direct link.

Product Images—the image(s) of the product. Supported formats are JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Thumbnails for these images will be generated automatically.

One of the uploaded images will appear larger than the others. That’s the main product image that is displayed on the product list and on the product details page by default. To change the main image, simply drag and drop another image in its place. You can also change the order of additional images the same way.

If you hover over an image, you’ll be able to view the full-sized image, delete it, or edit its alt text. This text will be shown when the image is missing or cannot be displayed. It is a good practice to have an alternative text associated with the image, for SEO purposes.

Customizing Product Options Section

How Should the Customer Choose Product Options (Size, Color, Etc.):

• In Any Order (Default)—customers can choose the variant for each option independently and in any order.
• Sequentially—options and variants are chosen one after another: first the variant of the first option, then the variant of the second option, and so on.

Options are specific properties of the product that a customer can choose when making a purchase. For example, options for clothes may include color and size. The variants of those options would be red/green/blue and S/M/L/XL/XXL respectively.

Restricted Product Option Combinations:

• Forbidden (Default)—you’ll be able to specify Forbidden combinations on the Options tab. Customers won’t be able to purchase a product when they choose a forbidden combination of option variants.
• Allowed—you’ll be able to specify Allowed combinations on the Options tab. Customers will only be able to select these combinations of option variants.

Additional Pricing, Inventory & Tax Settings Section

SKU—the identifier of the product that you use in your store (a stock keeping unit or SKU); it is used to distinguish products from each other during import, so that the data would be saved to the right product.

Base Price—if this price is higher than product’s price, then the product will be listed as “On Sale.”

In Stock—the number of products in the stock.

If Price is $0—determines what can be done on the storefront when the product’s price is 0:

• Do not allow customers to add the product to cart
• Allow customers to add the product to cart
• Ask customers to enter the price—customers will see an input field and will be able to enter the price that they’re willing to pay. This is useful for charity events or donations.

Inventory—the way of tracking the inventory of the current product:

• Track Inventory
• Do Not Track

International Tax—if you need to charge VAT or GST tax, check this box.

Availability Section

Out-of-Stock Actions—select if customers should be able to buy the product in advance before it is not yet available for sale, or sign up to receive an email notification when the product is available.

More Details Section

Downloadable Product, Service or Donation—if this checkbox is ticked, the product is labeled as downloadable/digital and/or a professional service.

If this option is selected, click “Save” to display the additional options below:

Time-Unlimited Download—if this checkbox is ticked, the product download period never expires. As a rule, customers only have a certain period of time to download a purchased product. By default, the global download period is 168 hours.

Search Keywords—Enter a few words here, and the product will appear in the results of the built-in search for those words, even if the product name or description doesn’t have them. Separate different search words by commas.