Add and edit products
Products - How to add products?
To view products click on the toolbar tab and select Catalog and then Products.
Product Dashboard
This opens up the Product Dashboard where you can see your current products, add / edit / delete products
Add new product
To add a new product you have two options
1. Insert a new product
Lets you enter in new product data from scratch
2. Copy an existing product:
This copies an existing product that you select. You can then modify it with the new product specific data.
This is ideal for creating similar products to one you have already set up. just remember to change all the relevant details
Product Screen
Clicking 'Insert' / 'Edit' brings you to the prodct screen
Towards the top of the screen there are a couple of different tabs.
General Tab:
Under the general tab there are a number of different fields where you can enter data
Product Name:
This is the product name as displayed to throughout the site
Meta Tag Keywords:
Lets you enter in relevant keywords for this product. Great for SEO but make sure the keywords you use are relevant.
Seperate multiple keywords by a space and comma
eg
design, sites, websites etc etc
Keyword Ideas:
name of the product
brand of the product
general reason why people purchase the product
any other important aspect regarding the product
Meta Tag Description:
Lets you enter in a relevant description for this product. Great for SEO but make sure it is relevant.
Try to create a “flowing” and descriptive text (that is not too long)
eg
Amazing website design for a fraction of the price
Description:
This is the product desction that is displayed to the customer. There is a full wysiwyg editor that allows you to bold, italics, highlight etc
Product Tags:
Similar to keywords, this lets you enter in relevant tags / keywords
These are dispayed ot hte customer
Data Tab:
Clicking the Data Tab lets you add different variables and more information about the product.
Model:
A unique model number of the product.
This is a required field
Status:
Enabled or Disabled
Select Enabled for product to appear in your store, or Disabled to hide.
Price:
Insert the price of the product
Cost:
The wholesale cost used for profit reporting
Tax Class:
to charge tax or none if you don't want customer to pay tax. Set up actual taxes in SETTINGS -> Localisation - Tax Classes.
Quantity:
If you wish to track stock levels, specify how many of this product you have in stock. The quantity will decrease after each purchase.
Minimum Quantity:
If you wish to force customers to purchase a minimum number of items, specify the minimum.
Subtract Stock:
If you wish to track stock select Yes, otherwise select No.
Out Of Stock StatusSets the stock status message customers will see when the stock quantity reaches 0. Add or edit messages in SETTINGS - Localisation - Stock Statuses.
Requires Shipping
Sets if the product requires shipping. Set to no if the product is downloadable or if customers will pick up.
SKU
Stock Keeping Unit, a unique and arbitrary number for this product.
Location
Where this product is located.
SEO Keyword
PLEASE LEAVE BLANK - This is under development
Image
Select the main product image.
Click the photo to bring up the Image Manager, then select photo from your computer.
Date Available
Sets when you want the product to show on the front of your site.
Sort Order:
Sort order determines what order the products are displayed in this product's category. Leave blank for alphabetical order.
Dimensions (L x W x H)
If you ship by a method that charges by package dimensions, the length, width and height of the product.
Length Class
Whether the numbers you entered in Dimensions are inches, millimeters etc. Add or edit in SETTINGS -> Localisation - Length Classes.
Weight
If you ship by a method that charges by weight, the weight of the product.
Weight Class
Whether the numbers you entered in Weight are pounds, kilos, etc. Add or edit in SETTINGS -> Localisation - Weight Classes.
Links Tab:
Manufacturer
If you have specified manufacturer or brand names in CATALOG -> Manufacturers, select manufacturer or brand name you want to display here.
Categories
If you have specified category names in CATALOG -> Categories, select category name you want to display here.
Stores
If you have set up multiple stores in System - Settings, select store name(s) in which you want this product to display here.
Downloads
If you have uploaded a file for customers to download after purchase, such as an ebook or music file, select the file name from this box.
Related Products
To suggest related products when customers are viewing this product, begin typing the product name in the box, then select the related product from the drop-down list that appears.
Options Tab:
This tab lets you create customerdrop down options (ie size colour etc)
One of the main purposes for this function is to add multiple size / price points
For example you are selling bottle of "perfume" for this example
1. Create Product: Perfume - $50.00
2. Create Option: "Size"
- Option Value 1: 50ml (+0.00) <---this is the default size as assumed by the product price ($50.00)
- Option Value 2: 75ml (+20.00) <--- this is added to the base making a total of $70 for this size
- Option Value 3: 100ml (+35.00) <--- this is added to the base making a total of $85 for this size
- Option Value 4: 150ml (+50.00) <--- this is added to the base making a total of $100 for this size
3. Customer comes to your cart and says "Oh i want to buy this perfume" and clicks that product
4. Customer thinks "Hmm, my mom likes this so I'll buy her the 100ml bottle". So he chooses "100ml (+35.00)" and clicks add to cart.
5. Now there is an item in the cart:
Perfume - $85.00 for 100ml
6. Now the customer thinks "Hmm, you know, my sister also likes to smell good so I'll buy her some too. Switches the size to the "75ml (+20.00)" size and clicks add to cart.
7. Now there are 2 items in the cart:
Perfume - $85.00 for 100ml
Perfume - $70.00 for 75ml
More Basic Details
To add a new product option in the options area of hte product page
1. click the main option - (ie - size, colour etc)
2. click 'add option value' enter in option
3. click back on the main option - (ie - size, colour etc)
4. repeat step 2
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Master Product + Copy Option
Once you have done this and added all the product options remember to save your product
If you have similar options that you want displayed in other products there is a quick way to set them up
This is to make a master product (if the options you are adding are similar across many of your products)
In the product area tick the master product and instead of clicking insert, select copy
Modify the new product to suit
Discount Tab:
Offer a discount on this product to all customers, to only customers in a customer group you created in SALES -> Customers -> Customer Groups, or to customers who purchase at least a minimum quantity that you specify.
Discounts for a customer group will display the special price only if the customer is logged in as that group.
Example:
Price: 100.00
Quantity: 5
Discount: 10
New Price: 90.00
Click the ADD DISCOUNT Button,
then optionally select a customer group you want this special to apply to.
Quantity
If you want to require a minimum purchase for the customer to get this discount, enter the minimum number of items.
Priority
If you will offer multiple discounts and/or specials, enter 1 for this to be applied first, 2 for this to be applied second.
Price
The price you want the customer to see.
Date Start
When you want this special price to appear.
Date End
Whe you want this special price to disappear.
Special Tab:
Special prices change the value of the product price to the new special price. Specials for a customer group will display the special price only if the customer is logged in as that group.
Click the ADD SPECIAL Button, then optionally select a customer group you want this special to apply to.
Priority
If you will offer multiple specials and/or discounts, enter 1 for this to be applied first, 2 for this to be applied second.
Price
The price you want the customer to see.
Date Start
When you want this special price to appear.
Date End
Whe you want this special price to disappear.
Image Tab:
Add additional product images in addition to the main product image. These images will appear on the product page in the Images tab.
To add additional images, click the ADD IMAGE Button to bring up the Image Manager, and select the additional image from your computer.
To replace an additional image, click the picture and select the photo from your computer.
To remove an additional image, click the REMOVE Button.