Add Products to eCommerce Store

You can add a variety of product to your store and even have the same product with variations, such as t-shirts in different colors and sizes. During the initial set up of a product you will configure pricing, images, etc. 

The method for adding products will vary depending on whether the product is a single product with no variations (for example, a key chain that comes with no additional options); a single product with a single variation (for example, a textbook with choice of hard-cover or soft-cover) or a single product with multiple variations (for example, a t-shirt with choice of size and color). View this video  to understand the difference in variation setup and how to set up each type of product. 

Add a Single Product with No Variations

Use the following steps to add a single product with no variations. For example: if you are selling key chains with no additional options to select.

1. Click ECommerce in the left-hand navigation.
2. Click the Catalog tab.
3. Click Manage Products.
4. Click the Add new button.

   

5. Enter a Product name. This will be the name of the product displayed in the store.
6. Enter a Short description. This description will be the shorter description displayed when multiple products are displayed in your store.
7. Enter a Full description. This is the description of the item on the product's page. All of the Rich Text Editor options may be used.
8. (Optional) Enter an Admin comment:. This is for internal use only.
9. Select Single Product Variant from the Product template: drop-down list.
10. Enable Show on home page: if you wish to feature this product on your home page. If disabled the product is only displayed within the category to which it is assigned.
11. Tick Published: if wish to immediately include this product in your store. If this is disabled, the product is not displayed in the store.
12. Enable Allow customer reviews: if you wish to allow visitors to your store to write reviews of the product.
13. (Optional) Enter Product Tags. The product tag contains keywords or key phrases for each respective product. Enter tags separating them by comma. The more products are associated with a particular tag, the larger it will look in the Popular Tags area, displayed in the sidebar of the Catalog page.
14. Click Save and Continue Edit.
15. (Recommended) Click the SEO tab. To define the following:
    • Meta keywords Enter a brief and concise list of the most important themes (keywords and key phrases) related to the product. These words will be added to the product page header.
    • Meta description Enter a brief description of the product that will be added to the product page header.
    • Meta title: a title for the Web page. Search engine-friendly page name - a name of the page used by search engines. If you enter nothing then the product page URL is formed using the product name. If you enter custom-seo-page-name, then the following custom URL will be used: http://www.yourStore.com/custom-seo-page-name.
16. Click the Product Variants tab. The next steps allow you to add images of the product.

    

17. Click the Edit for the new product.
    • Enter the Name of the product.
    • Enter the Description of the product.
    • (Optional) Enter the SKU of the product.
    • (Optional) Upload an image of the product.
    • (Optional) Enter an Admin comment: This is for internal use only.
    • (Optional) Enter a Manufacturer part number: - a part number provided by a manufacturer for the product.
    • (Optional) Enter a GTIN (global trade item number):. These identifiers include UPC (in North America), EAN (in Europe), JAN (in Japan), and ISBN (for Books).
    • Select a Fee Item from the drop-down list. All fee items that you have configured of type ECommerce are included in the list.
    • Enter the Price of the item.
    • (Optional) If you are dropping the price of this item and you wish to display the old price, enter the old price. Pricing in the store will be shown in the image below.

    

    • (Optional) If you are tracking the actual cost of items sold, enter in the Product cost. This cost is not displayed to customers.
    • (Optional) If you are offering the item at a special price, enter the Special price.

    • (Optional) If you are offering the item at a special price, for a specific date range, enter the Special price start date and Special price end date.

    • (Optional) Click the Disable Buy Button option if you wish to display the product in your store, but now allow purchasing of the product via the store. This might be an option for products that are available upon request.
    • Enable the Disable Wishlist option, if you do not want consumers to have the ability to add this item to their wish list.
    • Enable the Available for pre-order, if the product is not yet available, but you want the customers to be able to order it. The Pre-ordered button will be displayed to replace the standard Add to Cart button. When this option is selected, the Pre-order availability start date field is displayed. Enter the availability start date of the product in UTC. The Pre-order button will be changed to Add to Cart when this date is reached.
    • Enable the Call for Price option to show Call for Pricing or Call for Quote instead of the price on your store page. This can help you to establish contact with your customers and provide them with additional information about the product they are interested in.
    • Enable Customer enters price to indicate that a customer must enter the price. When selected, the following fields are displayed:

    • In the Minimum Amount field, enter the minimum amount for the price.
    • In the Maximum amount field, enter the maximum amount for the price.

    • Enter the Available start date. This is the date the product is available. May be used in conjunction with Available for Pre-order.

Use the following steps to add a product with variations. For example: if you are selling t-shirts with options for size and color.

1. Click ECommerce in the left-hand navigation.
2. Click the Catalog tab.
3. Click Manage Products.
4. Click the Add new button.

   

5. Enter a Product name. This will be the name of the product displayed in the store.
6. Enter a Short description. This description will be the shorter description displayed when multiple products are displayed in your store.
7. Enter a Full description. This is the description of the item on the product's page. All of the Rich Text Editor options may be used.
8. (Optional) Enter an Admin comment: This is for internal use only.
9. Select Variants in Grid from the Product template: drop-down list.
10. Enable Show on home page: if you wish to feature this product on your home page. If disabled the product is only displayed within the category to which it is assigned.
11. Tick Published: if wish to immediately include this product in your store. If this is disabled, the product is not displayed in the store.
12. Enable Allow customer reviews: if you wish to allow visitors to your store to write reviews of the product.
13. (Optional) Enter Product Tags. The product tag contains keywords or key phrases for each respective product. Enter tags separating them by a comma. The more products are associated with a particular tag, the larger it will look in the Popular Tags area, displayed in the sidebar of the Catalog page.
14. Click Save and Continue Edit.
15. Click the Products Variants tab.

    

16. (Recommended) Click the SEO tab. To define the following:
    • Meta keywords Enter a brief and concise list of the most important themes (keywords and key phrases) related to the product. These words will be added to the product page header.
    • Meta description Enter a brief description of the product that will be added to the product page header.
    • Meta title: a title for the Web page. Search engine-friendly page name - a name of the page used by search engines. If you enter nothing then the product page URL is formed using the product name. If you enter custom-seo-page-name, then the following custom URL will be used: http://www.yourStore.com/custom-seo-page-name.
17. Click the Product Variants tab. The next steps allow you to add images of the product.

    

18. Click the Edit for the new product.
    • Enter the Name of the product.
    • Enter the Description of the product.
    • (Optional) Enter the SKU of the product.
    • (Optional) Upload an image of the product.
    • (Optional) Enter an Admin comment: This is for internal use only.
    • (Optional) Enter a Manufacturer part number: - a part number provided by a manufacturer for the product.
    • (Optional) Enter a GTIN (global trade item number):. These identifiers include UPC (in North America), EAN (in Europe), JAN (in Japan), and ISBN (for Books).
    • Select a Fee Item from the drop-down list. All fee items that you have configured of type ECommerce are included in the list.
    • Enter the Price of the item.
    • (Optional) If you are dropping the price of this item and you wish to display the old price, enter the old price. Pricing in the store will be shown in the image below.

    

    • (Optional) If you are tracking the actual cost of items sold, enter in the Product cost. This cost is not displayed to customers.
    • (Optional) If you are offering the item at a special price, enter the Special price
    • (Optional) If you are offering the item at a special price, for a specific date range, enter the Special price start date and Special price end date.
    • (Optional) Click the Disable Buy Button option if you wish to display the product in your store, but now allow purchasing of the product via the store. This might be an option for products that are available upon request.
    • Enable the Disable Wishlist option, if you do not want consumers to have the ability to add this item to their wish list.
    • Enable the Available for pre-order, if the product is not yet available, but you want the customers to be able to order it. The Pre-ordered button will be displayed to replace the standard Add to Cart button. When this option is selected, the Pre-order availability start date field is displayed. Enter the availability start date of the product in UTC. The Pre-order button will be changed to Add to Cart when this date is reached.
    • Enable the Call for Price option to show Call for Pricing or Call for Quote instead of the price on your store page. This can help you to establish contact with your customers and provide them with additional information about the product they are interested in.
    • Enable Customer enters price to indicate that a customer must enter the price. When selected, the following fields are displayed:

    • In the Minimum Amount field, enter the minimum amount for the price.
    • In the Maximum Amount field, enter the maximum amount for the price.

    • Enter the Available start date. This is the date the product is available. May be used in conjunction with Available for Pre-order.
19. Click the Product variant attribute tab. This is where you will add the attributes to your product, such as size and/or color.

    

20. Click Add new record.

    

    • Select the desired Attribute from the drop-down list. Attributes should have been previously configured.
    • Enter the text prompt. This is the text that will be displayed on the store page.
    • Tick the Is Required check-box, if this selection is required when the item is purchased.
    • Define the Control type for this attribute (e.g. drop-down list, radio button list, etc.). NOTE: If using the Color attribute, selecting the Color squares option is recommended. This will then allow you to include a square of the color on the product page.
    • Enter the Display Order for this attribute. This allows you to organize the attributes on the product page.
    • Click Insert. The Values field now displays several predefined values for this attribute.
21. Click view/edit in the Values column to add the desired choices. For example, add your shirt sizes.

    

22. Click Add new value.

    

    • Enter the name of the value. For example, if your attribute is Size, you may enter XSmall.
    • (Optional) Price adjustment: If you wish to adjust the standard price of the item, when this attribute is selected, enter the amount by which you will adjust the price in the Price adjustment text box.
    • (Optional) Weight Adjustment: If the weight of the product must be adjusted based on the selection of the attribute, enter the amount by which the weight should be adjusted.
    • Is pre-selected: Select this option if this option should be pre-selected for the customer.
    • Display order: Enter the display order for this option. 1 represents the first item on the list.
23. Click Save.
24. Repeat these steps to add additional options.
25. Click (back to product variant details).
26. Click Save.