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Creating a Product

Last updated on February 24, 2025.

To create a product:

  1. Navigate to Ecommerce from the main menu.
  2. Select Products.
  3. Select CREATE PRODUCT.
  4. Fill out the forms on the following tabs. Refer to their corresponding sections in this article for input requirements and descriptions:
    • Details
    • Content
    • Custom Fields
    • Variants
    • Media
    • Gallery
    • Metadata
    • Open Graph
    • Schema
    • Sitemap
  5. Select CREATE PRODUCT.

Details

Use this tab to input basic information about a product. The form contains a main section and three other subsections:

  • Inventory
  • Pricing
  • Shipping
Input Label Type Required Description
Product Name Input Field Yes Name of the product.
Slug Display Field No URL used to view your product details page. Uniqueness validation only checks for related products and categories, not global website slug uniqueness. Also, this does not automatically create a product or category page.
Unit Label Input Field No Describes the unit of your product. Some examples are 'each,' 'pair,' 'kit,' and 'set,' among others.
Categories Dropdown Field No Category of the product. Products can be assigned to multiple categories. Please visit our Managing Categories article for more details on creating and managing categories.
Brands Dropdown Field No Brands associated with the product. Options are set using System Fields.
Subscription Toggle No Indicates if the product being added is for a subscription.
Product Main Image Image Preview Holder No Main image of the product.

Inventory

This form section contains the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Product SKU Input Field No SKU code for inventory tracking. Note that this does not validate uniqueness.
Stock Level Numerical Field No Stock level of product or product variant in the inventory.

Pricing

This form section contains the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Regular Price Numerical Field Yes Regular price of product or product variant excluding tax.
Cost Price Numerical Field No The expense incurred to produce or purchase the product from a supplier.
Compare-at Price Numerical Field No Price to compare the product to.
Sale PriceNumerical FieldNoSale price excluding tax.
Product On Sale Toggle No Indicates whether the product is on sale or not.
Fixed Tax Amount Toggle No Enables the application of a fixed tax amount to the transaction. When enabled, the 'Tax Amount' field allows you to enter a specific monetary value (e.g., $5.00) instead of a percentage. This feature is useful when you need to charge a fixed tax fee regardless of the transaction amount.
Tax Amount (%) Numerical Field No Tax incurred for the product.

Shipping

This form section contains the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Freight Amount Numerical Field No Shipping cost of the product excluding tax.
Free Shipping Toggle No Indicates whether the product's shipping costs are free.
Length Numerical Field No Length of the packaged product for shipping.
Width Numerical Field No Width of the packaged product for shipping.
Height Numerical Field No Height of the packaged product for shipping.
Weight Numerical Field No Weight of the packaged product for shipping.

Content

This tab provides information about the product's content. The form comprises a main section and a "Product Measurements" subsection.

The input requirements for the main section of the form are as follows:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Product Weighting Numeric Field No Numeric order of the product when listed.
Featured Toggle No Indicates if the product you are adding is featured.
Tax Included Toggle No Indicates if tax is included in the product's pricing.
Keywords Multi - Input Field No Keywords related to the product that may aid searchability.
Warranty Info Input Field No Warranty information about the product.
Short Description Input Field No Short but important details about the product.
Long Description Rich Text Area No Long, detailed description of the product.

Product Measurements

The input requirements for this form subsection are as follows:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Length Numeric Field No Length of the actual product.
Width Numeric Field No Width of the actual product.
Height Numeric Field No Height of the actual product.
Weight Numeric Field No Weight of the actual product.

Custom Fields

Create and manage custom fields on this tab to store any data or content related to the product you are adding. For example, you can extend these fields to display product data on an HTML card on your application's front end. You can also store data for internal use. Please refer to the Ecommerce Custom Fields article for more details.

Note

You may use the Ecommerce Configuration feature to adjust the measurement units for the following inputs:


  • Measurement Unit
  • Weight Unit

Variants

Use this tab to create product variants. The form includes a main section and the following subsections:

  • Product Options
  • Product Variants

The main section comprises the following field:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Product Variants Toggle No Use the toggle to enable (or disable) variants when adding a product to an order using the Instance Admin. Please note that variant-related details are not available on the product list table.

Product Options

The following fields are available when you add a product option:

Input Label Type Required Description
Option Label Input Field No Label of the product option.
Option Values Multi - Input Field No The product option values users can choose from.

Product Variants

The form for adding a product variant comprises the following subsections:

  • Details
  • Inventory
  • Pricing
  • Shipping

Details

This section comprises the following field:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Product Main Image Image Upload Field No Image of the product variant

Inventory

This section comprises the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Product SKU Input Field No SKU code for inventory tracking. Note that this does not validate uniqueness.
Stock Level Numerical Field No Quantity of the product variant available.

Pricing

This section comprises the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Regular Price Numerical Field Yes Regular price of product or product variant excluding tax.
Cost Price Numerical Field No The expense incurred to produce or purchase the product from a supplier.
Compare-at Price Numerical Field No Price to compare the product to.
Sale PriceNumerical FieldNoSale price excluding tax.
Product On Sale Toggle No Indicates whether the product is on sale or not.
Fixed Tax Amount Toggle No Enables the application of a fixed tax amount to the transaction. When enabled, the 'Tax Amount' field allows you to enter a specific monetary value (e.g., $5.00) instead of a percentage. This feature is useful when you need to charge a fixed tax fee regardless of the transaction amount.
Tax Amount (%) Numerical Field No Tax incurred for the product.

Shipping

This section comprises the following fields:

Input Label Type Required Description
Freight Amount Numerical Field No Shipping cost of the product excluding tax.
Free Shipping Toggle No Indicates whether the product's shipping costs are free.
Length Numerical Field No Length of the packaged product for shipping.
Width Numerical Field No Width of the packaged product for shipping.
Height Numerical Field No Height of the packaged product for shipping.
Weight Numerical Field No Weight of the packaged product for shipping.

Media

Use this tab to upload media, such as videos and music. To add media, select one of the clickable fields and choose a file to upload. You can also drag and drop a file from your local machine onto the clickable field. Repeat the process if you need to add more files.

Input Label Type Required Description
Media File 1 Upload Field No Image of product. Max file size of 10MB.
Media File 2 Upload Field No Image of product. Max file size of 10MB.
Media File 3 Upload Field No Image of product. Max file size of 10MB.
Media File 4 Upload Field No Image of product. Max file size of 10MB.
Note

Please take note of the following information when uploading media to your products:


  • Use the 'Gallery' tab to upload images as best practice.
  • You can add up to four media files with a maximum size of 10MB each.

Gallery

Upload images on this tab. To add an image, select one of the clickable fields and choose an image to upload, or drag and drop an image onto the clickable field. Repeat the process if you need to add more files.

Input Label Type Required Description
Gallery 1 Upload Field No Image gallery for the product. You may upload up to 200 files with a maximum file size of 10MB per file.
Gallery 2 Upload Field No Image gallery for the product. You may upload up to 200 files with a maximum file size of 10MB per file.
Note

Take note of the following system characteristics when uploading images to the gallery:


  • This tab only allows you to add image files. Use the 'Media' tab to add videos and other media.
  • One field corresponds to an album. You can upload ten images per album.
  • Recommended image dimensions are 1280px by 1280px. The maximum file size is up to 10MB per image.

Metadata

Specify product metadata using this tab. The field descriptions are outlined in the table below:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Is Visible To Search Engines Toggle No Hide or show the product's page on search results.
Canonical URL Input Field No Canonical URL to prevent duplicate content issues in SEO.
Meta Title Input Field No Title of metadata. A good title has between 40 - 60 characters.
Meta Description Input Field No Description of this metadata. A good meta description has between 150 - 160 characters.

Open Graph

Open Graph is an internet protocol that standardizes metadata usage within a webpage, allowing you to optimize your content to stand out next to other online content. You can optimize your Open Graph settings using this tab. Field descriptions and requirements are outlined in the table below:

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Use Meta Title as Open Graph Title Toggle No Enable this option to use the meta title as the Open Graph title. Otherwise, turn the option off if you want to use a different title.
Open Graph Title Text Field No Customized title for your product's post on your chosen social media platform. The field can only be used if the 'Use Meta Title as Open Graph Title' option is turned off.
Use Meta Description as Open Graph Description Toggle No Enable this option to use your site's meta description as the Open Graph description. This tag is considered the most important tag of your product post. It typically appears as a one—or two-sentence snippet that previews the product post.
Open Graph Description Text Field No A customized description for your product's post on your chosen social media platform. The field can only be used if the 'Use Meta Description as Open Graph Description' option is turned off. Write this carefully; a good description can mean the difference between getting clicks.
Open Graph Image Image Picker No The image on the preview of your content. The maximum file size is 10MB.
Open Graph URL Text Field No URL (link) that is associated with your content.
Open Graph Site Name Text Field No The name of your site.
Open Graph Type Text Field No Type of content your product is posted on, i.e., website, article, or blog.

Schema

Schema markup is a structured data vocabulary that helps search engines understand parts of your web application more deeply. This data enables them to serve better results to end-users.

This tab has a single input field with descriptions and requirements displayed in the table below

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Schema Content Code Editor No Schema markup for the product.

Sitemap

The sitemap serves as a roadmap for search engine crawlers, helping them navigate and understand the structure of your pages. Designing your sitemap well improves your web pages' chances of ranking higher and appearing more frequently in search results.

Input LabelTypeRequiredDescription
Add To System Sitemap Toggle No Add or hide the product page from the system sitemap.
Priority Numerical Field No The priority of this product page's URL relative to other URLs on the site. Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0. URLs are sorted in descending order.
Order Numerical Field No The order of this product page's URL in relation to other URLs having the same priority value. Similar priority URLs are sorted in ascending order.
Change Frequency Dropdown Field No

An indication provided to search engines about how often this product page will likely change or be updated. Options include the following:

  • Always
  • Hourly
  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Yearly

Note that crawlers treat the values chosen as a 'hint,' not a 'command.' For example, crawlers may crawl pages marked 'hourly' less frequently than that.
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