Managing Products

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Follow the steps below to search for, manage, and edit products in your store.

1) Access the Products Section

  1. Log in to the admin area of your website.
  2. Navigate to Products/Catalogue → Products (Brands/Categories).

2) Search and Filter Products

  1. Use the search field to look for products by:
    • Product name, product description, category, category description, product page title, header description, keywords.
    • Identifiers such as SKU, EAN, ASIN, ISBN, UPC, product image name, or SEO page name.
  2. Use Filters to refine results by:
    • Sales channel, brand, status, stock availability, low stock flag, featured flag,
    • Gift wrap option, virtual products, bundles, sale items, supplier, price, and weight.
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3) Manage the Product List

  1. Use drag and drop to reorder products.
  2. Use the toggle to switch products on or off (active/inactive).
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3. Click Add product to create a new product, or Edit to modify an existing one.

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4) Assign Products to Sales Channels and Customer Groups

  1. Open the product and go to the Assign/Restrict tab.
  2. Enable sale channels where the product should appear.
  3. Assign the product to specific customer groups using the Assign switch.
  4. To make the product unavailable for a group, disable its availability toggle.

See Assigning Products and Categories to Front Ends

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5) Configure Price and Cost

  1. Go to the Price and Cost tab.
  2. Choose a tax class and define net or gross price.
  3. (Optional) Base product price on supplier cost and allow auto-updates.
  4. Set gift wrap and shipping surcharges if needed.
  5. Configure quantity-based discounts, disable promotions if required, and set RRP.
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6. Under Suppliers (cost):

  • Add/edit supplier, set net cost and currency.
  • Configure shop discount, margin, and surcharge.
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6) Enter Product Name and Description

  1. Go to the Name and Description tab.
  2. Enter product name, full description, short description, and keywords.
  3. Add multilingual content if necessary.
  4. Enable Show on all sales channels if applicable.
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7) Set Main Product Details

  1. Go to the Main Details tab.
  2. Set product status (active/inactive) and manual status control if needed.
  3. Configure:
    • Unlimited stock flag.
    • Demo product flag.
    • Product identifiers (SKU, EAN, ASIN, UPC).
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4. Select or create a Brand.

5. Set:

  • Unit label,
  • Featured status,
  • Google Shopping product type,
  • Customization template.

6. Set Availability date and New until date.

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8) Manage Stock and Availability

  1. Go to the Stock section.
  2. Choose stock mode: real stock, always in stock, out of stock, hidden, pre-order, etc.
  3. Enable or disable the Add to cart button.
  4. Set delivery terms, out-of-stock level, and out-of-stock actions.
  5. (Optional) Enable Stock splitting.
  6. For stock history, refer to stock management documentation. See Managing Stock.
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9) Assign Attributes and Manage Inventory

  1. Go to Attributes and Inventory tab.
  2. Select attribute values and click >> to assign them.
  3. The attribute value(s) will appear in the Assigned attributes section.
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4. Click Set up details to adjust how attributes affect price and weight.

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5. For virtual products:

  • Upload/downloadable file,
  • Set expiry days and download limits.
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10) Upload and Manage Images

  1. Open the Images tab.
  2. Upload single or multiple images.
  3. Set SEO title, ALT text, and link images to video if needed.
  4. Optionally:
    • Use external image URLs,
    • Exclude from watermarking,
    • Rearrange images via drag and drop.
    • Upload product image map if any.
    • Set image properties in different languages.
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11) Add Product Videos

  1. Go to the Video tab.
  2. Upload a video or paste a YouTube link.
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12) Set Size and Packaging

  1. Open Size and Packaging tab.
  2. Mark product as virtual if applicable.
  3. Set weight, and configure volume or use 3 available options to calculate bundle volume.
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13) Configure SEO Settings

  1. Go to the SEO tab.
  2. Set or override:
    • SEO page name (URL),
    • Noindex/Nofollow flags,
    • Canonical URL,
    • Page title, description, meta data,

See also Managing SEO

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  • H1, H2, H3 tags,
  • ALT/title templates for images.
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14) Manage Marketing Features

  1. Go to the Marketing tab.
  2. Link Upsell and Xsell products.

See Managing XSell and UPSell

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3. Manage Giveaways.

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4. Track product popularity statistics.

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15) Assign Product Properties

  1. Go to the Properties tab.
  2. Set technical product properties and values.

See Managing Filters on Categories

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16) Add Internal Notes

  1. Open the Notes tab.
  2. Create internal notes for team use.
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