Add Product

To add a product, click the "Add Product" option from the Menu.

Please feel free to view the video below on adding a product:

• URL Name

The URL name is used for the page name of the product. This must be unique for each product and consist of alpha/numeric characters only. Do not add page types e.g. .html .htm .asp etc. For optimisation purposes, the URL Name should be as specific and relevant as possible to the product.

• Display Name

This is the text displayed on your site as the product name and should be descriptive of the product. For optimisation purposes, this needs to be the same as the URL name.

• Categories

Click the "Add" button to select the category that the product is to appear under. If you wish to add more than one category, after selecting the first category click "Add" again to select the second category. You may repeat this process as many times as you like for each category you wish to display the product in. To remove a product from a category that you have assigned it to, simply select the category you wish to remove and click "Rem."

If the category you wish to display the product in is a sub-category click on the number next to the category parent to get to the sub-category.

• Retail Price

Insert the selling price of your product in the "Retail Price" box, including the decimal point. You do not need to add the £ sign as this will automatically be shown on your website. You have the option to set whether this price includes VAT, excludes VAT or is VAT exempt by selecting from the drop-down menu. If you exclude VAT, then VAT will be added on automatically and show up on the site according to your Display Settings.

• Original Price

If your retail price is a reduced price than previously, you can enter the original price here to display on your website to users the saving that they are making.

• Use Scan2Buy

This function allows you to add a Scan2Buy barcode to this product's page. To add the barcode to the product simply check the "Use Scan2Buy" checkbox to activate it. However, to enable this function you will first need to create a Scan2Buy account.

For instruction on this please see ‘Scan2Buy' (Page 32)

• Weight

If you plan on using weight as a deciding factor for your delivery methods you will need to add the product's weight here. You must enter all weights in the same format (e.g. kg only), and cannot use different weight measurements for different products. Only enter the numerical values, do not enter the weight type (e.g. kg, g, oz). None of this information will display on the product page and is simply a figure for the delivery system to relate to.

• Product Code

This can be whatever you wish, for example you may choose to use a product code you already have, or you may wish to create a completely new set of product codes. The product code is displayed to users of your site when viewing products (dependant on Display Settings and Category Template); to enable users to identify a product to you should they need to contact you regarding it. Product Codes will be placed within the order details when a user purchases an item(s) from your website and also, searches within your site will pick up on the product codes to enable easy location of products.

• Stock Control

This function enables you to control the amount of each product that can be sold on your site. For example if you entered the amount of stock for your product as 20 and ticked the "Use Stock Control to Limit Availability" box, the stock control feature would prevent more than 20 of those products from being sold. However if you do not tick the box it will allow unlimited sales and can therefore be used solely as a method of keeping tabs on how much stock you have in.

To activate the Stock Control function check the "Use Stock Control to Limit Availability" check box and input the number of stock following which you wish the system to list your product as "currently out of stock."

• Stock Notification

The system is able to notify you of when your stock levels have reached a specified warning level through the Stock Notification function.

Simply enter your "Stock Warning Level" amount and check the "Email Stock Warnings" check box to have stock notification emails sent to your contact email address.

• Short/Long Description

In accordance with the Category Template in use and your Display Settings, your product's short description will appear with the product name in the category view of your site. The long description will appear under the product on the actual product page. You can input the descriptions and alter their format using the FCK editor.

• Hide Product

The Hide Product function allows individual products to be hidden from your product pages, taking them from the view of users. This may be needed in the event that products go out of stock, or are out of season. To activate the function, check the "Hide Product" check box.

• Submit

Once you have added all the data requested, click "Submit" to save the changes. You are then given the option to either "Edit Product and Advanced Features", or "Add another product."

Clicking "Add Another Product" will return you to the "Add Product" page so you can add another product.

Clicking on "Edit Product and Advanced Features" will allow you to add images and other options for the product you have just added.