Add New Product

overview & purpose with your onprintshop store setup, a set of products is provided by default however, to expand your offerings and cater to diverse customer needs, you can add and configure additional products within your store this section helps you define all essential product details, including identification, categorization, pricing, and configuration properly setting up these details ensures better product organization, improved searchability, and a seamless shopping experience for your customers configuration to add a new product, navigate to the products list page and click on the add button located at the top right corner you will then be guided through a series of configuration sections where you can define product details, pricing, and other settings product details this section captures the basic and essential information required to define a product basic product information product name it is the display name of the product that will be visible to customers across the storefront it should be clear, descriptive, and easy to understand product internal title it is used for administrative purposes and is visible only on the admin side, particularly on the product listing page this helps differentiate similar products for example, a “business card” product for a default store and another for a specific store can be managed easily using different internal titles search and categorization url it defines a unique web address for the product it is recommended to keep the url seo friendly, as it improves search engine visibility and also helps in quickly locating the product within the admin panel search keywords this field allows you to add relevant keywords that make it easier to find the product using the search functionality these should be simple text based terms related to the product default category it is used to organize the product within your store each product can have only one default category, which helps structure your catalog and enables customers to navigate easily these are the categories that are available under the docid\ h0kjkgkw3ianw46ncaqv4 section associated category it allows you to assign the product to additional categories beyond the default one this is optional and is useful for promotions or special groupings for example, a product under “stationery” can also be associated with categories like “daily deals” or “offers & discounts ” pricing configuration price defining method it determines how the product pricing will be calculated depending on your business needs, you can choose from docid\ tfzduiomcqkmaaipk6suo note that for certain methods, such as size based pricing (dynamic size), this setting cannot be changed once saved note the product define pricing method cannot be edited once saved for size based price (dynamic size) sheet calculation this option can be enabled when the pricing depends on the number of sheets used for printing this is especially useful for print based products, as it helps calculate the cost per printed sheet the sheets used for this calculation can be configured separately in the system, including sheet size and other related settings to configure these details, navigate to the docid 7palfaplkca sidzjzt9g section linear calculation this option is available only when using the “range based on multiplication” pricing method it ensures that pricing increases proportionally with quantity, helping maintain consistent margins across different order sizes for example, if a customer orders 1200 business cards, the system calculates the price using a predefined formula that adjusts based on quantity this calculation applies to both the base product price and any additional options or vendor pricing product configuration this section contains other product details stores this setting allows you to control the store visibility of a product by selecting where it should be available you can choose to enable the product for a default store (regular customers) or make it available across all public or private stores , depending on your business requirements if multiple stores are configured in your system, you also have the flexibility to assign the product to specific stores additionally, products can be mapped department wise within a store for more granular control by clicking on the select stores/departments button, a pop up window will appear displaying a list of all available stores along with their respective departments from here, you can select specific departments within a store search for a particular store assign the product to an entire store this helps you ensure that the product is visible only to the intended audience, improving organization and targeted product availability across your storefront customization option the design type setting allows you to define how customers can create or provide designs for a particular product based on your business requirements, you can offer multiple customization options, giving customers the flexibility to choose the method that best suits their needs proceed with templates (self service design options) this section includes options where customers can independently create or provide their designs using available tools the browse design option allows customers to select from pre defined templates uploaded by the admin these templates can be further customized in the designer studio, making it ideal for users who want a quick and guided design experience the upload centre option enables customers to upload their own print ready designs this is suitable for users who already have finalized artwork and simply want to proceed with ordering the custom design option allows customers to create their designs from scratch within the designer studio this is best suited for users who want full creative control and prefer designing on their own proceed via quote the quote product option allows customers to request a quote before placing an order customers can specify their requirements, such as product details and quantity, and receive pricing accordingly this option is particularly useful for bulk orders, custom requirements, or cases where pricing depends on specific configurations once the quote is reviewed and approved, the customer can proceed with placing the order hire designer (assisted design service) the hire designer option is intended for customers who need professional assistance with their design if customers do not have a ready design, do not wish to use templates, or prefer not to create a design themselves, they can choose this option to get help from a designer this feature should be enabled only if you have a dedicated design team available to support customer requests and deliver customized designs as per their requirements enable stock management this setting allows the admin to enable stock control for products on the storefront based on the selected option, stock can be managed for product sizes or product options none stock management will be disabled, and no stock restrictions will be applied for example, a customer can place an order even if the product is out of stock only size stock will be managed based on product size for example , a t shirt product has sizes like small, medium, and large stock can be set separately for each size size with product option stock will be managed based on both product size and selected product options for example, a t shirt product has sizes (small, medium, large) and color options (red, blue, black) stock can be set for each size and color combination (e g , medium red, large black) once enabled, a docid\ rtnlf91edcj73rbijg4of tab will be added under the product actions menu, allowing admins to manage inventory for the selected products product sku the product sku (stock keeping unit) field allows you to assign a unique alphanumeric code to each product this helps standardize product identification across the system and improves operational efficiency the sku can also be displayed on the price calculator in the storefront, making it easier for both admins and customers to reference the product for example, a business card product can be assigned an sku like bc std 001 for quick and clear identification production days the production days field allows you to specify the number of days required to produce a product these days are automatically considered when calculating the estimated delivery date if no value is provided, the system defaults to the common production days configured in the storage configuration settings for instance, if a product requires 3 production days and the shipping method takes 2 days, the system will display a total estimated delivery time of 5 days cutoff time the cut off time field helps you to define a daily time limit for order processing any order placed after the specified cut off time is automatically treated as a next day order for production purposes if this field is not defined at the product level, the system will consider the default cut off time set in the site settings for example, if the cut off time is set to 4 00 pm and an order is placed at 4 30 pm, it will be processed as the next day’s order