Adding Products

Products get added to your site and updated using the "Products..." option on the Admin menu.

Products get displayed on your site using one or both of the following blocks: "Product Catalog" or "Promotional Products". You must add one or both of these blocks to at least one page of your site.

Wherever you add the "Product Catalog" block, a list of all Categories will be displayed and when one of those Categories is clicked, all of the products in that category will be displayed.

Wherever you add the "Promotional Products" block, only the products which are "on promotion" that day will be displayed. You can set the optional promotion Start and End dates on any combination of products (see addition help entries for details).

Some sites put the "Promotional Products" block on their home page, and the "Product Catalog" block on its own separate page. You must add at least one of these blocks to your site, otherwise the products will never be displayed on your site.

Next Step: How do I Enable My Site for Products

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Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "My Site..." option on the Page menu, and click the "Site Properties" option.

On the site properties form, select the "Enabled" option for the Products field.

Click the [Save Changes] button.

A new option called "Products..." will now appear on the Page menu.

Next Step: How do I Add a Product

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Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "Products..." option on the Page menu, and click on the "Add New Product" option. If you don't have a "Products..." option on your Page menu, then refer to help entry "How do I Enable My Site for Products.

Enter the desired information for the product that you wish to add. Most of the fields are optional so enter as much or as little as you wish. However, the Product SKU and Product Name fields are mandatory.

The Product SKU code must be unique across all of the products that you load into the system. If you don't have Product SKUs, then just load a unique code or number for each product (e.g. 1, 2, 3, or product1, product2, sku001, sku002, etc. -- any unique code per product).

Beside each of the input fields on the Add Products form is a "?" link. Clicking any of the "?" links will display help about that specific input field. For example, there are special features if you load a promotional Start and End date, click the "?" help link beside the promotional fields for details. There are also many format and link options available within the Long Description field, press its "?" link for details. Use the "?" help links to become more familiar with what your options are for each field.

You can upload either or both a small thumbnail photo and/or a larger product photo. You can also upload a "top" and/or "bottom" product photo. The uploaded photos will automatically be displayed with the product information. The top photo will be displayed at the top of the product detail page, and the bottom photo will be displayed at the bottom. The thumbnail photo will be displayed in product category listings and any promotional listings. The larger product photo will be displayed on the product detail page beside the other product details such as price, sku, etc. Photos make the product data much more interesting and appealing for most visitors, but they are optional.

Additional Info: How do I Edit a Product

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Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "Products..." option on the Page menu, hover over the Category that contains the product to be edited, and click on the name of the product. If you don't have a "Products..." option on your Page menu, then refer to help entry "How do I Enable My Site for Products.

You will see the Edit Products form.

Change any of the fields as desired.

Click any of the "?" help links beside each field for details or suggestions.

Click the [Save Changes] button to store your revisions.

Additional Info: How do I put a Product on Promotion.

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Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "Products..." option on the Page menu, hover over the Category that contains the product to be edited, and click on the name of the product. If you don't have a "Products..." option on your Page menu, then refer to help entry "How do I Enable My Site for Products.

You will see the Edit Products form.

Note: A product is considered "on-promotion" if: (a) it has a valid date specified for both its Promotion Start Date and Promotion End Date; and (b) today's date is between or on these start and end dates.

Enter a valid date in the Promotion Start Date and Promotion End Date fields. These dates could represent an upcoming future period of time, allowing you to pre-schedule the promotional period.

Optionally, enter a Promotional Price. If entered, this price will be emphasized during the on-promotion days, but it will not be displayed on non-promotion (regular) days. It is an optional field.

Click any of the "?" help links beside each field for details or suggestions.

Click the [Save Changes] button to store your revisions.

Additional Info: How do I take a Product Off Promotion.

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A product is considered "on-promotion" if: (a) it has a valid date specified for both its Promotion Start Date and Promotion End Date; and (b) today's date is between or on these start and end dates.

A product will automatically "go off promotion" when the current date passes the Promotion End Date. There is no need to edit the product to take it off promotion unless you wish to end its promotional period earlier than expected or cancel its promotion, etc.

Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "Products..." option on the Page menu, hover over the Category that contains the product which you want to take off promotion, and click on the name of the product. If you don't have a "Products..." option on your Page menu, then refer to help entry "How do I Enable My Site for Products.

You will see the Edit Products form.

Either set both the Promotion Start Date and Promotion End Date fields to empty dates, or just set the Promotion End Date to a date in the past (e.g. set it to yesterday).

The Promotional Price can be left as-is (or cleared) since it will not be displayed on non-promotion (regular) days.

Click the [Save Changes] button to store your revisions.

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Login to Admin Mode.

Hover over the "Products..." option on the Page menu, hover over the Category that contains the product to be deleted, and click on the name of the product to be deleted. If you don't have a Products... option on your Page menu, then refer to help entry "How do I Enable My Site for Products.

You will see the Edit Products form.

For the Status field, select the "Delete" option.

Click the [Save Changes] button to delete this product.

Note: Removing the "Product Catalog" and/or "Promotional Products" blocks from your site will only stop the display of your products, it will not delete your products. So if you accidentially delete your "Product Catalog" block, don't worry, your products are still there. Just add the "Product Catalog" block onto any page of your site, and your stored products will resume being displayed on your site.

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