Product
Name
Name
This is both the name of the product that will appear wherever the product is displayed, and also the name of the record in the database (the list of products). Even if you do not want the name of the product to appear in your store, you must give it a name here. You can set which fields to display for the product using the Toggles checkboxes farther down on the list of fields.
Price
This is the price for the product that will be displayed in your store, but it is also used to calculate order totals. Even if you do not want the price of the product to appear in your store, you must enter it here. You can set which fields to display for the product using the Toggles checkboxes farther down on the page. You can change the currency symbol and format in the Store Text section of ShopSite, under Preferences.
On Sale
Price
Price
If you want to offer the product at a sale price, enter that price here, either as the actual sale price, or as a percentage off the Price that you entered earlier. To enter a percent off, you must include the percent sign (%).
Taxable
If sales tax can be charged on this item, check the Taxable box. You can set the tax rates in the Sales Tax section, under Commerce Setup.
SKU
SKU stands for "Stock Keeping Unit". In some countries it is called a "stock code." It's a number that sellers use for tracking their items. If you track your merchandise by SKU, code name, or any other number, you can enter it in this field. By default, this numberwill not be displayed on your store’s pages(though you can choose to have it displayed, below), but it will appear when the item is ordered, to make fulfillment easier.
This is the image that will appear next to or above the product information (the arrangement depends on which product template you choose). All files in your store's media directory appear in this pull-down menu.
If you would like to create a thumbnail graphic, that is, if you would like to display a smaller image that, when clicked on, leads to a larger one, put your small graphic here and use the More Information Page feature to display the large one.
Use the radio button to select the method for finding your image:
- Click the pull-down menu to select an image from your store's media directory. All images that you have already uploaded to your media directory appear in the menu.
- The bottom option allows you to specify the URL of an image or the directory path to an image. This option is useful if you have many images and have grouped them into different subdirectories on your server.
Search Keywords
Enter keywords that you want the store search function to match on for this product, in addition to the product Name, Description, SKU, Ordering Options Menus, and More Info Page Text. Sometimes you need a product to be found by a search but don’t want to use the keywords in the product description. (You can select which fields to use for search on the Preferences > Search Settings screen.)
Search Destination
When a customer performs a search in your store, ShopSite generates a search results page which contains links to all matching products. Use the Search Destination field to specify where the link for this product should point to:
- Use the top radio button and field to enter a URL that is not part of your ShopSite-generated store, such as pages that you created in another application. You can use this method if you are using OrderAnywhere to put ShopSite product listings on non-ShopSite pages.
- Store - ShopSite will list and link to every page in your store that contains the matching product
- More Info - ShopSite will only create one entry for the product on the search results form and the link will take the customer to the product’s More Info page.
- Made - ShopSite will create a new page to display just this product. Use this option if you don’t want to include the product on any store pages but you want it to be found in a search.
- None - The product cannot be found by search. You can include the product on store pages, but it will not be indexed for the customer search function.
Product Description
If you would like to provide descriptive information about the product, add it here. You can also put HTML tags into this field for ultimate customization. For example, you could format product data into a table or create a bullet list of features. If you would like to enter little or no text here but provide more information on a separate page, use the More Information Page feature.
Shipping and Download Information
Weight
If you have shipping by weight selected as your shipping option in the Commerce Setup, you must enter the weight for your product here, so that ShopSite can calculate shipping costs. Do not specify a unit of measurement (pounds, ounces, kilograms, etc.), but use the same unit of measurement for all products in your store.
No Shipping Charge
Check this box if you do not want ShopSite to calculate any shipping charges for this product. This feature can be useful for downloadable products and items such as gift certificates.
Product Type
Set this field to Tangible for all products that must be shipped. Set it to Download for products that are delivered online, such as software, music, and e-books.
Product Download Location
Specify the file that customers will have access to after paying for a downloadable product:
- Select a file that you have previously uploaded to the store’s download directory.
- If you uploaded your file to a subdirectory of the download directory, type in the last part of the path to the file (the subdirectory name, a forward slash, and the file name). For example, if you are selling a game and the file is named galaxyinvader.exe and you put it in the games subdirectory of your store’s download directory, you would enter games/galaxyinvader.exe.
Shipping
Charges
Charges
If you have either Base Shipping or Base Plus Shipping selected in the shipping options, a field appears here for a per-product shipping charge for each shipping method you have chosen. Enter the price to ship the current product via each of the shipping methods you have specified.
Inventory Tracking
If you have enabled Inventory Tracking for your store and want to track inventory on this product, enter values in the fields in this section. If you have not enabled Inventory Tracking, or if you do not want to track inventory on this product, leave these fields blank. Click the Inventory Tracking Preferences link to enable and configure Inventory Tracking.
Quantity on
Hand
Hand
Enter the number of units of this product that you have available to ship. ShopSite will decrement this number when customers buy this product. You can either update this number manually when you restock this product, or you can use the Database Upload feature to import the information from a database file.
Low Stock Threshold
Enter the number of units at which you want ShopSite to send an e-mail notification that stock is running low. You can enter a negative number. Leave this field blank if you do not want to be notified of a low-stock condition for this product.
You set the text of the e-mail message and the e-mail address on the Inventory Tracking screen.
Out of Stock
Limit
Limit
Enter the number of units at which you want ShopSite to stop taking orders for this product. ShopSite will also send an e-mail notification when this limit is reached. You can enter a negative number. Leave this field blank if you do not want to block orders or be notified of an out-of-stock condition for this product.
You set the text of the message that the customer sees and the text of the e-mail message on the Inventory Tracking screen.
Ordering Options
Ordering options let you present product variations in drop-down lists that appear on the products page and the shopping cart, or just on the shopping cart screen. Rather than create a page in your store that lists every possible product variation, you can use a single product and let customers choose options from drop-down lists. For example, on one page in your store you might list a polo shirt for sale, and have drop-down lists for the customer to select a size and color.
See the help for Ordering Options for explanations of the fields and to view a sample order form with drop-down lists. Ordering options always appear in the shopping cart, but you must check the Display Ordering Options box to have ordering options appear on your store pages.
Product Display Location
Product
Location
Location
Every page you have created so far will appear in a list here. Check the box next to the name of each page where you would like this product to appear. If you want to assign this product to a page that you have not created yet, you can use the Assign Items feature in the Pages section after creating that page.
More Info Pages
If you check the box to create a More Info page, the name and image for your product become a hotlink that leads the customer to a separate page containing additional information. A More Info page is perfect for displaying a larger image or a long block of text which would look unattractive or make the regular product page load too slowly. You can customize the look of More Info pages in the Preferences section of ShopSite.
More Info Page
By checking this box, the name and graphic of the product become a hotlink that, when clicked, takes the customer to a page that can contain a larger image and a more detailed description.
More Info Page
Text
Text
You can enter a virtually unlimited amount of text (and HTML tags) into the More Information text box to fully describe the product.
More Info Page
Image
Image
Choose a graphic from the files in your media directory for the more information page. This graphic can be larger than the product graphic specified above, creating a thumbnail graphic effect. Use the radio button to select your image, as described for the Image field.
More Info Page
File Name
File Name
This setting is optional. Use this field to give the more information page a file name that describes the page's contents, such as "rubber_ducky.html" or "1_caret_ring.html." Be sure to put a .html or .htm suffix on the end of the file name, or the page will not display correctly. If you do not assign a name to the page, ShopSite will give it a default file name, such as page1.html or page2.html.
Product Layout Info
The fields in this section control how the product appears on the page in your store , such as controlling what information is shown and the style and size of fonts .
Template
There are several templates that determine how product information will be displayed on the pages. For a detailed description of these templates, see the Product Templates help.
Here you can choose which product information you would like to display on the page. By default, the product name, price, graphic, and Add to Cart button are all displayed, and the SKU is recorded but not displayed. If you are using the More Info Pages feature, it can be effective to display only the product name and/or graphic, and display the rest of the information on the more info page.
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The On Sale Toggle causes the sale price to display or not display, thus putting the product on sale or leaving it at the regular price.
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Display Order Quantity
Check this box to have ShopSite display a quantity box for this product on your store’s pages. Quantity boxes appear for all products on the order form, but checking this box will also display a Quantity box on the store’s pages.
Display Ordering Options
Check this box if you have defined ordering options for this product and want those options to be displayed on the store’s pages as well as on the order form. Ordering options are always displayed on the order form, but checking this box will also display them on the store’s pages.
Style/Size
You can choose to display the product name, price, SKU, and description in different styles and sizes. Choose between plain, bold, italic, and typewriter styles, and between small, normal, and large sizes for each.
Image Alignment
For advanced users, product images can be displayed aligned to the center or to the right, in addition to the default left alignment.
Text Wrap
If this option is set to "on" and you have both text and a graphic for your product, the text will wrap around under the graphic, otherwise, it will continue in a straight column. You only need to enable this feature if your product description contains a lot of text.
Button Customization
Add to Cart
Button
Button
Use this field to customize the Add to Cart button for an individual product. For example, you can replace the text with an "Order now at Reduced Price" image.
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These Add to Cart Button and View Cart Button fields only affect the current product. You can change the default values for these buttons on the Preferences > Store Text > Store Pages screen. Changing the default values does not change the buttons for existing products.
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- To use a text button, simply type different text to replace [Add to Cart]. You can include HTML tags to enhance the text.
- To use an image that you have already uploaded, click the Image button, then select an image from the drop-down list.
If the image file that you want to use is not located in your store’s media directory, you can type the URL for the image in the Text box.
- To remove the button for this product, leave this field empty.
ShopSite includes several designer button sets that you can use in your store.
View Cart
Button
Button
Use this field to customize the View Cart button for an individual product. For example, you can replace the text with an image of a cash register. This field works the same as the Add to Cart Button field.
