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Adding Products to Your Store

Step-by-step guide to adding and configuring products in your Orbit Commerce store.

8 min read22,340 viewsUpdated December 8, 2024Sarah Chen

Adding Products to Your Store

Learn how to add products that convert visitors into customers.

Creating a Product

  1. Go to **Products** in your dashboard
  2. Click **Add Product**
  3. Fill in the product details

Product Information

Title & Description - **Title**: Clear, searchable product name - **Description**: Compelling copy that sells

Media Upload high-quality images: - Main image (required) - Additional angles - Lifestyle shots - Videos (optional)

  • **Image Tips:**
  • Use 1:1 or 4:3 ratio
  • Minimum 1000x1000px
  • White or consistent background
  • Show scale with props

Pricing - **Price**: Your selling price - **Compare at Price**: Original price (for sales) - **Cost per Item**: Your cost (for profit tracking) - **Tax**: Taxable or non-taxable

Inventory - **SKU**: Unique identifier - **Barcode**: UPC/ISBN if applicable - **Quantity**: Stock count - **Track Inventory**: Enable/disable

Shipping - **Weight**: For shipping calculations - **Dimensions**: Length, width, height - **Origin Country**: For customs

Product Variants

For products with options (size, color):

  1. Click **Add Options**
  2. Add option name (e.g., "Size")
  3. Add values (e.g., "S, M, L, XL")
  4. Configure variant pricing/inventory

Organization

Collections Group products logically: - By category (Shirts, Pants) - By campaign (Summer Sale) - By audience (Men's, Women's)

Tags Add searchable tags: - Material (cotton, silk) - Style (casual, formal) - Season (summer, winter)

SEO Settings

  • Optimize for search:
  • **Page Title**: Max 60 characters
  • **Meta Description**: Max 155 characters
  • **URL Handle**: Clean, readable URLs

Publishing

  • **Active**: Visible on store
  • **Draft**: Hidden from customers
  • **Scheduled**: Set future publish date

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