Products
Add and manage products, variants, and inventory
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27- Adding and managing brandsAdd a brand, put your products under it, and give shoppers a page where they can browse everything you sell from that maker.Video5 min
- Adding license keys to a digital productGenerate or import a pool of license keys for a digital product, let Orbit hand one to each paid order, top up the pool and see which keys are in use.Video5 min
- Adding product images and alt textUpload photos to a product, put them in order and choose the main image. Set a template so Orbit writes alt text for your product images.Video5 min
- Adding SKUs and barcodesGive each product or variant a SKU and a barcode in the product editor, and find out where Orbit uses those codes.Video3 min
- Adding tags to a productAdd, create and remove product tags in the product editor, and learn which Orbit features use tags to pick out groups of products.Video3 min
- Adding upsells and cross-sellsLink upsells and cross-sells to a product under Linked products in the product editor, and remove links you no longer need.Video2 min
- Adding variantsSet up sizes, colours and other options on one product, so each variant has its own price, SKU and stock. Covers adding, editing and bulk editing variants.Video5 min
- Attaching files to a digital productAdd the files customers download after buying a digital product, set download limits and expiry dates, and manage your Digital Assets library.Video4 min
- Building a bundleSell a fixed kit of products as one item. Add the components, set a quantity for each, and see how many bundles your stock allows.5 min
- Bulk editing productsChange a price, stock level or other field across many products at once in the Bulk Editor, then check the grid and save everything together.Video5 min
- Choosing a product typeWhat each product type in Orbit is for, and which sections of the product editor appear when you pick physical, digital, subscription, service, gift card or bundle.Video4 min
- Creating a productAdd a new product from the Products page, fill in each section of the New Product page, then save it as a draft or publish it to your store.Video5 min
- Duplicating, scheduling and deleting productsArchive a product, move it to the Trash, restore it within 7 days or delete it for good. Also covers what Copy to new draft and Schedule publish do today.Video3 min
- Editing productsOpen a product, change its details, and save. Learn what each section of the product editor holds and the quick actions at the top.2 min
- Importing and exporting categories and brandsMove categories and brands in and out of Orbit as a CSV or Excel file, with column mapping, a preview before you commit, and a list of any rows that failed.5 min
- Importing and exporting productsBring in a whole catalogue from a CSV or Excel file, or download your products to a spreadsheet to edit them and load them back into Orbit.Video5 min
- Letting customers ask for a back-in-stock alertOut-of-stock product pages show a Notify me form. Orbit emails everyone who asked as soon as you put the item back in stock.4 min
- Managing inventoryCheck stock for every product and location on the Inventory page. Correct a count, view stock history, add locations, and move stock between them.5 min
- Managing productsAn overview of the Products area in your Orbit dashboard, with links to every guide on adding, organising, pricing and bulk-editing products.Video3 min
- Organising products with categoriesCreate a category in your Orbit dashboard, pick the products it holds or set rules that add them for you, publish it, then fill in custom fields and choose who can view it.Video5 min
- Product statuses and visibilityWhat Draft, Active and Archived mean, how to publish or unpublish a product, and how to keep a product out of storefront search.Video3 min
- Running a sale on a productPut one product on sale with a sale price and a crossed-out compare-at price, and set the dates and times the sale runs.Video3 min
- Setting a custom typeGive a product your own internal grouping with the Custom Type field, and see when to use a category or the taxonomy instead.Video2 min
- Tracking cost price and marginEnter what a product costs you and see the profit and margin Orbit works out from it, so you know whether your price is right.Video3 min
- Tracking stock and allowing backordersTurn stock tracking on for a product, enter the quantity you hold at each location, and decide whether customers can keep ordering when stock runs out.2 min
- Understanding taxonomy and categoriesLearn how the Product Taxonomy field differs from your store categories, which one each audience sees, and how to set the taxonomy on a product.Video2 min
- Using AI bulk toolsAsk AI to rewrite a whole column in the Bulk Editor from a plain English request, then check the preview before you apply and save it.3 min