Products and Catalog

Thu, 05 Dec 2024

Managing products in your store is a straightforward process. Below is a guide that will walk you through each section of the product management form, helping you create, update, and organize your products efficiently.

While adding or managing products, the essential product details are:

1. Product Name and Basic Information

• Product Name: Enter the name of your product. This field is mandatory, and the name should be clear and descriptive to help customers identify the product easily.
• Featured: Select whether the product is "Featured" or "Non-Featured" from the dropdown.
• Status: Choose the product's status:
  • Draft: The product is not yet live.
  • Active: The product is available for sale.
  • Archive: The product is stored for reference but not in use.

2. Product Pricing

Define pricing tiers for your product:

• Regular Price: The standard price of the product.
• Sale Price: The discounted price for promotions or sales.
• Setup Fee: For one-time setup fees, such as for services.

3. Product Categories and Tags

Classify your product for better visibility and searchability:

• Category: Select a category to organize products into groups.
• Collections: Add the product to specific collections for grouping similar items.
• Badges: Assign attention-catching badges like “New” or “Sale.”
• Tags: Add relevant keywords for improved search results.

4. Product Descriptions

• Description: Provide a concise yet detailed overview of the product.
• Details: Include additional specifications, usage instructions, and care information.

5. Product Variants and Customization

Add product variants like size or color and customize attributes:

• Variant Types: Add variants, each with unique prices and stock counts.
• Input Fields: Create customer-selectable options like dropdowns or checkboxes.

6. Product Codes

Assign unique identifiers for inventory tracking:

• Product Code (SKU): A unique identifier for product variants.
• GTIN: A globally recognized number for supply chain identification.
• MPN: Manufacturer's identifier for the product.
• SKU: Another unique identifier for internal inventory tracking.

7. Stock and Inventory Management

Set up stock management:

• Stock Subtractable: Automatically reduce stock upon sale, or set as “Non-Subtractable.”
• Purchase Quantity Limits: Define minimum and maximum purchase quantities.

8. Service ETA / Delivery Information

• Service ETA Label: Indicate delivery speed (e.g., “Fast” or “Average”).
• Delivery Time Range: Specify minimum and maximum delivery times.

9. Images and Media

• Upload Image(s): Add high-quality images directly or select from your gallery.
• Related Products: Link related products to boost cross-selling.

10. Additional Settings

• Service ETA: Customize delivery time or availability.
• Tags & Customization: Add tags for enhanced searchability and categorization.

Product Management Best Practices:

• Consistency: Ensure all product fields are accurately filled to maintain consistency.
• Descriptions: Use clear descriptions to help customers make informed decisions.
• Pricing: Regularly update prices to stay competitive and reflect promotions.
• Inventory: Monitor stock levels to avoid over-selling or under-selling.

With the right information and attention to detail, managing your products on BazaarNexus becomes a straightforward and organized task. By following the above steps, you'll ensure a seamless experience for both you as a merchant and your customers.

This page allows you to manage and organize the product categories in your store, making it easier for your customers to browse and find products.

Key Features of Categories Management

• Tree View Structure: The categories are displayed in a hierarchical structure. Starting from Main Categories, you can expand to view Subcategories and further nested categories. This helps you visualize your product structure.
• Add Categories and Subcategories: You can create new categories or subcategories from this page. Simply specify the category name and choose a parent category for subcategories.
• Modify Categories: Categories can be modified at any time. You can update the category name or change its parent category to better organize your products.
• Delete Categories: If a category is no longer needed, you can delete it from the list. Deleting a category will remove it from your store, and any products linked to it will be reassigned to the default or parent category.
• Control Buttons: Each category has control buttons next to it that allow you to perform actions such as editing, deleting, or adding subcategories. The actions include:
  • Add Subcategory: Create a new subcategory under the selected category.
  • Edit: Change the category name or parent category.
  • Delete: Remove the category from your store.
• Drag and Drop Reordering (Optional): Depending on the configuration, you might be able to reorder categories by dragging and dropping them in the tree view, which can simplify category organization.

Managing Categories for Better Organization

Categories are essential for grouping similar products, making it easier for customers to browse and find what they are looking for. By using this management page, you can:

• Group Products: Place related products into categories for easy access.
• Improve User Experience: Organize your store efficiently to provide a smooth shopping experience for customers.
• Maintain Flexibility: Modify, add, or delete categories as your product offerings change.

The collections page allows you to manage and organize your products into dynamic and static collections. Collections help you group products based on specific criteria, making it easier to showcase them to customers and improve your store's visibility.

Types of Collections

• Dynamic Collections: These collections automatically group products based on predefined Collection Patterns that you can choose. The patterns available are:
  • Top Featured Products: Displays the most featured products in your store.
  • Best Selling Products: Groups products that have had the most sales.
  • Recent Products: Automatically adds products recently added to your store.
  • Recent Featured Products: Combines the criteria of recent products and featured products.

  You can apply these patterns to a specific category, or if no category is selected, the pattern will apply to all products across the store.

• Static Collections: These collections require you to manually add products to the collection. You have full control over the products included, and these collections do not change automatically. Simply select the products you want to add to the collection and save the changes.

Collection Features

• Status / Visibility: Each collection can be either listed or hidden. A listed collection will appear automatically on the homepage if collections are set to be displayed there. Hidden collections will not be shown until you manually make them visible again.
• Active/Inactive: You can toggle a collection between active and inactive. Active collections will be displayed to customers, while inactive collections are hidden from the storefront.
• Image and Description: You can upload an image and provide a description for each collection. The image will be shown as part of the collection's display on your store, and the description will provide customers with more context about the collection.

Managing Collections

• Add New Collection: To add a new collection, choose the pattern (e.g., Top Featured Products, Best Selling Products) and specify whether it applies to a particular category or to all products in your store.
• Edit Collection: You can edit any existing collection to modify its name, description, visibility, or active status. You can also change the collection's associated products (in static collections) or apply different patterns and categories (for dynamic collections).
• Delete Collection: If a collection is no longer needed, you can delete it. Deleting a collection will remove it from the storefront but will not affect the individual products.

Why Use Collections?

Collections are a powerful tool to help organize and showcase your products. By using dynamic collections with predefined patterns or creating static collections, you can:

• Highlight Featured Products: Automatically feature specific products based on criteria such as sales, recency, or feature status.
• Organize Products: Group products in a way that makes it easier for customers to discover related items.
• Enhance Marketing: Create curated collections for specific campaigns or seasonal promotions, helping customers navigate your store and find what they’re looking for quickly.

This page allows you to manage brands for your products, helping you organize and categorize your products based on the brand. Brands play a crucial role in shaping the identity of your store and providing customers with a more structured and recognizable shopping experience.

By organizing products by their associated brands, you enable customers to filter and find products by their preferred brands quickly, improving the overall shopping experience.

Brand Management Best Practices

• Consistency: Keep brand names and logos consistent to avoid confusion. This helps customers easily identify your brands when browsing your store.
• Relevance: Only add brands that are relevant to your store and products. If a brand is no longer applicable or out of stock, consider removing it from your store.
• Update Regularly: Update your brand information as necessary, especially if you introduce new products or collaborate with new brands.

Why Manage Brands?

Managing brands in your store helps customers filter products by brand, improving the shopping experience and making it easier for customers to find their favorite products. By maintaining an organized brand catalog, you:

• Improve Navigation: Customers can quickly find their preferred products by filtering by brand.
• Boost Credibility: Displaying recognized brands enhances the professional appearance of your store.
• Increase Sales: A well-organized brand catalog simplifies decision-making, leading to higher customer satisfaction and improved sales.

By effectively managing brands, you provide customers with a seamless shopping experience, establish trust in your store, and enhance your store's overall appeal.

The Badges page is designed to help you organize products by assigning them to specific badges. A badge consists of an image and a name, and it can be applied to products that fit a certain category or theme. By adding badges to your products, you can effectively group them, increasing product visibility and improving customer navigation within your store.

How to Assign Badges to Products

• Once you have created a badge, you can assign it to products from the product management page. Select the products you want to assign the badge to and choose the badge from a list of available options.
• Badges can be used to group products for specific categories or themes, making it easier for customers to filter and find the products they're looking for.

Why Use Badges?

• Highlight Special Products: Use badges to call attention to products that are on sale, new arrivals, or best sellers, improving product visibility.
• Improve Customer Navigation: Badges allow customers to easily filter and find products based on specific criteria, such as discounts, categories, or promotions.
• Boost Sales: By clearly marking popular or discounted products, badges can encourage customers to make a purchase, potentially increasing your sales.

Best Practices for Using Badges

• Keep It Simple: Avoid overusing badges. Too many badges on a product can confuse customers and make the page look cluttered.
• Be Descriptive: Use descriptive names and clear images for your badges to ensure customers can easily understand their purpose.
• Stay Relevant: Only assign badges to products that match the theme or promotion they represent. This helps maintain a clean and organized store.