Adding and updating products
You can add or update information about a product such as its price, variants, and availability from the Products page in your Shopify admin.
If you want to save specialized information or files for your products, then you can add custom fields to your product pages by using metafields. If you have an Online Store 2.0 theme, then you can add references to your product metafields through the theme editor.
Add a new product
Steps:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the
+button.
Enter a title for your product, along with additional details.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap the
+button:Enter a title for your product, along with additional details.
Tap the check mark to save your product.
Duplicate a product
To save time when you add a new product, you can duplicate a similar product. If you want to add options to an existing product, such as color or size, then add a variant to the product instead of duplicating the product.
When you duplicate a product, you have the option to copy one or more of the following product details:
- images
- SKUs
- barcodes
- inventory quantity
If you leave the options unselected, then these product details are left blank in the duplicate. Other product details except 3D models and videos are copied from the original to the duplicate.
By default, the duplicate product's status is set as draft, and hidden on all your channels and apps. The duplicated product isn't available to sales channels until you change its status as active. You have the option to make the duplicate available to the same channels and apps as the original product. In this case, depending on the sales channel, the duplicate product may be published immediately after it's created.
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product that you want to duplicate.
Click Duplicate.
Enter a name for the duplicate product, and then click Duplicate product.
Modify the product details.
Optional: Make the duplicate product available to the same channels and apps as the original. When the product status is set as active, depending on the sales channel, the duplicate product may be published immediately after it's created.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to duplicate.
From the product details screen, tap the
...button.Tap Duplicate product.
Enter a title for the duplicate product.
Optional: Enable Duplicate images to use the original product's images.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to duplicate.
From the product details screen, tap the
⋮button:Tap Duplicate product.
Enter a title for the duplicate product.
Optional: Enable Duplicate images to use the original product's images.
Tap the check mark to save your duplicate product.
Edit a product
After you've created products, you can edit them to change their descriptions, prices, and any other product details.
Although you can change your product details at any time, the changes can affect your reports. For information on how the changes can affect the way that products appear and are grouped in your reports, see Changes to product details.
Saved changes take effect immediately in your online store. Before you update a product, you can check the top of the page to see if another staff might also be making changes to the same product.
Steps:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to change.
Modify the product details.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap the product that you want to change.
Modify the product details.
Tap the check mark to save.
Make products available to your sales channels
You can control where you are selling a product by making it available to your active sales channels. If you decide not to make a product available to a particular sales channel, then it will be hidden from that channel's product catalog. You might hide a product from a sales channel for a variety of reasons:
- You have seasonal products that you want to display for only part of the year.
- A product is out of stock but you will have more in stock at a later date.
- You don't want to sell a product, but you might offer it again later.
- You want to offer online exclusive, or in-store exclusive products.
- You don't want to sell a product using a particular sales channel.
To view or change a product's availability settings:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product's name to open its details. The product is available to the sales channels listed in the Product status section.
Set the product status as active.
Click Manage.
Select the channels and apps to make the product available to.
Click Done.
Click Save.
To view and change a product's availability settings:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap a product.
Tap Sales channels.
The Sales channels screen shows each of your sales channels. Enable each channel where you want the product with an active status to be available, and disable the rest.
Tap Back to return to its details page.
Tap Save.
To view and change a product's availability settings:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap a product.
Tap Sales channels.
The Sales channels screen shows each of your sales channels. Enable each channel where you want the product with an active status to be available, and disable the rest.
Tap the back arrow to return to the product details screen.
Tap the check mark to save the product.
Add or remove tags
Tags are searchable keywords associated with your product. Tags can help customers find your product through your online store search, and you can also use them to create automated collections.
You can apply up to 250 tags to each product.
For more information about tags, see Tag formats.
Add tags
To add a tag:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of a product to edit, or create a new product.
In the Organization section, select or enter tags for your product. Use a comma to separate different tags. Tags can have up to 255 characters.
When you are finished, click Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap a product.
From the product details screen, tap Organization.
In the Tags field, enter the tags that you want to add to the product, and tap Done after each one.
When you're finished, tap Back to return to its details screen.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap a product.
From the product details screen, tap Organization.
In the Tags field, enter the tags that you want to add to the product, and tap the return key on your Android keyboard after each one.
When you're finished, tap the back arrow to return to the product details screen.
Tap the check mark to save.
Remove tags
To remove tags from a product:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click a product's name.
In the Organization section, click the
xbeside the name of the tag you want to remove.Click Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap a product.
Tap Organization.
In the Tags section, tap the tags that you want to delete.
Tap the backspace button on your iPhone's keyboard to delete the tags.
When you're finished, tap Back to return to its details screen.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap a product.
Tap Organization.
In the Tags section, tap the tags that you want to delete.
Tap the backspace button on your Android keyboard to delete the tags.
When you're finished, tap the back arrow to return to the product details screen.
Tap the check mark to save.
Edit a search engine listing preview
You can edit the way that a product appears in search results on the product's details page:
In the Search engine listing preview section, click Edit website SEO.
In the Page title field, enter a descriptive title. This title will display as a link in search engine results. You can enter up to 55 characters in the title.
Enter a description for the search engine listing. Make sure to include relevant keywords to help new customers find your link, and to include your business name. You can enter up to 320 characters in the description.
In the URL and handle section, you can edit the web address. In most cases, you won't need to make changes to the web address. If you do make changes, then make sure that you set up URL redirects from the old web address. The URL can't contain any spaces. Handles are used in theme design.
Click Save.
Scan a barcode with your device's camera
You can use the Shopify app to enter a barcode for a product by scanning it with your mobile device's camera.
To scan a barcode with your device's camera:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, either create a new product or tap an existing product.
Tap Inventory.
In the Barcode field, tap the barcode icon to open your device's camera.
The camera's screen shows a rectangular box. Position your iPhone so that the barcode appears within the box on the screen.
Wait for Shopify to recognize the barcode. When it does, the app returns to the Inventory screen and the barcode number is entered for you.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, either create a new product or tap an existing product.
Tap Inventory.
Under Inventory, tap the barcode icon to open your device's camera.
The camera's screen shows a square box with a line across its middle. Position your Android device so that the barcode appears within the box and the line is going across it.
Wait for Shopify to recognize the barcode. When it does, the app returns to the Inventory screen and the barcode number is entered for you.
Archive a product
If you no longer want to display a product in your online store, but you don’t want to permanently delete the product, then you can archive the product instead. You can archive a single product, or archive multiple products at the same time using a bulk action. If you archive a product, then the product is moved to the Archived tab of the Products page.
To archive a product:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to delete.
On the product details page, click Archive product.
Click Archive product.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to delete.
From the product details screen, tap the
...button.Tap Archive product.
Tap Archive.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap the product that you want to delete.
From the product details screen, tap the
⋮button.Tap Archive product.
Tap ARCHIVE.
If you want to locate an archived product in your Shopify admin, then click Products and select the Archived tab. To unarchive a product, click the product in the Archived tab, and then click Unarchive product.
Delete a product
You can delete a single product, or delete multiple products at the same time using a bulk action. When you delete a product, it's permanently removed from Shopify. Deleted products can't be restored. If you run out of stock or no longer want to display a product for any reason, but don’t want to permanently delete it from your store, then you can archive the product instead.
To permanently delete a product:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to delete.
On the product details page, click Delete product.
Click Delete product.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the All products screen, tap the product that you want to delete.
From the product details screen, tap the
...button.Tap Delete product.
Tap Delete.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
From the Products screen, tap the product that you want to delete.
From the product details screen, tap the
⋮button.Tap Delete product.
Tap DELETE.