Adding and updating products
You can add new products, or update product information such as price, variants, and availability, from the Products page in your Shopify admin, or in the Shopify app.
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 in the theme editor.
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Add a new product
Desktop
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, tap Products.
- Tap + > Add product.
- Enter a title for your product, along with any additional details that you want to add.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, tap Products.
- Tap + > Add product.
- Enter a title for your product, along with any additional details that you want to add.
- Tap ✓.
Duplicate a product
To save time when you add a new product, you can duplicate a similar product. The duplicate acts as a new product, so you can make changes to the duplicate without affecting the original 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 an existing product, you have the option to make the following adjustments before creating the duplicate:
- Set a new title.
- Set the product status to Active or Draft.
- Select which other product details to duplicate from a list of options.
All other product details except 3D models and videos are automatically copied from the original product to the duplicate product.
Steps:
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product that you want to duplicate.
Click Duplicate.
In the Title field, enter a name for the duplicate product.
Optional: Select which product details to duplicate.
In the Product status section, select Set as draft or Set as active.
Click Duplicate product.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to duplicate.
- Tap … > Duplicate.
- In the Title field, enter a name for the duplicate product.
- From the Status drop-down menu, select Active or Draft.
- Optional: Select which product details to duplicate.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to duplicate.
- Tap ⋮ > Duplicate.
- In the Title field, enter a name for the duplicate product.
- From the Status drop-down menu, select Active or Draft.
- Optional: Select which product details to duplicate.
- Tap ✓.
Edit a product
After you've created products, you can edit the products to change their descriptions, prices, and any other product details. Your saved changes take effect immediately in your online store.
Although you can edit your product details at any time, the changes can affect your reports. For more information, refer to Changes to product details.
Steps:
Desktop
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to edit.
- Modify the product details.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to edit.
- Modify the product details.
- Tap ✓.
Preview a product
You can preview how a product will display on your online store directly from your Shopify admin or the Shopify app.
Steps:
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product that you want to preview.
Click Preview.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to preview.
- Tap … > View on Online Store.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of the product that you want to preview.
- Tap ⋮ > View on Online Store.
Set product availability in your sales channels
You can control where you're selling a product by including it in your active sales channels. If you decide to exclude a product from a particular sales channel, then it's hidden from that channel. You might hide a product from a sales channel for one of the following 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.
Steps:
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click a product's name to open its details. The product is included in the sales channels listed in the Publishing section.
Click … > Manage sales channels.
In the dialog, select or deselect the sales channels that you want to change the publishing settings for.
Click Done.
Click Save.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap a product's name to open its details. The product is included in the sales channels listed in the Sales channels section.
- Tap Edit.
- Select or deselect the sales channels that you want to change the publishing settings for.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap a product's name to open its details. The product is included in the sales channels listed in the Sales channels section.
- Tap Edit.
- Select or deselect the sales channels that you want to change the publishing settings for.
- Tap ✓.
Add or remove tags
Tags are searchable keywords associated with your product. Tags can help customers to find your product through your online store search, and you can also use them to create automated collections.
Use commas to separate different tags when you enter them. Tags can have up to 255 characters. You can apply up to 250 tags to each product. For more information about tags, refer to Tag formats.
Add tags to a product
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of a product to edit, or create a new product.
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In the Product organization section, do one of the following:
- Click the Tags field and select the tags that you want to add.
- In the Tags field, enter a new tag name and then click Add.
Click Save.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of a product to edit, or create a new product.
- Tap Tags, and then do one of the following:
- Find or search for the tags that you want to add, select the tags, and then tap Save.
- In the Search or add tags field, enter a new tag name and then tap Add.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of a product to edit, or create a new product.
- Tap Tags, and then do one of the following:
- Find or search for the tags that you want to add, select the tags, and then tap ✓.
- In the Search or add tags field, enter a new tag name and then tap Add.
- Tap ✓.
You can also add tags by using a bulk action.
Remove tags from a product
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of a product to edit.
In the Product organization section, click the
x
for any tags that you want to remove.Click Save.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of a product to edit.
- Tap Tags, and then find or search for the tag or tags that you want to remove.
- Deselect the tag or tags that you want to remove, and then tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the name of a product to edit.
- Tap Tags, and then find or search for the tag or tags that you want to remove.
- Deselect the tag or tags that you want to remove, and then tap ✓.
You can also remove tags by using a bulk action.
Edit the search engine listing for a product
You can edit the text that's displayed in search engine results for a product. Descriptive titles and descriptions can help new customers to find your online store and encourage them to click the link. Learn more about search engine optimization.
When you make changes to a product's search engine listing, you can view a preview of how it might display.
If you enter more than 70 characters for a title, or if you enter more than 320 characters for a description, then your text might get cut off in search engine results.
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product that you want to edit the search engine listing for.
In the Search engine listing section, click the pencil icon.
In the Page title field, enter a descriptive title for your product. The title displays as a link in search engine results.
In the Meta description field, enter a description for your product. Consider including relevant keywords and your store's name to help new customers find your product.
Optional: In the URL handle field, you can change part of the web address for your product. The web address can't contain any spaces.
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.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap an existing product, or create a new product.
- In the Inventory section, do one of the following:
- For a product without variants, tap Edit.
- For a product with variants, tap the number of items available, and then tap a variant.
- In the Barcode (ISBN, UPC, etc.) field, tap the barcode icon, and then follow the steps to open your device's camera.
- The camera's screen displays the corners of a box. Position your device so that the barcode fits within the box.
- Wait for Shopify to recognize the barcode. When it does, the app returns to the previous screen and the barcode number is entered for you.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap an existing product, or create a new product.
- In the Inventory section, do one of the following:
- For a product without variants, tap Edit.
- For a product with variants, tap the number of items available, and then tap a variant.
- In the Barcode (ISBN, UPC, etc.) field, tap the barcode icon, and then follow the steps to open your device's camera.
- The camera's screen displays the corners of a box. Position your device so that the barcode fits within the box.
- Wait for Shopify to recognize the barcode. When it does, the app returns to the previous 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 you can 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 in your Shopify admin.
Steps:
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to archive.
On the product details page, click Archive product.
In the dialog, click Archive product.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the product that you want to archive.
- Tap … > Archive.
- Tap Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the product that you want to archive.
- Tap ⋮ > Archive.
- Tap ✓.
Unarchive a product
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the Archived tab.
Click the product that you want to unarchive.
On the product details page, click Unarchive product.
In the dialog, click Unarchive product.
Delete a product
You can delete a single product, or you can 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 you don't want to permanently delete the product from your store, then you can archive the product instead.
Steps:
Desktop
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the product that you want to delete.
On the product details page, click Delete product.
In the dialog, click Delete product.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the product that you want to delete.
- Tap … > Delete.
- In the dialog, tap Delete.
Android
- From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
- Tap the product that you want to delete.
- Tap ⋮ > Delete.
- In the dialog, tap Delete.