Categories/Products

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From admin go to Adminnavbarcatalog.png Catalog → Categories/Products

If you chose to include sample products when you installed Phoenix you will see this.

Categoriesproducts.png

If you are ready to make changes these can be deleted - click the folder icon for the category to show the products it contains.

  • Click on a product in the list.
  • Click Delete
  • Repeat for each product.
  • Click Back
  • Click on the category in the list.
  • Click Delete
  • Repeat until all products and categories have been deleted.




SET UP CATEGORIES

Click New Category - you will see this:

Categorynew.png

  • Category Name
    • Enter the name.
  • Category Title for SEO
    • Leave blank or enter something different to the category name if required.
  • Category Description
    • Enter a description to show on the category page. Text can be styled how you wish by using HTML markup. At its simplest, to create a paragraph with a line break, enclose your text with <p> </p> e.g. <p>your text</p> or to create a line break type <br> e.g. your text <br>
  • Category Meta Description for SEO
    • Think of this as a short description of less than 30 words.
  • Category Meta Keywords for SEO
    • The keyword can be thought of as what a person would type into googles search box to find your shop. Keywords should consist of 2-3 words, comma separated. Single word keywords should generally be avoided.
  • Category Image
    • Click Browse to choose and upload an image from your computer.
  • Sort Order
    • Enter a sort order value to order your categories.
  • Click Save


Read more about Search Engine Optimisation here - SEO




SET UP PRODUCTS

  • Click on a category in the list to select it.
  • Click on it again to open it.
  • Click New Product and you will see this (it is split into 3 tabbed sections):

Newproduct1.png



  • Product specific
    • Product Status:
      • This can be changed to hide the product in the shop - note that if customers cannot see it neither will the internet search engines.
    • Date Available:
      • If you are out of stock, enter a date here using the drop down date picker.
    • Products Manufacturer:
      • If you require products to be assigned a manufacturer go to Catalog → Manufacturers first to enter manufacturers names.
    • Tax Class:
      • Choose a tax class from the drop down menu.
    • Products Price (Net):
      • Enter a tax exclusive (net) price here and the tax inclusive (gross) price will automatically show.
    • Products Price (Gross):
      • Enter a tax inclusive (gross) price here and the tax exclusive (net) price will automatically show.
    • Products Quantity:
      • Enter a stock quantity on hand.
    • Products Model:
      • Enter a model number if you require, it can be used for any identifier you want - the Model Number module Modules → Content needs to be installed for this to show on product page.
    • Products Weight:
      • Enter a weight value for calculating the shipping cost.
    • Products GTIN:
      • Enter a GTIN if you require - the GTIN module Modules → Content needs to be installed for this to show on product page.




  • Click Language specific tab and you will see this:

Newproduct2.png

  • Language specific
    • Products Name:
      • Enter your product name.
    • Products Description:
      • Enter your product description - be as detailed as you require. Text can be styled how you wish by using HTML markup.
    • Products URL:
      • Enter a web site address if required e.g. for the manufacturer.
    • Products Title for SEO:
      • Phoenix will show the Products Model in the breadcrumb by default - enter the Products Name here if you wish that to show there instead.
  • Product Meta Description for SEO:
    • Enter a short description for search engines e.g. 30 words.
  • Product Meta Keywords for SEO:
    • The keyword can be thought of as what a person would type into googles search box to find your shop. Keywords should consist of 2-3 words, comma separated. Single word keywords should generally be avoided.




  • Click Product images tab and you will see this

Newproduct3.png

  • Product images
    • Main Image:
      • Click Browse to choose and upload an image from your computer.
      • Click Add New Gallery Image to enter more images if you require more than one.
      • Click Browse to choose and upload an additional image from your computer.
      • It is advisable to use a system for naming image files e.g. so the names relate to the product, names are not duplicated and so you can find them.
      • Input text or HTML to the HTML Content box to add a caption to the additional images.
      • If more than one additional image is added, click on the vertical double arrow icon to drag and drop images to change their order of display if required.
      • Click the Red Trash Icon to delete any additional image.

Newproduct4.png


  • Click Save


With the example inputs shown above, when the product image is clicked on the product page in the shop, a sliding carousel that will cycle through all the images will pop up like this:

Newproduct5.png




If digital downloads are being sold - see Download



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