This article covers the column on the side of the product form and the save buttons.
It is the short part, but it decides whether shoppers ever see the product.
Before you start
A category is needed to publish. If you have none yet, build one first, or add one from inside the form.
Only an account that can create categories sees the quick add category button.
Step 1. Choose the category
Under Classification, pick where the product belongs in Category. The Product Type badge above it shows Standard or Weight-Based, from the kind of product you chose in Step 2.
If the right category does not exist yet, the small add button beside the list creates one without leaving the form. If you try to publish without a category, you see Please select a product category.
Pick where the product belongs; the small add button creates a category without leaving the form.
Step 2. Set the switches
In the Status card, Active is the one that matters: on means Visible to customers. Featured shows the product in the featured section of your shop, and Taxable includes it in your tax calculations.
New Badge shows a NEW mark on the product. When you turn it on, Duration (days) asks for how many days.
Active is the one that matters: on means visible to customers.
Step 3. Set the low stock alert
In the same card, Low Stock Alert is the number at which this product starts warning you. It only appears when the product's stock is tracked.
With Per-variant stock, the warning comes when any one variant drops to that number. For weight goods sold from a shared pool, write the number in the unit shown in the label, such as ml or kg.
The low stock number is the point at which this product starts warning you.
Step 4. Check the search text
The SEO card is what search engines show when your product comes up in a result. Press its title to open it. It says Auto-filled when you save the product, or write your own.
To write your own, fill Meta Title and Meta Description on the English and Arabic tabs. Leave them empty and they are filled from the product name and description when you save.
Hint: if the card says On your current plan, SEO is filled in automatically from the product name and description., writing your own needs a higher plan. The card shows Full SEO control and an Upgrade button.
The SEO card is optional: a page title and description in each language.
Step 5. Choose when it goes live
Under Publishing, leave Publish Date empty to publish straight away.
Set a date and time in the future and the product waits until then. Once a date is set, a Clear button appears beside it to undo it.
Leave the publish date empty to go live at once, or set a date and the product waits.
Step 6. Show similar products
The Similar products card controls the row shown under the product details as You may be interested in. Turn on Show similar products and the row is filled for you, from the same category first.
To choose some yourself, use Choose products (optional) and search your products. Your choices show first.
Turn on Show similar products and the row under the product is filled for you. Choose products (optional) puts your own picks first.
Step 7. Save
Save & Publish finishes the job. Save Draft keeps it out of sight in Drafts, and Save & Add Another saves it and opens a fresh form for the next one. They sit in the bar at the bottom of the form.
Hint: while the product is a draft, it also saves by itself. The green Auto chip on Save Draft shows the time of the last save.
To change anything later, open Products and press the pencil on the row. Everything comes back. Once the product is published, its kind, its stock method and its quantities stay locked, and stock is changed with Adjust stock instead.
Save & Publish finishes the job; Save Draft parks it out of sight.
Result
The product sits in its category, wears the badges you chose, warns you before it runs out, and appears in your shop either now or on the date you set. From then on, the Products page is where you switch it on and off.