Product requirements
More in depth look at what each section of the product editor is used for and what the required fields are.
Initial Data
This tab controls the main product data such as the product title, description, code, references and URL. This is also the page to update the meta information and mark the product as available.
Below is a quick reference table describing each Initial Data field and whether it's required, recommended or optional.
| Field | What it is | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Title | The product's public title shown on listings and the product page. | Required |
| Product code | The unique SKU or identifier used to reference the product in the system. | Required |
| Style code | Internal grouping code for related styles or ranges. | Required |
| Client product code | External/client-specific identifier for integrations. | Required |
| URL | The product slug / canonical URL used on the PDP. | Required |
| Product type | Type of clothing or tool or to define the product. | Required |
| Product availability date | Date when the product becomes available for sale/display. | Required |
| is active (toggle) | Controls whether the product is active (visible) on the site. | Required |
| Meta title | SEO title used in the page head. | Recommended |
| Meta description | SEO description for search engines. | Recommended |
| Canonical URL | Canonical link for SEO to avoid duplicate content issues. | Recommended |
| Short description | A brief summary shown on listings or previews. | Optional |
| Weight | Product weight used for shipping calculations, may be required for some integrations dependent on carrier. | Optional |
| VAT rate | Tax classification applied to the product. | Optional |
| Stock messages | Custom messages shown when stock is low/out of stock. | Optional |
| Commodity code | Customs/commodity code for international shipping. | Optional |
| Country of origin | Country where the product was manufactured. | Optional |
| Notes | Internal notes about the product (not public). | Optional |
| archived (toggle) | Marks a product as archived; hides or limits edits depending on workflow. | Optional |
| show sizes (toggle) | Enable size display controls on the PDP/filters. | Optional |
| prevent purchase (toggle) | Prevents customers from purchasing the product. | Optional |
| always purchasable (toggle) | Forces the product to be purchasable regardless of some checks. | Optional |
| show on goolgefeed (toggle) | Include product in the site feed (used for channel exports). | Optional |
| require sync (toggle) | Marks the product as needing sync with elastic database. | Optional |
Description
This tab is used to add a long description to the product, this is often used for the product description on the product page. The tab has a rich text editor to allow the text to be formatted with headings, bullet points and text styles.
Media
This tab is controls the product image or images. For multiple images, the images can be ranked into a specific order.
Images can be ranked by giving them a rank number. They can also be given a colour to make sure the correct variation is shown when products are filtered by colour.
Images can be given an alt tag when they are uploaded, this is important for accessibility and SEO.
Copy images
Images can be copied from another product code, by adding the product code and clicking copy images.
Pricing
The pricing tab controls price, sale price and currency.
All products must have one price with an empty price key. This will be used on the PLP and the PDP.
If you want to override the price for an individual stock, set the price key to be the stock code.
Stock
The stock tab controls variations and number of items and stock. It is editable in the tab and it also possible to archive a stock variation here. This tab will contain the colour and size variations of the prduct and the stock levels for each variation. If you have a product with no variations, you can just have one stock item with no colour or size.
Pages
This tab is to add a page to the product. Pages are like categories, this tab can be used to add the product to multiple pages.
Features
This tab is used for sections like bullet points on products, its easy to add content that can be displayed randomly.
Facets
Facets are the filter that are displayed on the side of the product list page. Facets are controlled on a separate page, this tab is used to add relevant facets to the product. Facets can be colour, size. They can also be used for non-variation attributes such as brand, material or style. Facets can be used for filtering on the PLP and for display on the PDP.
Associated products/ similar
This tab is used to add associated products to the product, this is often used for similar products or recommended products.
Promotions
The promotions tab shows the promotions are applied to the product.
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