Product Catalog
Products are the top-level items in your catalog. Each product has a title, brand, description, features, and one or more SKUs. Products go through a status lifecycle from incomplete to published.
Product Status
Section titled “Product Status”| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Incomplete | Product is in progress — not yet fully configured |
| Published | Product is live and visible on sales channels |
Publishing is one-way. Once a product is published, it cannot be reverted to incomplete.
Publishing Requirements
Section titled “Publishing Requirements”To publish a product, all of the following must be true:
Product-level:
- Title is filled in
- Brand is filled in
- Description is filled in
- At least one feature is listed
SKU-level:
- At least one active SKU exists
- Every active SKU has a list price set
- Every active SKU has a main image (first slot) set
Inactive SKUs are excluded from publish checks.
Product Fields
Section titled “Product Fields”| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Item ID | Yes (at creation) | Unique identifier. Cannot be changed after creation. |
| Title | Yes | Max 255 characters |
| Brand | For publish | Max 100 characters |
| Description | For publish | Max 2000 characters |
| Meta Description | No | Max 1000 characters |
| Keywords | No | For search optimization |
| Features | For publish | At least one required to publish |
| Tags | No | Max 45 chars each, max 50 per product |
Editing Published Products
Section titled “Editing Published Products”| What | Can edit? |
|---|---|
| Title, brand, description, features, tags | Yes |
| Images | Yes |
| Variation types | No — locked after publishing |
| Variation values | Yes — can add/remove within existing types |
| SKU codes | No — immutable on published products |
| UPC on published SKUs | Cannot change or clear (can set if empty) |
Deleting Products
Section titled “Deleting Products”- Incomplete products can be deleted
- Published products cannot be deleted
Search
Section titled “Search”Use the search bar to find products by Item ID (exact match) or title (partial match). Results show exact ID matches first, then title matches sorted by newest.