---
title: "Product Management in Store"
description: "Learn how to manage which products appear in your online store."
keywords: ["products", "store", "inventory", "stock", "categories"]
lastUpdated: "2026-08-19"
---

# Product Management in Store

Products that appear in your online store come directly from your inventory. This guide explains how to control which products are shown and how they're organized.

## Automatic Synchronization

Products in the store sync automatically with your inventory:

- ✅ **Enabled products** (`enable: true`) appear in the store
- ✅ **Disabled products** (`enable: false`) don't appear
- ✅ **Updated stock** reflects in real time
- ✅ **Updated prices** are shown automatically

## Enable/Disable Products

### From Inventory Module

1. Go to **Inventory > Products**
2. Search for the product you want to enable/disable
3. Open edit form
4. Check or uncheck **"Enabled"** (`enable`)
5. Save changes

**Result:**
- If enabled → Appears in store
- If disabled → Doesn't appear in store

### Bulk Enablement

If you need to enable/disable many products:

1. Export your product list (if available)
2. Modify `enable` field in file
3. Import updated file

## Organization by Categories

### Store product order

From **Settings > Online Store** you can choose how products are sorted:

- **Alphabetical**: sort by name (in-stock items first if you don't sell without stock)
- **Best sellers**: uses POS sales ranking
- **Manual**: uses each product's **Store sort order** field

Products marked as **Store featured** always appear first, regardless of the selected mode.

For manual order, assign lower numbers to products you want shown at the top (e.g. 1, 2, 3).

### Categories in Store

Your inventory categories appear automatically in the store:

- **Navigation**: The menu shows root categories. If one has subcategories (**Parent category**), they appear underneath.
- **Filtering**: Choosing a root also lists products in its subcategories.
- **Also appears in**: a product can show in another store category without changing its primary category. Promotions still use only the primary category.

### Manage Categories

1. Go to **Inventory > Categories**
2. Create, edit, or delete categories. You can set a parent (roots only, one level) and an order.
3. On the product, pick the primary category and, if needed, **Also appears in**.
4. Changes automatically reflect in store

**Recommendation:** Use clear names. Discount offers are built in **Promotions**, not with a second category.

## Prices in Store

### Base Price

By default, the store shows the product's base price.

### Price Lists

You can configure which price list to use in the store:

1. Go to **Settings > Online Store**
2. Select a **Price List**
3. Save changes

**Result:**
- All products in store will show prices according to selected list
- If no list selected, base prices are used

### Hide Prices

You can hide prices in the store:

1. Go to **Settings > Online Store**
2. Check **"Hide Prices"**
3. Save changes

**When to use:**
- B2B businesses that require inquiry
- Products with variable prices
- Specific marketing strategies

## Stock and Availability

### Show Stock

Stock is automatically verified:

- If there's stock → Product is available
- If no stock → Depends on your configuration

### Sell without Stock

You can allow selling products without stock:

1. Go to **Settings > Online Store**
2. Check **"Sell without Stock"**
3. Save changes

**When to use:**
- Products on demand
- Special orders
- Products manufactured on the spot

**Warning:** If you allow selling without stock, ensure you have a process to fulfill orders.

## Search and Filtering

### Product Search

Customers can search products by:

- **Name**: Search by product name
- **SKU**: Search by SKU code
- **Barcode**: If configured

### Filtering

Customers can filter by:

- **Category**: View products from a specific category
- **Price list**: If multiple lists are available

## Share products

Customers can share a product from the store:

- **WhatsApp**: button available in the product grid and product detail panel.
- The link uses the product's **canonical URL**: `https://[your-store]/?product={id}`.
- If someone opens a legacy `/p/{id}` link, Sarah automatically redirects to `?product={id}`.

## Product Images

### Images in Store

Product images come from inventory:

- **Main image**: Product's first image
- **Additional images**: If product has multiple images

### Recommendations

- **Quality**: Use good quality images
- **Size**: Optimize images for web
- **Format**: JPG or PNG
- **Background**: Consider neutral or transparent backgrounds

## Descriptions

### Product Description

Product description in inventory appears in store:

- **Short description**: Appears in product list
- **Full description**: Appears on product page

**Recommendation:** Write clear and attractive descriptions that help sell.

## Best Practices

### Organization

- **Use categories** to organize products
- **Clear names** for products and categories
- **Unique SKUs** to facilitate searches

### Images

- **Multiple angles** when possible
- **Professional quality** or at least clear
- **Consistency** in style and background

### Prices

- **Updated prices** regularly
- **Price lists** for segmentation
- **Transparency** in prices (unless you have reason to hide them)

### Stock

- **Update stock** regularly
- **Configure correctly** if you allow selling without stock
- **Monitor** products with low stock

## Troubleshooting

### Product Doesn't Appear in Store

**Possible causes:**
- Product is disabled (`enable: false`)
- No stock and not configured to sell without stock
- Configuration error

**Solution:**
1. Verify product is enabled
2. Review stock configuration
3. Verify product has price

### Incorrect Price

**Possible causes:**
- Incorrect price list selected
- Product base price incorrect
- List configuration error

**Solution:**
1. Verify product base price
2. Review which price list is selected
3. Confirm list configuration

## Next Steps

- [Checkout and Online Payments](/docs/shop/checkout) - Configure purchase process
- [Online Order Management](/docs/shop/orders) - Learn to manage orders