Your product base are all the products you might want to offer for sale. When you create a price list or collection, you will add the products for those from the product base.
Product base includes:
- Prints: Your standard prints like 8X10s, 5x7s, canvases, etc....
- Downloads: once purchased can be instantly downloaded
- Other: can be anything really
- Pre-Order Credits: New for Sytist 5.1, a way to sell a credit with pre-orders (more info)
You will have a few standard products in the product base by default, but you can add as many as you like.
Creating & Editing Products
Product Display Name
This is the name of the product that will be shown on the website. Example: 4x6
Your Reference Name
This name will be shown on the order to you. This might come in handy if you want to have an standard 8x10 and a canvas 8x10, but don't want to name it "8x10 canvas".
Product Type
Select from Print, Download or Other.
Default Price
This is the default price for the product, but you also have the option to override the price when you add it to a price list.
Description
An optional description you can enter for the product. Best not to be too long as it can clutter up the price list.
Collapse Options & Descriptions
Select this option for a cleaner product list when people are viewing available products where they will click the product to view any options, descriptions and product photos. Recommended if there are any options, image options and long descriptions.
Do not allow discounting
Selecting this option will not allow any discounts on this products from a coupon or early bird special.
Do not offer image options if available in the price list.
If there are image options available in the price list, it will disable them for a product with this selected.
Print Specific Options
Print Dimensions For Cropping
Enter in a print dimension will allow the customer to custom crop the photo. Example, if it is an 8x10 print, enter in 8 & 10. Doesn't matter if you enter in 10 X 8 or 8 X 10. The crop will be determined by the photo. To disable customer cropping, set both values to 0.
Do not allow cropping
Select this option IF you have entered in Print Dimensions to the left BUT you don't want to allow the customer to crop. This will allow the customer to see the center crop, but not select their own crop.
Include a download photo with this product
Selecting this option will allow the customer to also download a file of the image. That download will have the same options as a download product. You can also offer a download as an option with a charge. Learn more.
Additional shipping charge
This amount will be ADDED to the shipping calculation.
Do not calculate shipping
Selecting this option will not calculate shipping and no shipping options will be offered for this product.
Download Specific Options
Max Pixels
This is the download size. This is the size of the longest side of the photo.
Example: if you want it to be a web size photo of around 1200 X 800, enter in 1200 for max pixels.
To offer the largest size available, enter in 0 for max pixels.
Do not allow download until I upload a replacement file or manually approve it.
When selecting this option for a download photo, the download file will not be immediately available when a customer places an order. See this article for more information on this option.
Add Watermark & Add Logo Options
This will add a watermark and or logo to the photo when it is downloaded.
Free Download
To offer a free download where the customer can download the photo from the gallery for free, check the Free Download checkbox. This will create a download icon when viewing the photos (not shown on the actual price list).
Product Options
You can create options for products for the customer to select from when adding a product to their cart. In your product base section, click the Create new option link next to the product.
Option types
Dropdown Menu
This creates a drop down of options for them to select one from. When selecting this option, you will need to enter in the selectable options for them to select from.
Checkbox
This creates a checkbox for them to check if they want that option.
Text Field
A text field allows them to enter in text.
Graphic Option
A graphic option will display a list of graphics / photos for the customer to view and select from.
Required
If you check the option to be required, then they have to select from the option before they can add to cart.
Additional Price
This is added to the price of the product of the option is selected.