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Product details (X-Cart 5.6.x)

Learn about the basic set of product details

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Written by Anna Verbichenko
Updated over a week ago

When creating a new product manually, you can specify its most basic details using the form fields of the product details page. Initially, the page is titled "New Product".

"New Product" page

💡 The set of fields on this page depends on the X-Cart version, edition, and the add-ons enabled.

If you do not see a certain field described below in your online store's Admin area, the likely reason is that the add-on that enables this field is not installed or activated in your store.

You can specify the following groups of product details:

Once the product is saved using the Add product button, the details entered on the "New Product" page become the content of the Info tab of the extended version of the product's details.

Info tab of product details

In automated product creation workflows, you do not have to deal with the "New Product" page at all. Essential product details—normally entered manually on the New Product page—are populated automatically. Depending on the setup, this information can be sourced through one of the following methods:

  • Auto Integrations: Product data is imported directly from integrated third-party suppliers or distributors.

  • CSV File Imports: Product information is loaded from structured CSV files prepared for bulk product creation.

  • Product Cloning: Key attributes are copied from existing products in the catalog when creating a duplicate.

Once a product has been created using one of the automated methods (such as auto integrations, CSV import, or cloning), its information is managed through the extended version of the product details page. This extended view provides access to all fields and settings available for manual editing, allowing you to review or supplement the data imported automatically.


Listed below are the settings that you can find on the "New Product" page and on the Info tab of the extended version of the product details page.


General Info

Click to expand for more information.

Product name

The name by which you and your customers will identify this product.


SKU

The product SKU (A code that will serve as a unique identifier for this product). If you leave this field blank, an SKU will automatically be generated when you save the product.


UPC / GTIN-12

Available through the Barcode and Manufacturer Part Number fields add-on. Read more about it here.


EAN / GTIN-13

Available through the Barcode and Manufacturer Part Number fields add-on. Read more about it here.


ISBN

Available through the Barcode and Manufacturer Part Number fields add-on. Read more about it here.


MPN

Available through the Barcode and Manufacturer Part Number fields add-on. Read more about it here.


Images

Use this field to add images for the product.

NOTE: X-Cart does not impose strict limitations regarding the size of product images. In addition, it can automatically resize and crop images for the best appearance on various store pages.


For example, X-Cart will use the original image uploaded here to create different-sized images for the product details page, the product list page in the list view, and the product list page in the grid view. You can set the dimensions to which the original image will be resized and cropped on the Images Settings page of your store's Admin area (Design > Images Settings). These dimensions may differ depending on the skin used by your store and can be changed manually if required.


See Managing Images for more details.


Category

Use this field to specify the category (or categories) to which this product belongs.


Brand

Use this field to specify the product's brand. Read about brands here.


Description

Use this field to specify your product's description. Read about product descriptions here.


Full description

Use this field to specify your product's full description. Read about product descriptions here.


Tags

Use this field to assign tags defined via the Product Tags page (Catalog > Classes & Attributes > Product Tabs) to the current product. Read about product tags here.


Available for sale

This toggle defines whether the product is displayed on the storefront.


Product stickers

Use this field to select stickers for the product to display on the storefront. Read more about product stickers here.


Membership to assign to product purchaser

Select if you grant a store membership to your customer on buying this product. Read more about paid memberships here.


Membership duration

Select the paid membership duration in this field. Read more about paid memberships here.


Shipping

Shipping section

Listed below are the settings that you can find in this section – click to expand for more information.

Requires shipping

Specify whether this product requires shipping. This setting affects the calculation of order shipping costs. (If the product does not require shipping, the shipping cost will not be calculated).


Shipping profile

Specify the shipping profile to be used for this product.


Weight

Product weight. If the product requires shipping, this setting may affect the calculation of the order shipping cost.


Dimensions

Set the box dimensions (Length x Width x Height).


Separate box

Specify whether the product needs to be shipped separately from other products. If you enable shipping this option for a product, you can also specify the maximum number of product units that fit in this box. This setting affects the calculation of the order shipping costs.


Maximum items in box

Specify the number of items allowed for shipping in one box.


Free shipping

This field is enabled by the "Free Shipping and Shipping Freights" add-on. Read more info about the add-on here.


Exclude from shipping cost calculation

This field is enabled by the add-on Free Shipping and Shipping Freights. Read more info about the add-on here.


Freight

This field is enabled by the "Free Shipping and Shipping Freights" add-on. Read more info about the add-on here.


Marketing

Marketing section

Listed below are the settings that you can find in this section – click to expand for more information.

Open Graph meta tags

The custom META tags for sharing the product page on Facebook. See more info about the feature here.


Meta description

The description used in the description META tag on the product page (for SEO purposes). Read how it works here.


Meta keywords

The keywords used in the keywords META tag on the product page (for SEO purposes). Read how it works here.


Product page title

The title used in the title bar of this product details page (for SEO purposes). Read how it works here.


Clean URL

The product page's clean URL (human-readable SEO-friendly URL, typically based on the product name). The URL can be configured manually (by editing the field contents directly) or generated automatically (by enabling the "Autogenerate Clean URL" option below before saving the product). If the Clean URLs feature is disabled, you will need to activate it for the SEO-friendly page URLs to become available to store visitors. For more info, see Setting up SEO-friendly URLs.


Add to Facebook product feed

This toggle allows the inclusion of the product into a feed sent to Facebook.


Add to Google product feed

This toggle allows the inclusion of the product into a feed sent to Google.


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