Adding Your First Product

This guide walks you through creating your first product on Cartly, including setting up variants and uploading images.

Step 1: Navigate to Products

Click Products in the sidebar, then click the Add Product button in the top right corner.

Step 2: Basic Information

Fill in the following fields:

Title — The product name as it will appear on your storefront. Keep it clear and descriptive.
Description — A detailed description of the product. Supports rich text formatting including bold, italic, lists, and links.
Product Type — A category label (e.g., "T-Shirt", "Electronics"). Used for filtering and organization.
Vendor — The brand or manufacturer name.
Tags — Comma-separated tags for search and collection filtering.

Step 3: Pricing

Enter the price in your store's base currency. All prices are stored internally as integers (cents) to avoid floating-point rounding errors. For example, enter 29.99 and Cartly stores it as 2999 cents.

You can also set a Compare At Price — the original price shown with a strikethrough to indicate a sale.

Step 4: Upload Images

Drag and drop images onto the media section, or click to browse your files. Cartly supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP formats. Images are automatically uploaded to S3-compatible storage and served via CDN. You can reorder images by dragging them — the first image becomes the featured image.

Step 5: Add Variants

If your product comes in multiple options (size, color, material), click Add Options. For each option:

Enter the option name (e.g., "Size")
Add option values (e.g., "S", "M", "L", "XL")

Cartly automatically generates all variant combinations. Each variant gets its own SKU, price, and inventory level. You can edit variants individually or use the bulk editor to update multiple variants at once.

Step 6: Inventory

For each variant, set the available stock quantity. If you have multiple warehouse locations, you can track inventory per location. Enable Track Inventory to let Cartly automatically decrement stock when orders are placed.

Step 7: Publish

When you are ready, set the status to Active and click Save. Your product is now live on your storefront and will appear in search results within seconds (Typesense indexes new products immediately).