Add a Simple Product

To create a simple product, navigate to Admin → Products → Add New Product.

Steps to Add a Simple Product

Step 1 – Enter the Product SKU

Enter a unique SKU for the product.

Step 2 – Set the Product Status

By default, the product status is set to Publish. You may change this to Draft or Pending Review if needed.
Only products with a Publish status can be added to the cart.

Step 3 – Select the Product Category

Choose the appropriate product category. The default category is automatically assigned based on your simple product settings.

Step 4 – Select the Product Type

Select Products, or your custom display name if you have renamed simple products.

Step 5 – Choose Variant Settings

Select whether the product will have variants.
In this example, no variants are used. For instructions on adding variants, refer to Adding Simple Products with Variants.

Step 6 – Enter Cost of Goods

Enter the manual Cost of Goods, representing the amount you pay to purchase the product.

Step 7 – Apply a Pricing Rule (Optional)

Select an existing pricing rule if you want to apply one.
This step is optional and may be skipped. To create a new rule, click Add New Rule.

Step 8 – Enter the Selling Price

Enter the selling price charged to the end user.
If a pricing rule is applied, the selling price is automatically calculated.

Step 9 – Enter Product Name(s)

Enter at least one product name.

Select the name type.
Enter the product name in the input field.

A default name type is automatically selected based on your simple product settings, but you may choose a different name type if needed.

Step 10 – Create the Product

Click Continue to create the simple product.

Do you want to Bulk Upload Products?

If you want to upload many simple products at once by bulk uploading your product data, please see this article. Click Here