A Catalog is the collection of packages and products you wish to associate with a Session. Think of is as a menu for your very own restaurant - it has everything you want to put on offer for the Session.
We have designed Catalogs so that you are in control. You can organize your products for how they will be displayed online to you customers, create categories, and manage pricing.
But first, a Catalog is nothing without the products, so first, take the time to create all of your custom products, packages, digital products, and product options before you start trying to create your catalogs (otherwise you won't get very far!).
Click here for instructions to duplicate a Catalog.
Create a new Catalog
- Click Store from the menu panel and select Catalogs from the drop-down menu.
- Click the green +Catalog button on the top right of your screen.
- This automatically opens a new Catalog, you can now begin to fill out the details.
Quick tips
- When naming your Catalog, we recommend that you use the year, season, and job type as a basic naming template. E.g. 2022 Fall High School Catalog
- Detailed descriptions are useful to quickly differentiate between Catalogs. You can note package price changes, or featured items--anything you want as long as you know what it means!
Categories
Categories are a useful tool to create a mess-free customer experience by grouping together different sets of products which are displayed on separate pages. Alternatively, you can just have one category - the choice is yours!
Common categories are:
- Packages
- À la carte Items
- Specialty Items
- Digitals
You can see below that I have labeled this category for Packages and have given it a brief description.
To add a product to this category, I click the drop-down menu on the words "Select a product to add..." and choose from the list of products I have already created. In this case, I will choose a package I have previously built.
I have also chosen to sell this package for $30.00 and have kept the Order Limit blank (an Order Limit restricts the quantity a customer can purchase of that product item, which is especially useful for sale items and specials).
To move a product within the category, click and drag the button.
To remove a product from a category, click the button.
Advanced Configuration
Within these settings, you can override the original product information such as the Label, Code, Image and Description. This helps reduce contradictions within your custom products when you only need to adjust an image, label or description.
You can also add the following pricing configurations:
Tag Rules can also be added here. Please see the following to learn more:
- Applying tags to products within a catalog
- Applying tag rules with Images
- Tag rules for yearbook selection
Finally, you'll notice that at the VERY bottom there is an Advanced section. Please do not touch unless you know what you're doing, it is for specialized configurations - please talk to your support team for more information.