Add and edit products

Before you start #

Availability and permissions

• An enabled HIVE Store and permission to manage its catalog. Live selling requires separate activation; demo stores remain test-only.

Have these ready

• Prepare accurate USD prices, SKUs, available stock, unpacked measurements and licensed JPG, PNG or WebP product photos.

Create the listing #

1. Select the correct website and open Store → Products (the Store products screen). Choose Add product.
2. Enter the product name, description and category. Choose simple for one sellable item or variable for options such as size and color.
3. Set the product status and catalog visibility deliberately. Draft is private; hidden removes catalog visibility; archived retains history and is excluded from the normal list. Published product status does not activate live store payments.
4. Open Edit product for the full-page editor. Its sections include Product details, Pricing & options, Photos & gallery, Stock & shipping and Search & SEO.

Set prices and variations #

A parent product is one listing; variants are the sellable combinations beneath it. The limits are 25 non-archived parent products (including drafts and hidden products), three option types per product, 50 variants per product and 500 variants per store.

1. For a simple product, enter Price and an optional lower Sale price in USD. Enter normal decimal amounts, not cents, in product price fields.
2. For a variable product, define option names and values. Save option changes to generate new variants, then check each combination’s SKU, price, weight and stock.
3. A product needs a valid active sellable variant and available stock. Do not use a zero price as an unavailable marker.

Add photos and shipping data #

1. In Photos & gallery, choose Replace the main photo and Add gallery photos. Leave replacement empty to keep the existing image. Use JPG, PNG or WebP up to 5 MB each and at most six gallery images.
2. In Stock & shipping, use Manage stock → What changed? → Add stock or Remove stock. Enter a positive Number of units and a Reason for every adjustment. Reserved units are protected.
3. Review unpacked weight and dimensions, and mark Must ship alone where appropriate. Set this website’s metric or imperial preference in Settings & connections → Change measurement units.

Preview search and sharing #

1. Open Search & SEO. Set a useful search title and description that name the product and business. The Google-style preview is an example; search engines can show different wording.
2. Choose a Social-share thumbnail or Use the main product photo instead. A wide image around 1200 × 630 is a useful starting point.
3. Choose Save product. Reopen it to confirm the saved photo, options, prices and stock. Check its storefront product page using the appropriate authorized preview.

If something goes wrong #

• No Store navigation? The selected website may be a standard site, or your role lacks store access. Ask its owner about an eligible upgrade.
• Variant not available? Check active combinations, price, stock and reserved units. Archived/hidden products are not made available by changing website content.
• Save conflict? Keep your intended edits and use Reopen saved version only when ready to replace unsaved entries with the current saved product.

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