Whether you are adding a new product or editing an existing one you will have to deal with the 'Edit Product' page. In order to get there you have to go to Administration > Shopping Cart > Products & Categories > your category > Add product or Administration > Shopping Cart > Products & Categories > your category > your product (or the 'Edit' link next to it)).

First of all, tick off the 'Make this Product available for sales' check box to enable your customers to buy it. If not, the product won't be shown at all.

• General Product Information
• Pricing
• Description
• Meta Data
• Special Offer
• Images
• Appearance
• Downlodable / Software Options
• Shipping
• Product Rating
• Other

• Product Order is specifies the product number and is generated automatically.
• Product Type should be selected from the drop-down menu and defines the type the product will belong to. For more information about product types see section 5.3.2.
• Product Name is just the name of the product as it will be shown on the site.
• Manufacturer should be selected from the drop-down menu (you can set it up through the 'Static tables' section see details). Enter the code if necessary.
• Weight defines how much the product weights; the value will be used to define appropriate shipping methods (for more information about shipping see section 7.1). Note that you have to enter only digits, the units are set at the 'Global Settings' section see section 3.1.
• Product Issue Date indicates the date the product was issued. You can type it or use the calendar on the right.
• Additional Options allow specifying whether you want to make this product available for comparison or a tax free one.

Note: The product comparison is available only from the 'Products' section of your online store.

• Language specifies the languages the product will be shown for. Note that you can set up different language orders in the 'Static tables' section see details).

• Allow customers changing the price makes the price editable, i.e. customers will be able to fix it themselves.
• Price (List Price) defines the price your customers will buy at.
• Buying Price defines the price you buy at.
• Options Price is shown instead of main product price in the sections where options are not displayed, e.g. Special Offers, Top Sellers, Related Products, etc.
• Activate Discount enables/disable product discounts.
• Discount Price defines the price with the discount.
• Shown Discount (%) defines the discount that will be shown to your customers.

Note: You can see the preview of what will be shown on the site in the 'Price Preview' section. At the same time a tip marked with (!) sign shows the real figures.

Here you can enter some description information about the product. With ViArt Shop you can specify a short description (shown when the product is in a list) and a full one (shown at a product details page). Note that the former can be formatted as HTML text or Plain Text. You can also distinguish some special features by entering them in the corresponding field.

By default the title of the page where all the data is shown is the name of the product. But you can change this if necessary. The 'Meta Keywords' and 'Meta Description' fields allow providing the appropriate information.

You are likely to have some special offers sometimes. If there is a one for this product, tick off the corresponding check box and enter the text. Both the product and the description will be shown in the 'Special Offer' block on the main page.

You can specify up to three images for each product: small (shown when the product is in a list), big (shown at a product details page) and super-sized (open in a separate window). You can also specify ALT tags (alternative text) for all the pictures.

Note: You can select a predefined image if you click the 'Select Image' link or upload a new one by clicking the 'Unload New Image' link. In case you want to select a new image you have to upload it first (the 'Unload New Image' link) and then select it (the 'Select Image' link).

There is also a possibility to add more images. For more information see section 5.4.8.

With ViArt Shop you are able to set different templates for different products. By default the 'block_product_details.html' template is used. In order to change the appearance of a product you have to copy a new file like 'new_block_product_details.html' into the template folder you currently use (for more information about templates see section 3.4.1). For example, if you use the 'Default' template, you have to copy the new file into the './templates/default' folder and specify its name at the 'Custom Template' field (see the picture below). You can also hide the 'Add to Cart' button on the product list page or the product details page.

Another option is that you can set up product reviews for your customers. To do this you have to provide the URL (absolute or relative) in the ‘Product Preview URL’ field. Since the preview will be displayed in a pop-up window, you may indicate its width and height.

With ViArt shop you won't have to worry about whether the product is out of stock or not. You can to set the system to do this for you:

• Use Stock Level enables/disables the stock level control.
• Quantity In Stock defines the quantity of products you have right now; the system will subtract from this value when the product is purchased.
• Hide Off Limits Products. If ticked off, the product won't be shown on the site when it is out stock.
• Disable Off Limits Products. If ticked off, the 'Add to Cart' button will be disabled when the product is out of stock.

Note: You can add a stock level block shown to the customers by using the '{stock_level}' tag.

Some of your product can be downloadable. If so, fill out the following fields:

• Downloadable marks the product as downloadable.
• Download Period specifies how long the link will be active.
• Path to Downloadable File specifies the full product address. Note that the link will be encrypted automatically for the security purposes.
• Activation Options. You can also set the system to generate a random activation number (something like 1234-ABCD-EF12-DF12) and specify the number of activations.

Note: You can also specify the maximum number of downloads allowed from different IP per month (see details).

Unless your products are downloadable, you have to set up its delivery. You can provide your customers with some information about product shipping by filling out the following fields:

• In Stock Availability and Out of Stock Availability specify how long it usually takes to ship the product when it is in or out of stock correspondingly. You can set up your personal shipping time ranges in the 'Static tables' section see details).
• Shipping Restrictions define the countries you ship to. You can set them up through the 'Static tables' section see details).

Note: For more information about specifying up general shipping settings see section 7.1.

With ViArt Shop your customers can write reviews about the products and rate them as well. This can be a valuable source of information for those who are unfamiliar with the product and want to collect a few opinions. Both the 'Total Votes' and the 'Total Points' are filled out by the system.

Note: In order to get more information about reviews see section 5.8.

Should you have any additional information about the product, you can enter it here. It will be shown to your customers as a part of product description.

Note: ViArt shop allows selling products through the direct links to their original locations on the Web. Enter the full path to the product into the 'Direct Link to buy product' field and the customer will be redirected there by clicking the 'Add to Cart' link. The default category for such products is 'Amazon's affiliates'.

Note: In case you have several similar products, you can simply duplicate them. For more information see section 5.4.11.