If you didn’t install and activate the plugin yet please see the installation guide and come back here later.
Choose the catalog mode
Right after activation you are taken to the Products > Getting Started screen. Choose how you want to use the catalog: Web Store, Inquiry Catalog, Affiliate Catalog or Simple Catalog. See Choose a Catalog Mode for the differences.
You can open this screen again at any time in Products > Getting Started, or with the Configuration Wizard button on the General Settings screen. You can also change the mode later in the Catalog Mode section of the General Settings.
Answer a few setup questions
After you choose a mode, the screen confirms that the mode is active and asks a few questions. It takes about one minute:
- Price – choose Price enabled for all or some products or Price disabled completely. See Product catalog without price.
- Currency – if the price is enabled, select your currency and click Continue. You can set a custom currency symbol later, see Set catalog currency.
- Catalog names – set the Catalog Singular Name and Catalog Plural Name to rename “Product” and “Products” in the admin, for example to “Car” and “Cars”. Leave the default values if you are not sure and click Continue.
You can change all of these choices later in the catalog settings. Use Go back to mode selection if you want to pick a different mode.
Add your products
When the setup is complete, choose Add First Product to add a product manually, or Import Products to import them from a CSV file:
If you are using the plugin for the first time, the best way to continue is to add the first product manually. See Add New Product, Import products from CSV or import products from WooCommerce or other content types.
The plugin also creates a Sample Product Page product for demonstration purposes. Delete it as soon as you are ready with your catalog.
Customize the catalog layout
The recommended way is to add all your products first and take care of the catalog layout options later. This strategy will let you see how the catalog looks with all the products, categories and images, and make the necessary adjustments.
When your products are ready:
- Visit your main catalog page. As an administrator you will see the Admin Options links there, such as Customize Listing Design, which open the WordPress Customizer with a live preview.
- Choose the listing template in Products > Settings > Catalog Design > Listing Design.
- Choose the product page template and gallery options in Products > Settings > Catalog Design > Single Page Design. See Select Product Page Template.
Tooltips in the admin point you to the most important settings for the mode you chose. If you have any questions or issues, post a support ticket.
What to do next?
- Change catalog template
- Set catalog currency or disable price
- Select single product page design
- Customize your catalog URLs
- Add your products or import them from a spreadsheet
- Change the integration method if you have any problems with the catalog layout
- Review all options in the General Settings
- Set up the shopping cart, the quote cart or the affiliate button for your catalog mode