To start uploading your products into your marketplace, follow the steps below. From the Marketplace menu option, select the Products tab. On this screen, we provide an overview of all your products which can be filtered and sorted to meet your needs.
Start by clicking on the Add Product button.
Like other setup pages within CommuniBee Suite, begin by including some general information on the product.
Once you have entered the above details, click Save.
Now that you created a product, you can provide details on Inventory, Fulfillment, Pricing, and Taxes.
If this product needs to be fulfilled on your end before being marked as a completed transaction, check off the box next to Requires fulfillment.
In cases where fulfillment isn’t required, you can leave this box empty.
For organizations who have set up taxes from the Community Setup section of the dashboard, you can apply up to three taxes on your product.
If you don’t have taxes set up but require them, click on the Set Up Tax button. This will take you to the page where you can configure up to three taxes. Once done, return to your product page and check off each tax that applies to your product.
This section is all about the design of the hero section for your product’s page. You can upload images or link to a video to feature, and depending on the media type and positioning, you can control how visitors will first encounter your page:
Add any text content you wish to display on the page using the HTML editor. If left blank, we present the Short Description that was entered on the General tab. If you selected to use Custom Blocks Only from the Media tab, you can ignore this tab as you will be using page blocks from the Layout tab to add your content.
Not only can you preview your product’s page from this tab, but you can also make additional changes to the overall page layout.
To build on this page and add additional sections, follow the steps below:
To rearrange a block, use your mouse and hold left click on it, then drag the block above or below another block. Let go of left click to set the block in place. Learn more about the available page blocks.
The Visibility tab is where you make this product page visible to your guests. Start by configuring, Can Guests See And Buy? which allows you to control if guests can purchase the product on their own, or if they need an admin facilitate the purchase.
Status
You have the flexibility to change the page status at any time. Additionally, you can schedule when a page goes live or set it to archive automatically at a future date and time.
For your product page, you can decide whether the product shows on your user’s feeds, regardless of the interests that they filter by. Lastly, you can categorize and filter the product which will determine where this product will appear.
Schedule a Publish Date: Enter the date and time you wish to have the page become visible to your guests. Then set the status to Live and save. Note, a static page must be linked somewhere in your CommuniBee site in order to be accessible to guests, such as to the Top Menu, or to an existing page via a side item block.
Automatically Hide: Enter a Hide After date and time and your page will be automatically archived once this date is reached. This makes it inaccessible to guests and ensures the content on your website stays up to date.
Tip: To get a comprehensive understanding of the many settings and options available, consider setting your page status to Live after you’re done with the General tab. This action unlocks the ability to click on the Preview tab just below the Visibility tab. Additionally, an Overview tab will appear which includes a View option. Both of these options will allow you to see your page as it would appear to your website visitors. Continuously reviewing your page from a guest perspective whenever you make a change is the simplest and most effective way to ensure your page looks just right!
