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A catalog's page is where you set what it does: a title and status, the markets it applies to, how its prices are set, and which products it includes. You fill it in when you create a catalog or open an existing one. This is where a catalog's products and prices are decided.

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A catalog's page is the form where you decide everything about it: what it is called, whether it is active, which markets it applies to, how its prices are set, and which of your products it includes. You see this page when you create a catalog, and again whenever you open one to change it. Working through its sections is how you make a catalog show the right products at the right prices to the markets it serves. You reach it from the Catalogs page, by creating a catalog or opening an existing one.

Before you begin

  • In your admin, select Markets in the left navigation, open Catalogs, then select Create catalog or open an existing catalog.
  • You have products in your store, since the catalog's Products section lists them for you to include.
  • You have the markets the catalog will serve, since you add them in the catalog's Markets section. See Markets.

The catalog form

A catalog's page has three parts: the catalog's name and markets, its pricing, and its products.

The catalog form, headed New catalog, holding a Title field, an Active status, and a Markets area with Add a region market; a Set prices in section with a Store currency (USD $) dropdown, a Price adjustment percentage set to Decrease, and an Include compare-at price checkbox; and a Products section with an Automatically include new products toggle, Included, Excluded, and All tabs, and a table of products with Price in USD and Compare at price (opens full size)

Name, status, and markets

At the top, give the catalog a Title so you can recognize it, and set its status, shown as Active. Under Markets, use Add a region market to choose which markets the catalog applies to, so those markets see the catalog's products and prices.

Field What it is
Title The catalog's name, so you can recognize it
Status Whether the catalog is Active
Markets The markets the catalog applies to, added with Add a region market

Pricing

The Set prices in section decides the prices the catalog uses.

Field What it is
Set prices in The currency to price in, shown as Store currency (USD $)
Price adjustment A percentage to change prices by, with a direction shown as Decrease
Include compare-at price Whether the catalog also carries a compare-at price for its products

Set the currency the catalog prices in, then use Price adjustment to raise or lower all its prices by a percentage, with the direction shown here as Decrease. Turn on Include compare-at price to keep a compare-at price alongside each product's price.

Tip: Use Price adjustment to shift every product's price by one percentage in a single step, rather than editing products one by one. You can still set a specific price for an individual product in the Products table below.

Products

The Products section is where you choose which products the catalog includes.

  • Automatically include new products adds products to the catalog as you add them to your store, so the catalog keeps up without you adding each by hand.
  • Included, Excluded, and All switch the table between the products the catalog includes, the ones it leaves out, and every product.
  • The table lists each product with its variants, a Price in USD you can set for the catalog, and a Compare at price.

Use the table to set a catalog price for a product, different from your store's price, and the tabs to control which products the catalog carries.

Saving

When the catalog is set the way you want, select Save to keep it, or Discard to drop your changes. Once saved, the catalog applies to the markets you chose, showing its products at its prices.

Best practices

  • Name the catalog for its audience. A title like the market it serves makes it easy to find.
  • Set the markets before the products. Add the catalog's markets first, so it is clear who the catalog is for.
  • Use Price adjustment for across-the-board changes. A percentage adjustment is quicker than editing every product.
  • Review the Products tabs. Check Included and Excluded so the catalog carries exactly the products you intend.

If something goes wrong

  • A market is not getting the catalog. Make sure the market is added under the catalog's Markets section.
  • Prices are not what you expect. Check the currency in Set prices in and the Price adjustment.
  • A product is missing from a market. Check the Products tabs; it may be under Excluded rather than Included.
  • You cannot save the catalog. Your role may not allow managing catalogs. Ask an owner or admin.

Next steps

Still stuck?

More in Marketplaces

  • Market Detail Page

    A market's page brings together everything about that market: its name and status, the regions it includes, the settings it customizes, the settings it inherits from your store, its place in the market hierarchy, and more. It is where you review a market in one place and open any part to change it.

  • Add Regions to a Market

    Adding regions to a market sets which countries the market applies to, so buyers in those places get that market's settings. You do it from the market's Includes control, which opens the Market conditions dialog, where you search for and select the regions to include. The regions you add take on the market's currency, catalog, and other settings.

  • Manage Regions in a Market

    A market's regions are the countries it covers, shown on the market's page in the Includes row. They decide which buyers the market applies to, so buyers in those regions are served by the market and its settings. You change them from the same row, which opens the region selection.

  • Set a Market's Currency

    A market's currency is the currency its buyers are charged in. You set it from the market's Currency setting, where a dropdown chooses how the market charges, such as using local currencies, and a price-rounding option tidies converted prices. This lets buyers in a market pay in the money they expect.

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