Have you ever wondered how your favorite online store manages hundreds of products and keeps stock always updated? The secret lies in WooCommerce — and in today’s post, we’ll explore exactly how to add products, organize them with categories, and master inventory control, even if you’re a beginner.
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🛍️ Step 1: Add a New Product in WooCommerce
Adding a product in WooCommerce is a breeze when you follow these steps:
- Dashboard → Products → Add New
- Enter the Product Title & Description (Tip: Keep it SEO-friendly!)
- Upload High-Quality Images
- Set Price & Sale Price
- Assign to a Category & Tags
- Define Stock Settings like quantity & low stock alerts
- Hit Publish — and your product is live!
🎯 Pro Tip: An optimized product page leads to better customer experience & higher sales.
📂 Step 2: Organize with Categories & Tags
A store without proper organization is like a messy supermarket. Product categories and tags solve that.
How to Create Categories:
- Dashboard → Products → Categories
- Add Name, Description, Parent Category (for subcategories), and Thumbnail
- Click “Add New Category”
Tags Help Too:
Tags like “Organic,” “Best Seller,” “Winter Collection” help users filter and discover similar items quickly.
🚀 SEO Booster: Google loves structured stores. Categorized products help your store rank better.
📦 Step 3: Enable Inventory Management
Avoid “Out of Stock” embarrassment. WooCommerce lets you handle stock like a pro.
- Go to: WooCommerce → Settings → Products → Inventory
- Enable Manage Stock
- Set stock levels per product under the Inventory tab
- Turn on Low Stock Notifications
- Choose whether to allow backorders
✅ Tip: Never lose a sale because you didn’t track inventory right!
🎨 Step 4: Add Variable Products (Size, Color, etc.)
Selling shirts in different sizes or phones in different colors? That’s where Variable Products shine.
- Set Product Type: “Variable Product”
- Under Attributes, define options like Size or Color
- In Variations, set price, image & stock for each version
🧠 Customers want options. Make their experience seamless.
📦 Step 5: Manage Orders & Hide Out-of-Stock Items
Once orders start rolling in:
- Go to WooCommerce → Orders to track status: Pending, Processing, Completed
- Send auto-email updates to buyers
- Under Settings → Products → Inventory, turn on “Hide Out-of-Stock Items” to clean up your storefront
🎯 Efficient order handling = Happy customers + Zero confusion
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💬 Final Words
Adding products and managing inventory might seem technical at first — but with WooCommerce’s built-in tools and a little help from G Cloud Techphile, you can run your online store like a pro.
👉 Missed our last video? Click here to watch the complete WooCommerce Kickoff.
Stay tuned for the next tutorial: Setting Up Payment Gateways & Checkout Pages in WooCommerce!
Hope you learned something new. Ungala next video la pakuran, until then, Good Bye! 🙌