Up to this point, we have focused on configuring the settings for WordPress and the e-Commerce plugin. It's now time to dig into the real meat-and-potatoes of any online store: building a catalog of products to sell.
Adding new products to the catalog is a fairly straightforward process, but there are still a number of options to consider. For instance, how does a T-shirt seller account for different sizes and colors? What about selling a digital versus a physical item? For someone with a large number of items, what elements are available to help organize and categorize them?
In this chapter, we will start building a product catalog for our music shop that sells sheet music in both physical and digital formats.
This chapter will cover the following points:
Creating new products
Groups, categories, and tags
Price and Stock Control
Variations
Advanced Options