{"id":2726,"date":"2024-12-31T20:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T20:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-products-to-shopify-make-it-seo-friendly\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:12:01","slug":"how-to-add-products-to-shopify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-products-to-shopify\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Products To Shopify + Make It SEO-friendly\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding products to Shopify is easy, but making them SEO-friendly is a must for them to get visibility on the search results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn here how to add products to Shopify all by yourself and make them discoverable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/tutorials.meetanshi.com\/guide_scripts\/how-to-add-product-to-shopify-1757596234.js?etob=1757930463826\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add Products in Shopify? &#8211; Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Head to Products on Shopify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Log into your Shopify admin panel, head to Products, and click <strong>Add Product<\/strong> from the right-hand side.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Head-to-Products-on-Shopify.png\" alt=\"Head to product on shopify\" class=\"wp-image-136437\" style=\"width:764px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Add SEO-friendly Product Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill in the product details below and stay detail-oriented here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Add-SEO-friendly-Product-Details.png\" alt=\"Add SEO friendly product details\" class=\"wp-image-136433\" style=\"width:716px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Product Title:<\/strong> Write a product title under 60 characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Product Description:<\/strong> Write a complete product description&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Media: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/upload-files-shopify\">Upload files in Shopify<\/a> and add product images\/videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Category: <\/strong>Select your product category from the dropdown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-simple-alerts-for-gutenberg-alert-boxes sab-alert sab-alert-primary\" role=\"alert\"><em>Need help with writing? Our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.shopify.com\/ai-product-description-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Free AI content generator<\/em><\/a><em> can write SEO-friendly titles, meta descriptions, and product descriptions at scale for you.<\/em><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00d7<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Add Your Product Pricing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scroll down and set the <strong>Pricing<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Add-Your-Product-Pricing.png\" alt=\"Add your product pricing\" class=\"wp-image-136434\" style=\"width:724px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Mention the product price&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare-at price:<\/strong> If you offer any discount, use this to show the original price along with the discounted product price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax details:<\/strong> Check the box, if you <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-charge-sales-tax-on-shopify\/\">charge sales tax<\/a> or any other tax for the product&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost per item:<\/strong> This is helpful to track the profit margin. It is not visible to your shoppers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Manage Your Inventory &amp; Shipping Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next in line for you is<strong> Inventory<\/strong> and <strong>Shipping details.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Manage-Your-Inventory-Information.png\" alt=\"Manage your inventory information\" class=\"wp-image-136439\" style=\"width:712px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For inventory details:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the box if you want to manage the inventory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the box add the number of stock you have for the current product&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Option to continue selling when out of stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-sku-to-shopify-product-variants\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-sku-to-shopify-product-variants\/\">Add SKU<\/a> or barcode details, if you product has any&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, for shipping details.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manage-your-shipping-information.png\" alt=\"Manage your shipping information\" class=\"wp-image-136440\" style=\"width:680px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select if you are selling a physical product (in the case of a <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-sell-digital-products-on-shopify\/\">digital product<\/a>, skip it) and enter the product\u2019s weight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add customs information like the country\/region of origin and the HS code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Add Product Variants&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on <strong>+ Add Variants<\/strong> options to add different options for your product, like size or color, and fill in the product information.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Add-Product-Variants.png\" alt=\"Add product variants\" class=\"wp-image-136432\" style=\"width:712px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below this, you will see a Metafields, which is used to display specialized information that you can skip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6: Edit Search Engine Listing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, Shopify will pick the product title and product description that you entered in the first step here.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Edit-Search-Engine-Listing.png\" alt=\"Edit search engine listing\" class=\"wp-image-136436\" style=\"width:732px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can click on edit and make changes accordingly. Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/shopify-seo-checklist\/\">SEO practices<\/a> to follow:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep your title under 60 characters  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your meta description under 160 characters&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit the URL handle, if needed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7: Product Organization and Theme Template<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, scroll up and move to the right-hand side of the dashboard. You will see Status, Publishing, Product organization, and Themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s see product organization first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mention the product type (t-shirt, jeans, top, etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the vendor for this product<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-collection-in-shopify\/\">Create a collection<\/a> and add it or skip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add tags related to the products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, set the Theme template as it is \u2014 the default product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Product-Organization-and-Theme-Template.png\" alt=\"Product organization and theme template\" class=\"wp-image-136442\" style=\"width:539px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 8: Select Sales Channel, Market &amp; Status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the three dots next to Publishing and select the Manage sales channel. Simply select the channels where you want to sell your product.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Select-Sales-Channel-Market-Status.png\" alt=\"select sales channel market status\" class=\"wp-image-136444\" style=\"width:674px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, repeat the steps and select Manage Markets. Shopify would have picked the primary market based on your location; you can select an international market as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, set your store&#8217;s status and click save to finish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set-your-stores-status-and-save-to-finish.png\" alt=\"set your stores status and save to finish\" class=\"wp-image-136445\" style=\"width:754px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This way, you have finished adding a product to Shopify. You can then create collections and <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/create-bundle-products-in-shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">product bundles<\/a> or add a <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-frequently-bought-together-shopify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frequently bought products together<\/a> section to manage how your products display to your shoppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Duplicate Shopify Product Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you create one Shopify product page, you can easily duplicate it to directly start editing for the 2nd product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head to Products &gt; All Products. Click on the product you want to duplicate and select the <strong>Duplicate<\/strong> box.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Create-a-Duplicate-Shopify-Product-Page.png\" alt=\"Create a duplicate shopify product page\" class=\"wp-image-136435\" style=\"width:781px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give a name to the duplicate page, and click Duplicate product again.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/name-to-the-duplicate-page-and-click-Duplicate-product.png\" alt=\"Name to the duplicate page and click duplicate product\" class=\"wp-image-136441\" style=\"width:628px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you start editing the duplicate page. This is a way to instantly add your product when you are building a store with 2-4 products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have thousands of products, then you need to<a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/import-products-to-shopify-using-csv\/\"> import products using a CSV file<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you wish to archive or delete any product page, head to the product dashboard, select the products, click on the three dots, and select the action from the dropdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/select-action-from-dropdown.png\" alt=\"select action from dropdown\" class=\"wp-image-136443\" style=\"width:737px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add Multiple Products to Shopify?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have two options here: you can either upload a CSV file or install a third-party app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Many Products Can You Add on Shopify?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no product limit set by Shopify. You can add unlimited products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can You Add Custom Products to Shopify?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, you can create and add customized products to Shopify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How to Add Multiple Products to Shopify?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"You have two options here: you can either upload a CSV file or install a third-party app.\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How Many Products Can You Add on Shopify?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"There is no product limit set by Shopify. 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