How to add a new product in zen cart?
To add a new product in zen cart, follow the following instructions:
- Move your cursor over the catalog link in the top menu.
- Click on Categories/Products
- Click on the name of the category under which you wish to add a new product.
- Click on the “New Product” Button

- Product Status: choose from “in stock” or “out of stock” depending on your liking
- Date available: Click on the blue arrow
to choose the date from which the product will be available for sale. - Products Manufacturer: This is optional and you will need to select a manufacturer only if you need to give your customers the choice to filter products by manufacturer. In most cases you won’t need this option unless you are selling well known brand names. Click here for more information on adding a new manufacturer.
- Product Name
- Product is Free: No
- Product is Call for Price: No (Select yes only if you want people to enquire about the product but not actually buy it straight away)
- Product Priced by Attributes: No (Select yes if the product is available in different colours, sizes etc.)
- Tax Class: Select G.S.T
- Enter Products Price (Net) and Products Price (Gross) will be automatically calculated.
- Product is Virtual: No (Select yes only if you are selling downloadable software, downloadable music or downloadable videos etc.)
- Always Free Shipping: Select appropriate option
- Special, Product/Download Combo Requires a Shipping Address (leave this unselected)
- Products Quantity Box Shows: Yes (This option will let visitors enter the number of selected product that they want to buy)
- Product Qty Minimum: 1 (The minimum number of the selected product that they must buy)
- Product Qty Maximum: 1 (The maximum number of the selected product that they can buy)
- Product Qty Units: 1 (Could be 12 if you sell by dozens etc.)
- Product Qty Min/Unit Mix: Yes (Leave untouched)
- Products Description: Enter product description
- Products Quantity: Number of products do you have in stock. If you do not want the products to run out of stock enter number such as 1000 or more etc. You can always change this option later.
- Products Model: If applicable
- Products Image (optional): Click on the “Browse button” to select the product image
- Upload to directory: Main directory
- Delete Image? : No
- Overwrite Existing Image on Server? : Yes
- Or, select an existing image file from server, filename: leave blank
- Products URL: (Optional – Leave blank) You can specify a website address of your supplier or you can enter the product url from your suppliers website.
- Products Shipping Weight: Optional – Enter weight in kg (e.g 2 for 2kg or 0.5 for 500gm etc) if you wish to calculate shipping by weight
- Sort Order: Order in which the product appears under the category (higher number = product displayed lower down the order and vice versa)
- Click on the “preview button”

- Click on the “insert button”

