How to Create Digital Products

To create simple digital products in your ikas dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the ikas Dashboard:

   Sign in to your ikas dashboard.

2. Navigate to Products:

   In the left menu, click on the Products tab and select Products.

3. Add Product:

   Click on the Add Product button at the top right.

   A window will appear where you can choose between the following options:

   • Simple Product: A single product without variants.
   • Variant Product: A product offered in different variants (e.g., colors, sizes). For more information, see here.
   • Bundle Product: A set consisting of multiple products. For more information, see here.

4. Select Simple Product:

   Choose Simple Product.

The product detail page will open. Fill in the following fields:

General Information:

• Product Title: Choose a meaningful and descriptive name for the product, which will also be visible to your customers.
• Product Type: You have two types to choose from, with the second one being relevant for this article:
  • Physical: A product that will be shipped to the customer. Learn more about physical products here.
  • Digital: A product that will be delivered digitally. Select this option and proceed.
• Sales Price: Enter the price at which you want to sell the product.
• Discount Price: If you want to offer a discount on the product, enter the discounted price here. It must be lower than the sales price. The original sales price will appear crossed out, with the discounted price displayed next to it.
• Purchase Price: This price is not visible to the end customer and serves as an internal value.
• Add Price List: You can create new price lists under Products > Price Lists. For more information, see here. You can then associate these price lists with the product by clicking + Add Price List. For each price list, you can set both the sale price and the discounted price.

Media:

Upload images and videos in .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .webp, or .mp4 format. The maximum file size for images is 10 MB, and for videos, it’s 25 MB.

File:

Upload the digital file that should be sent to the customer after purchase. Supported formats include ZIP, RAR, PDF, PNG, etc. Make sure the file does not exceed 16 MB in size.

Product Details:

• Brand: Assign a brand to the product (or create your own).
• Tags: Tags help group products, e.g., for campaigns or to customize taxation. For more information, see here.
• Google Product Categories: Choose the appropriate category for your product from the existing list.
• Vendors: Enter the provider of the digital product, if available. This information is not visible to the end customer.

Category:

First, create your categories under Products > Definitions > Categories. For more information, see here. Then, assign the product to the relevant category or categories.

Description:

The product description will appear on the product page. You can add text here and also include elements like images, links, videos, tables, etc.. Use as many keywords as you can to describe your product. You can also add source code using the <> icon. Please note that the description is limited to 32,000 characters.

Inventory:

• SKU (Stock Keeping Unit): A unique identifier for the product within the system.
• HS Code: An international number used to classify goods in international trade.

Stock and Location:

• Inventory: Enter the stock quantity for your digital product. If you want to offer unlimited licenses or downloads, you can enter a high number such as 999,999,999,999.
• Continue Selling When Out of Stock: If this checkbox is enabled, the product will continue to be sold even if the stock level is 0 or below.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO):

This section is filled in automatically:

• The slug and page title are generated based on the product name.
• The meta description is generated based on the product description.

You can manually adjust any of these by editing the fields. A preview is shown on the right.

Want to create your own SEO template? Learn more here.

➡️ Advanced SEO Settings

• Prevent Crawling: If you want to block search engines from crawling this page, check this box. Crawling is the process where search engines use automated bots to scan web content for indexing and ranking.
• Canonical URL: Use this to specify the preferred version of a page when multiple URLs have similar content.

Custom Fields:

In addition to the standard product description, you can also add special fields such as tables, images, or text for size charts, seasonal information, and other relevant details. These attributes should first be created in an organized manner under the Products > Definitions > Custom Fields tab. You can find more information here.

Afterward, you can add these attributes to the product and adjust the content as needed. A product can have a maximum of 16 custom attributes added.

Sales Channels:

In the Sales Channels section at the top right, you can specify:

• Which sales channels the product is available on.
• Whether the product should be displayed on search pages and category pages or hidden from them.
• Whether minimum or maximum order quantities should apply to the product per cart.

Save:

Don’t forget to save your changes. You can either select Save or Save Without Publishing if you want to publish the changes later.

For any assistance or if you have further questions, please let us know. You can contact us by phone at +49 7361 3893012 or email us at support@ikas.de.