PrestaShop How to add products

To add products in PrestaShop:

Step-by-step (PrestaShop 1.7 / 8 / 9)

1. Log in to your Admin Panel
2. Go to Catalog → Products
3. Click “New Product”
4. Fill basic details:
   • Product Name
   • Product Type:
     • Standard Product
     • Pack
     • Virtual Product
   • Price
   • Quantity/Stock
5. Upload product images
6. Add:
   • Description
   • Short description
   • SEO title/meta description
   • Categories
   • Brand/Manufacturer
7. Configure:
   • Shipping
   • Combinations/Variants (size, color)
   • Features
   • Related products
8. Set product status to Online
9. Click Save

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Important Tabs Explained

Basic Settings

Main product info, price, category, images.

Quantities

Manage stock quantity and low-stock alerts.

Shipping

Weight, dimensions, carriers.

Combinations

Create variants like:

• Size: S/M/L
• Color: Red/Blue

SEO

Improve Google ranking:

• Friendly URL
• Meta title
• Meta description

Options

Visibility, condition, customization.

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Best Practice for Faster Sales

• Use high-quality square images
• Add detailed descriptions
• Use keywords in product title
• Enable friendly URLs
• Add multiple product images
• Set correct categories

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Bulk Product Import (CSV)

If you have many products:

1. Go to Advanced Parameters → Import
2. Upload CSV file
3. Choose:
   • Products
4. Map CSV columns
5. Import

Useful for:

• Thousands of products
• Supplier catalogs
• Migration from another store

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Recommended Image Sizes

• Product image: 800×800 or higher
• JPG or WEBP
• Optimized for speed

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Common Problems

Product not showing on website

Check:

• Product status = Online
• Quantity > 0
• Assigned category
• Category enabled

Images blurry

Regenerate thumbnails:

• Design → Image Settings → Regenerate thumbnails

Slow product page

• Compress images
• Disable unnecessary modules
• Use caching/CDN

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Official documentation:
PrestaShop Product Documentation