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Add Products & Go Live

Create your admin account, add products, test a purchase, and launch your store.

You'll need your deployed store URL, product info (names, prices, images), and a credit card to test checkout · Estimated time: 20–30 min

1. Create Your Admin Account

Run the seed command to create your admin account:

npm run seed

The credentials will be printed in your terminal. Save them - you'll need them to log in. You can also find them in scripts/seed-demo-user.ts.

2. Log Into the Admin Panel

1. Go to yourstore.com/admin
2. Log in with the credentials from the terminal output
3. Change your email and password in Settings

3. Add Your Products

1. In the admin panel, go to Products
2. Click Add Product
3. Fill in the product details: name, description, price, images
4. Add variants if needed (size, color, etc.)
5. Set the product as Active to make it visible in your store
6. Repeat for all your products

4. Set Up Categories

1. Go to Categories in the admin panel
2. Create your product categories
3. Assign products to their categories

5. Test a Purchase

Make a real test purchase to confirm everything works end-to-end:

1. Open your store in a new browser window
2. Create a customer account
3. Add a product to cart
4. Go through the checkout process
5. Complete the payment
6. Check that:
   • The order appears in your admin panel
   • You received a confirmation email
   • The payment shows in your Stripe dashboard
7. Refund the test order in Stripe dashboard

6. Customize Your Store

1. Update the store logo and branding
2. Edit the homepage content
3. Customize the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages
4. Set up your contact email

7. Submit to Google (Optional)

1. Go to Google Search Console
2. Add your domain
3. Submit your sitemap: yourstore.com/sitemap.xml

8. Google Shopping Feed (Optional)

Your store automatically generates a Google Shopping feed. Submit it to Google Merchant Center to list your products on Google Shopping.

1. Go to Google Merchant Center and sign up
2. Add your store URL and verify your domain
3. Go to Products → Feeds → Add feed
4. Choose Scheduled fetch and enter your feed URL:

https://yourstore.com/feed/google-shopping

Replace "yourstore.com" with your actual domain.

Launch Checklist