Managing Storefront Products

Managing Storefront Products

Your online storefront is your digital bakery window. In BakeOnyx, you control exactly which products customers see, how they're described, and what ordering rules apply. This guide walks you through setting up and managing your storefront product catalog.

What you'll learn

• How to show or hide products from your online store
• How to customize product descriptions and images for customers
• How to set ordering requirements like minimum quantities and lead times

Accessing Your Storefront Products

1. Log in to BakeOnyx and go to your Dashboard
2. Click Storefront in the left menu
3. Select Products

You'll see a list of all your products. This is where you control what appears on your public online store.

Showing or Hiding Products

Not every product needs to be available online. You might want to reserve certain items for in-person orders or seasonal specials.

1. Find the product you want to manage in the list
2. Look for the Show on Storefront toggle switch
3. Click the toggle to turn it on (blue) to display the product, or off (gray) to hide it
4. Changes save automatically

Customizing Product Descriptions for Customers

Your storefront description is what customers read when browsing your shop. Keep it friendly, appetizing, and focused on what makes your product special.

1. Click on the product you want to edit
2. Scroll to the Storefront Description field
3. Enter customer-friendly text (this is separate from your internal product notes)
4. Include details like ingredients, dietary info, or special features
5. Click Save

Adding Product Images

Great photos help customers decide. You can upload multiple images for each product to create a gallery on your storefront.

1. Open the product you want to update
2. Find the Product Images section
3. Click Add Image or the upload button
4. Select a photo from your computer
5. Repeat to add multiple images
6. Drag images to reorder them (the first image appears as the main photo)
7. Click Save

Setting Ordering Requirements

Control how customers order by setting minimum quantities and advance notice requirements.

Lead Time (Advance Notice)

Lead time tells customers how many days in advance they must place an order. This is useful for custom cakes or specialty items that need prep time.

1. Open the product
2. Find the Lead Time Days field
3. Enter the number of days (for example, 3 means customers must order at least 3 days ahead)
4. Save your changes

Minimum Order Quantity

Set a minimum quantity if you don't want customers ordering just one item.

1. Open the product
2. Find the Minimum Order Quantity field
3. Enter the smallest quantity you'll accept (for example, 6 for a half-dozen cookies)
4. Save your changes

Controlling Display Order

Products appear on your storefront in the order you set. You can arrange them by category, popularity, or however makes sense for your bakery.

1. Open the product
2. Find the Storefront Sort Order field
3. Enter a number (lower numbers appear first)
4. Save your changes

For example, you might set your bestsellers to 1-10, seasonal items to 11-20, and specialty orders to 21+.

Next Steps

• Online Checkout and Customer Accounts — Learn how customers place orders on your storefront
• Creating a New Order — Create orders manually for phone or in-person customers
• Managing Customers — Track and organize your customer information