There are three ways to create products in Thrive: one-by-one from the Products page, in bulk using spreadsheets, or during the purchase order process.
One-by-One (from the Products, Variants, or Bins pages)
In Bulk (via spreadsheet)
During the Purchase Order Process
Once you've connected an integration, creating products directly in Thrive is the best way to ensure they sync properly to your point-of-sale systems or website.
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Create Products One-by-One
From the Edit Product Page
Navigate to the Catalog section, go to Products, and then click "Create Product."
From there, you can add the information you choose under the Product Details, Locations, and Integrations tabs as shown here:
Create Products in Bulk
When you have many products to create (or edit) at once, we recommend a Bulk Upload Spreadsheet.
Start one now from the Bulk Uploads page.
Using the Create Products & Variants, or Create Products with Attributes spreadsheets you'll be able to create location-specific products. Available columns include:
Product Names
Location-Specific Product Settings
Categories
SKUs and Barcodes
Product Sync Status (Active or Inactive)
Prices and Default Costs
Vendors and Vendor SKUs
Initial Quantities
And More!
Create During the Purchase Order Process
Create products on the fly while building a purchase order. This is perfect when you're ordering new items from a vendor.
This option is perfect for creating your Purchase Order, whether to send it to your vendor (or to receive it immediately because the product is already there).
Open the PO.
Select your Vendor and enter the Bill to/Ship to fields.
At the bottom of the page, click the "Create New Item" button towards the bottom of the page, as shown here:
Once you click "Create New Item," you can create a product that will be assigned to that vendor, and added to the PO immediately.
Creating Inactive Products (Staging Products)
Create products as inactive before they arrive at your store or before you're ready to make them available to customers.
By doing so, you'll have time to write descriptions, add photos, or just wait for the perfect moment to build up and release your products to your customers.
A product with no integrations enabled from the Product Details page will be automatically considered Inactive from or you can set items as Inactive from one of the Create Products spreadsheets (in bulk).
Best Practices for Creating Products
Create in Thrive: Once you've connected an integration, always create products in Thrive rather than in your integration. This ensures proper syncing and gives you access to Thrive's inventory management features from the start.
Use consistent naming: Establish a product naming convention and stick to it. This makes searching, filtering, and organizing your catalog much easier.
Add SKUs from the start: Assign SKUs when creating products, even if your integration doesn't require them. SKUs are essential for many Thrive features like bulk uploads and reporting.
Set up categories early: Add products to categories as you create them. This saves time later when you need to filter products or run category-based reports.
Use bulk uploads for large catalogs: If you're creating more than 10 products, use bulk uploads to save time and ensure consistency.
Stage products before launches: Create new products as inactive when you want to prepare them ahead of time without making them available for sale immediately.