This guide shows you how to create a new product in Composerie. A product is the personalizable item your shoppers buy and customize on your store. You can start one in three ways, and this article walks through each. It is written for store owners setting up their first products as well as anyone adding more.
Three ways to start a product
When you create a product, Composerie gives you three starting points. Pick the one that matches where your base item comes from.
- Catalog: Pick a base product from a connected print provider, like a t-shirt, mug, or poster. This is the default screen when you start a new product. The provider handles printing and shipping.
- Start blank: Design your own blank from scratch. You set the canvas size, the print sides, and how the order is fulfilled. This is a good fit when you print or ship the item yourself.
- Template: Reuse one of your saved designs as the starting point. This option only appears when your workspace already has at least one template.
The catalog path needs a connected print provider. Use a template appears only when your workspace has a saved template. Start blank is always available.
Create from a print provider catalog
This is the fastest way to start when a print provider already stocks the item you want to sell. You browse their catalog, pick a base product, and Composerie sets up the rest.
Open Products, then click Create
Go to Products in the left navigation, then click Create. You land on the print provider catalog browser by default.
Browse or search a provider's catalog
Use the left rail to switch providers, categories, and shipping regions, or search the catalog. Click a product card to review its variants and print areas.
Select variants and print areas, then add the product
In the detail view, select at least one variant and one print area. Click Add to Product. Open Selected products, give the draft a title, then click Create product to continue to Design Studio.
If your catalog is empty, check the active filters and provider connection. Head to connect a provider if the provider you need is not connected.
Before publishing, review every variant’s price and provider cost, and every required design surface. An imported product can still have missing costs or surfaces that need a design; importing it does not mean it is ready to publish.
Create a blank product from scratch
Choose this path when you supply and fulfill the item yourself, or when no provider stocks what you need. The custom product studio opens full screen, with a live canvas preview on the left and a specs inspector on the right.
Choose Start blank
From the catalog header, choose Start blank. The studio opens with one variant and a Front side already in place.
Enter a product name
Type a name for the product in the Product name field at the top of the inspector. This is the name you and your shoppers will see.
Set the canvas size
Open the size preset picker to choose a standard format, such as A4, A5, a postcard, or a poster. You can also key in your own width and height. Set the DPI for print quality, plus the safe margin and bleed for the print edge.
Add print sides and variants
Add print sides if your item has more than one printable face, like Front and Back. Each side gets its own size and settings. If you sell the same design in more than one option, add variants and mark one as the primary variant.
Pick a fulfillment method
A new blank product starts on You print it, under Fulfilment: your team produces and ships the physical item. The form says as much, and adds that you can connect a print partner later from the product page. Existing orders keep the fulfillment method they were recorded with.
Create the product
Click Create product. Composerie saves it as a draft and opens it in the design editor, ready for you to design.
Create from a saved template
If you have built reusable designs, you can start a product from one. Use a template appears in the catalog header only when your workspace has at least one saved template. Choose it, pick the design you want, and Composerie copies that design into a new draft product before opening Design Studio. To learn how to build and store these, see product templates.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Use a template not visible?
Composerie only shows Use a template when the workspace has at least one saved template. Catalog needs a connected print provider. You can always choose Start blank instead.
Does creating a product publish it to my store?
No. Every starting method saves the product as a draft and opens the design editor. It stays private until you publish it to your storefront.
Can I change the canvas size after I create a custom product?
You set the canvas, sides, and fulfillment method during creation. After that you work in the design editor and on the product page to refine the design and details.
Can I create a customer-download product?
No. New blank products use physical self-print fulfillment. Your team downloads the print files, produces the item, and ships it. Historical digital orders remain supported.
Next
Once your product exists, see manage your product list to find, sort, and open it again.