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How Do I Get Product Type on Shopify?

Last updated on January 13, 2023 @ 12:44 pm

As a shop owner, you may want to offer different types of products on your Shopify store. For example, you may want to sell physical goods, digital products, or services.

To do this, you need to add a product type to each product in your Shopify admin.

In your Shopify admin, go to Products > All products. Then, click the name of the product that you want to add a product type to:

On the Edit product page, scroll down to the Product types section. You can add multiple product types to each product:

  • Physical good: A physical good that you ship to your customer.
  • Digital good: A digital file that your customer can download, such as an eBook or an audio file.
  • Service: Something that your customer buys from you that doesn’t have a physical form, such as custom design work or repairs.

Note: If you’re using Shopify Payments and you’re adding a digital product for the first time, then you need to enable downloads in your Shopify Payments settings. If you’re not using Shopify Payments, then you need to use a third-party app to sell digital products.

To add a product type:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > All products. Then, click the name of the product that you want to add a product type to.

  2. On the Edit product (formerly “Add/Edit Product”) page , scroll down to the Product types (formerly “Type”) section.

PRO TIP: If you are considering using the Shopify platform to sell products online, be aware that there is no built-in way to display a product’s type on the site. This means that if you have products that are of different types (e.g. clothing, electronics, etc.), potential customers will not be able to see this information unless you manually add it to the product description. While this may not be a big deal for some businesses, it could be a turn-off for others who want their customers to be able to easily browse and find what they’re looking for.

Adding a Product Type is simple and only takes a few moments in your Shopify Admin. By adding different types of Products, Services or Digital Goods – you can better serve your customers by giving them more options on what they can purchase from your shop!

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.