Add Custom Product

At times you may wish to sell a product that is not part of your regular supplier catalogs. This is possible in DecoNetwork. You can add custom products where you define all of the properties of the product yourself, from scratch.

This article explains how to add a custom product in DecoNetwork when the item doesn’t exist in your supplier catalogs. Use the guide below to configure product details, images, and decoration areas so the product is ready for pricing and sale.

In this article

• Prerequisites
• Why Use This Feature
• How to add a custom product
• Best-Practice Tips
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional Resources

Prerequisites

Why Use This Feature

Adding a custom product lets you sell unique or niche items not found in supplier catalogs—while maintaining a consistent online designer experience. You gain full control over images, colorways, and decoration areas, can enable dynamic recoloring via templates, and can quickly expand your catalog for prototypes, special runs, or exclusive lines without waiting on supplier data.

How to add a custom product

1. Log into your DecoNetwork Website.
2. Browse to Admin > Products.

   

   

3. Click Add Product, then select Add Custom Product.
   

   The main work area contains the settings for configuring a new custom product:

   

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   • Product Group - select a product group from the dropdown menu. Product groups allow you to set default behaviors for groups of products. They save you from having to configure common settings for products individually.
   • Product name - give your product a name.
   • Product code - if you use a code to store and record your product, enter it here.
   • Number of colors is the number of color areas that can be changed on the product
4. When ready, click Save.

   Once the basic product identifier information is entered, the next task will be to specify views of the product that appear in the online store and in the designer.

5. Select a product view option:
   
   
   • DecoNetwork dynamically colorizing template - use an existing template image. Images for each color added to the product will be automatically created.
   • Upload a single image to display for all product colors - upload an image that will represent all product colors and cannot change to reflect the user's selection.
   • Upload a different image for each product color - if you cannot make a PSD template, or would prefer extreme color accuracy, consider this option which is to upload a separate image for each available color.
   • Upload a dynamically colorizing template - upload your own custom PSD template which will be used to automatically generate images for each color added to the product.
   • Do not use a product image - choose this option to not display an image if an image is not available or cannot be sourced.
6. Depending on your choice in the previous step, you will have to either select a product image or upload an image or images. If you have uploaded or used a template file or image series, you will also have to choose a default color (or colors) for the product.
7. Once the product view image has been configured, decoration areas must be defined. You may be able to select from a series of predefined decoration areas if suitable, otherwise, you may define your own. Chosen decoration areas must be dragged into the appropriate location on the product image so that selected decorations are applied to the correct place on the product.
8. When done, click Save.

   You will now be taken to the regular product configuration page with the data you have entered already in place. Although the product is in DecoNetwork, it is not yet configured. At a minimum, it will need pricing if you wish to make the item saleable. Pricing is located in the inner menu of your product view.

   

   Ultimately, the amount of information you enter into the product is up to you. For more information, see the Products Overview article for details of all available configuration options.

Best-Practice Tips

• Use Product Groups wisely: they apply shared defaults and save setup time across similar items.
• Prefer templates for color-changing products—dynamic recoloring streamlines maintenance.
• Keep images consistent: use uniform canvas sizes and transparent backgrounds where appropriate.
• Name & code conventions: adopt a consistent naming/coding scheme to aid search and reporting.
• Decoration presets: reuse common placements to speed up area mapping.

Troubleshooting

• Images won’t upload → Check file type/size limits and try a smaller/lossless optimized file.
• Can’t drag decoration areas → Ensure you’ve selected a product view image; zoom back to 100% and try again.
• Template colors don’t update → Confirm you’re using a dynamic template and mapped color layers correctly.
• Product not visible for sale → Add pricing and verify product availability settings.

FAQs

• What is a Product Group?
  It’s a way to apply common defaults/behaviors to multiple products so you don’t configure each one individually.
• Which view option should I choose?
  Use Templates for dynamic colors, Separate images when each color needs its own image, and Single image for a static visual.
• Can I change images later?
  Yes, you can revisit the product and update images, colors, and decoration areas at any time.
• Do I have to set pricing now?
  You can add it later, but the product isn’t saleable until pricing is configured.

Additional Resources

• Configure the Design On Product System Page in the Website Editor
• Create a Custom Product Image Template with Dynamic Recoloring
• Products Overview