How to Enable Blank Product Purchasing

When selling products online through DecoNetwork, you may want to give customers the option to purchase blank products in addition to decorated ones. By default, the blank product display page only offers the Start Designing button, but with the right settings, you can enable an Add to Cart button for blank purchases. This article explains how to configure the system settings, page settings, and product settings required to allow blank product sales.

In this article

• Prerequisites
• Why enable blank product purchases?
• Enable blank product purchase in system settings
• Enable the Add to Cart button on the blank product page
• Configure individual products to allow blank purchases
• Best-Practice Tips
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional Resources

Why enable blank product purchases?

Not every customer wants decorated items. Some may want to buy blanks for resale, self-decoration, or personal use. Allowing blank product purchases gives you:

• Additional revenue opportunities by selling stock as-is
• Flexibility for customers who prefer plain products
• Control over which products can or cannot be purchased blank

Enable blank product purchase in system settings

1. In Admin, go to Products → Blank Product Display.
2. Set Allow blank product purchase to Yes.
3. Click Save.

Enable the Add to Cart button on the blank product page

1. In Admin, go to Products → Blank Product Display.
2. Set Show add to cart button to Yes.
3. (Optional) Enable Allow stores to customize this setting to give affiliates control.
4. Click Save.

Configure individual products to allow blank purchases

1. In Admin → Products, select the product you want to edit.
2. Go to General Settings.
3. Set Allow blank purchase to Yes.
4. Save your changes.

Best-Practice Tips

• Only enable blank purchases for products you’re comfortable selling undecorated.
• Review pricing to ensure blank sales are profitable.
• Allow affiliates to control this setting for flexibility across different stores.

Troubleshooting

• Problem: Add to Cart button not showing.
  Solution: Check both the system setting and page setting are enabled.
• Problem: Product still not purchasable blank.
  Solution: Confirm the product’s Allow blank purchase option is set to Yes.

FAQs

• Can I allow some products to be purchased blank but not others?
  Yes. This is controlled at the individual product level.
• Do affiliates have to sell blank products?
  No. If you allow customization, affiliates can choose whether or not to enable blank sales in their stores.

Additional Resources

• Allow blank product purchase - all stores
• Managing Blank Product Settings