Shopify Product Management

Hide Custom Sign Products from Your Storefront

Every time a user adds a custom sign to the cart, our app creates the sign as a “product” in your Shopify backend. This is necessary in handling and purchasing the sign. However, since these are customised products, you may wish to hide them from being displayed on your storefront. In this guide, we will walk you through the various ways to hide these custom sign products from being displayed on your storefront.

Automatically deleting generated products

The products generated by the Sign Customiser are necessary for your users to purchase their customised products. Therefore, it is not possible to use Sign Customiser without generating products. However, we understand that this can be frustrating when viewing your product list. In this article, we will guide you on how to automatically delete these products using an app named Mechanic. Please note that: The Mechanic app is separate from the Sign Customiser and requires a monthly fee of $9 to use. Please be aware that the Mechanic app performs the action of deleting your products, and therefore, you use it at your own risk. We cannot be held responsible if the app deletes any wanted products

Retrieve list of custom neon products not purchased

This article aims to teach you how to retrieve a list of products that have been generated by our app but have not yet been purchased. To do this complete these-steps below. Login into the admin of your Shopify store Navigate to products in the side menu On the right-hand side click on the search icon to bring up the search bar that will allow filtering on the product list. Click on the add filter + button and select Product Type, make sure you select " Custom Neon". In the search bar located just above the list of products in your store enter NOT tag:npc_ordered

How SEO is treated for Custom Signs in Shopify

The custom signs created by our app are automatically hidden from search engines. We apply standard Shopify properties to ensure these products are excluded from SEO indexing. These includes settings recommended in the following guide: Create A Hidden Product in Shopify. These settings are applied automatically when a product is created by our app, and no additional action is required on your end.

Change Shopify Sale Channel for Products

You can change the sales channel that a product generated by a sign customiser is assigned to by following these steps. 1. Navigate to the admin of Sign Customiser for your Shopify store. 2. Click on "Tools and Settings" in the home page menu 3. Click on the "Integrations" button. 4. Click on the "Shopify" Integration. 5. Click on "Edit Integration" button in the top right corner. 6. Select the Sales Channel you wish to automatically publish to by clicking on the "Publication" select option and selecting one. 7. Click "Save" In the modal.

Shopify Unlisted Product Status

Shopify products can have either an "Active" or "Unlisted" status. Active - Products appear in your store catalog and in search results Unlisted - Products are still "Active" however they no longer appear in your public store catalog or search results By default new products are created with the "Active" status, but you can configure Sign Customiser to create them as "Unlisted" if you wish.

Autogenerate SKU for sign products in Shopify?

Our app generates a new product in Shopify for every custom sign added to the cart by a customer. While the app does not assign SKUs automatically, you can implement an automatic SKU generation system using a third-party app. Below is a step-by-step guide to help you set this up.

Free Shipping for Custom Products in Shopify

If you are looking to provide free shipping for your custom sign products generated by our app, you might face challenges with Shopify's default settings. Shopify does not currently support assigning Shipping Profiles to product types or collections—only to specific products. This limitation can complicate setting up free shipping for products created by our customiser. While "free shipping discounts" exist in Shopify, they do not offer conditional rules to restrict the discount to specific product types or collections.