How to Manage Product Sizes and Colors
To accurately categorize and manage your inventory, you can assign specific sizes and colors to your items. This guide will walk you through the simple process of creating, editing, and organizing custom product sizes and colors within your dashboard.
Tip: You can quickly toggle the active status of any size or color directly from the main list without needing to delete it.
1. Accessing the Size and Color Module
To begin configuring your item attributes, navigate to the correct module from your main dashboard.
- Go to the main navigation menu on the left side of your screen.
- Click on the Products section to expand the dropdown menu.
- Select Size and Color from the list.
**[Image: Left sidebar navigation showing the Products menu expanded and Size and Color selected]**
2. Creating and Managing Colors
By default, the page opens with two tabs at the top: Size and Color. Let's start by adding a new color.
- Click on the Color tab.
- Click the blue Create Color + button located at the top right corner of the table. A "Create Color" window will pop up.
- In the Name field, enter the full name of the color (e.g., "Red").
- In the Short Name field, enter a briefer version or abbreviation of the color (e.g., "red" or "RD").
- Click the green Save button to add the color to your system. A green success notification will appear at the top of the screen confirming the addition.
**[Image: Create Color pop-up window showing the Name and Short Name fields filled out]**
3. Creating and Managing Sizes
The process for adding sizes is identical to adding colors.
- Click on the Size tab located next to the Color tab.
- Click the blue Create Size + button at the top right corner. The "Create Size" window will appear.
- Enter the full description in the Name field (e.g., "Large").
- Enter an abbreviation in the Short Name field (e.g., "LARGE" or "L").
- Click the green Save button. You will see a success notification, and the new size will populate in the data table below.
**[Image: Size tab view showing the newly created size in the data table]**
4. Editing, Deleting, and Changing Status
Once you have added sizes and colors, they will be listed in their respective tables. From here, you have full control over managing them:
- Toggle Status: Under the Status column, you will see a green toggle switch. You can click this switch to turn off (deactivate) an item so it no longer appears as an option when creating products, without having to permanently delete it.
- Edit Attributes: Under the Action column, click the orange Pencil icon to reopen the item's details. You can update the Name or Short Name from here.
- Delete Attributes: Under the Action column, click the red Trash can icon to permanently remove a size or color from your system.
**[Image: Close-up of the Status toggle and Action buttons (Edit and Delete) within the data table]**