Adding products properly on Uzanga is important because the information you enter affects how customers see your products, how stock is tracked, and how smoothly your store runs overall.

If you are new to Uzanga, some product fields may seem confusing at first, especially things like variants, units, bundles, and stock tracking. But once you understand what each field means, adding products becomes much faster and easier.

This guide walks you through the main product fields inside Uzanga and explains what each one does using simple examples.

Where to Add a Product

From your Uzanga admin dashboard:

1. Go to Products
2. Click Add Product

This opens the product form where you will fill in your product details.

Product Title and Description

The title and description are the main details your customers will see on your storefront.

The title should clearly describe the product you are selling.

For example:

• Nike Dunk Low
• Brown Leather Handbag
• Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

The description is where you add more details about the product such as:

• Size
• Color
• Condition
• Features
• Material
• Availability

For example:

This shoe is available in size 42, gray in color, and in good condition.

The more helpful your description is, the easier it becomes for customers to understand what they are buying.

Product Categories

Categories help organize your products properly inside your store.

For example, if you sell shoes, your categories might include:

• Sneakers
• Boots
• Sandals
• Nike
• Adidas

Using categories correctly helps customers browse your products more easily.

Understanding Units

The Unit field controls how stock quantities appear on your storefront.

For example:

• If you sell flowers, your unit might be Bunches
• If you sell soda, your unit might be Crates
• If you sell shoes, your unit might simply be Pairs

So instead of customers seeing:

10 left

They would see:

10 crates left10 bunches left10 pairs left

This small detail helps make your store feel more professional and specific to your products.

Selling Price

This is simply the current price of the product.

For example:

• Ksh 2,500
• Ksh 5,000
• Ksh 850

This is the amount customers will pay when purchasing the product.

Stock Quantity

The stock field tells Uzanga how many units of the product you currently have available.

For example:

• 5 shoes available
• 20 handbags available
• 100 bottles available

If you do not track stock manually or you mainly work with pre-orders, you can leave this field empty.

Product vs Bundle

One important field asks:

What are you selling?

Uzanga gives you two options:

• Product
• Bundle

What is a Product?

A product is a single item being sold individually.

For example:

• One phone
• One shoe
• One handbag

What is a Bundle?

A bundle combines multiple products together and sells them as one package.

For example, if you run a phone shop, you could sell:

• Phone
• Screen protector
• Phone cover

Instead of selling them separately, you can combine them into one bundle.

Bundles are useful because they can increase your sales without adding completely new products to your store.

Customers also like bundles because they get related items together in one purchase.

Delivery Type: Physical vs Digital Products

Uzanga supports both physical and digital products.

Physical Products

Physical products are items that need delivery or shipping.

Examples:

• Clothes
• Shoes
• Furniture
• Electronics

Digital Products

Digital products are items customers receive online.

Examples:

• PDFs
• E-books
• Download links
• Digital templates
• Online resources

If you are selling downloadable content, select the digital option.

Track Inventory

The Track Inventory option controls what happens when stock runs out.

If inventory tracking is enabled:

• Uzanga can automatically stop customers from purchasing out-of-stock products

If disabled:

• Customers can continue placing orders even when stock reaches zero

This is useful for businesses that:

• accept pre-orders
• restock regularly
• sell made-to-order products

Shipping Size

The shipping size field is mainly used when working with transport or courier systems where shipping costs depend on package size.

For example:

• Transporting a wardrobe costs more than transporting a ruler
• Large products cost more to deliver than small products

Most businesses can simply leave this as:

Small Package

unless they are selling very large items.

Understanding Product Variants

Variants are different versions of the same product.

This is one of the most important sections to understand properly.

Examples of Variants

If you sell shoes, variants could include:

• Size 41
• Size 42
• Size 43

If you sell clothes, variants could include:

• Small
• Medium
• Large

Variants can also include colors such as:

• Red
• Green
• Black

Each variation is treated separately inside Uzanga.

Variant Details

Inside the variant section, you can specify details for each variation individually.

For each variant, you can set:

• Variant name
• Stock quantity
• Selling price
• Original price

Original Price vs Selling Price

The original price helps display discounts or special offers.

For example:

• Original price: Ksh 5,000
• Selling price: Ksh 4,000

Your storefront can then display:

Was Ksh 5,000Now Ksh 4,000

This helps customers clearly see promotions and discounts.

Publishing and Coming Soon Products

Uzanga also allows you to display products as:

Coming Soon

This is useful when:

• stock is arriving soon
• you want to create anticipation
• you want customers to know upcoming products are being added

Instead of hiding the product completely, customers can still see it listed as coming soon.

Helpful Tips When Adding Products

Here are a few tips that can make product creation faster and cleaner:

• Keep titles simple and clear

Avoid overly complicated names.

• Use detailed descriptions

Customers are more likely to buy when they understand the product properly.

• Organize products into categories

This improves navigation on your storefront.

• Use variants instead of duplicate products

Instead of creating separate products for every size or color, use variants to keep everything organized.

• Add original prices during promotions

This helps highlight discounts and offers more effectively.

Final Takeaway

Understanding product fields properly makes managing your Uzanga store much easier.

Once you know how titles, categories, units, stock, bundles, variants, and pricing work together, adding products becomes a quick and organized process instead of a confusing one.

The goal is not just to upload products, but to structure them properly so customers can browse easily, understand what they are buying, and complete purchases smoothly.