Enabling Products on NextPaw

Objective

This guide is designed to help retailers enable products on their NextPaw store locator listings. By ensuring your product catalog is visible, you can attract more customers searching for where to buy their favorite pet products.

Key Steps

What you need and Accessing Your Dashboard

Export a .csv list of your product UPCs from your point-of-sale system.
Log in to your NextPaw dashboard using your credentials.
Navigate to Store Settings and then to the Products page.

There are two ways to enable products on NextPaw: automatically through a UPC export or manually via toggles.

Method 1: Enable Brands Automatically

Export a .csv file of your product UPCs from your point of sale. Please add your product's UPC, Title, Price, and Inventory to the Nextpaw Product Template.
In your NextPaw dashboard, click Import on the Products page and upload the file.
Please add your product's UPC, Title, Price, and Inventory to the Nextpaw Product Template at the top of the new window.
Note: UPC, Title, and Price are the only mandatory items for this upload.
Download the new CSV file you have created from the Template.
Upload the new CSV to Nextpaw.
Please map the CSV file UPC to UPC, Product Name to Title, Regular Price to Price. These 3 are mandatory; if you have the inventory added, please map Inventory to Inventory.
Your brands and product catalog will be automatically enabled across the NextPaw store locator network.

This method ensures that your brands are activated efficiently and listed across multiple store locators immediately.

Method Two: Manual Product Selection
Note: The products page will only display products from the brands you've enabled

Ensure you have selected the brands you carry. To learn how, Enable The Brands You Carry
Go to Store Settings and select Brands.
Find the brand you wish to add products to
- By selecting View Product on any Verified Brand, you will be brought to a menu of their available products.
Enable products individually:
- Click the toggle next to a product's name to activate it (blue toggle = enabled).
- Click the toggle again to deactivate (grey toggle = disabled).
To enable or disable multiple products at once:
- Check the box in the table header.
- Select Activate or Deactivate from the drop-down menu.

Product Activation Rules

Only products from verified brands will appear on your product page.
Enabling products ensures they appear on your store locator listing, making it easier for shoppers to find and purchase from your store.
Updates to product listings will reflect automatically within the NextPaw network.

Bulk Actions

If you offer a wide selection, using the CSV import is the fastest way to enable products.
The manual toggle method is ideal for smaller updates or adjusting a few select products.

Finalizing Your Product Listings

Preview Your Product Catalog

Before finishing, review your enabled products to ensure accuracy.

Navigate to your store locator listing.
Confirm that the correct products are visible.
Make any necessary adjustments through the Products page.

Cautionary Notes

Timely Updates: Ensure your product catalog remains current by updating your UPC list regularly.
Accurate Inputs: Double-check product toggles and UPCs to prevent listing errors.
Brand Verification: If a brand is missing from your product page, confirm that it has been enabled in your dashboard settings.

Tips for Efficiency

Regularly update your UPC list to maintain an accurate product catalog.
Use bulk actions when handling large inventories to save time.
Communicate issues with the NextPaw support team if products are not displaying correctly.

By following these steps, you can ensure that your store's product listings are up-to-date and optimized to attract more shoppers searching for their favorite pet products.