Now that you’ve finished setting up your catalog categories, you’re ready to create your first product. In Drupal, new content types are nodes with additional fields. So, if you’ve added content before, creating a new product will be simple:

Manually adding products is acceptable if your store has only a few items. But what happens if you have hundreds or even thousands of products? This method is time-consuming and not very efficient for large stores. Consider that if you have 10,000 products and inserting one product takes about five minutes, it would take approximately five working months to complete the process. You would also face issues like slow internet connections or command errors. That’s why the best solution is to import products from a text file.

We often see complementary products being sold together: a mobile phone with a charger, an MP3 player with headphones. Sometimes, there are even attempts to make us buy a microwave with our refrigerator. Ubercart allows you to sell not only individual products but also bundled products. These bundled products are often presented as special offers.

To sell products as a bundle, we need to activate the Ubercart submodule Product kit. You don't need to download it separately, as it is included in Ubercart.

Managing Attributes in Ubercart

In Ubercart, you can manage product attributes at two levels:

• Using store settings, you can create and configure default attributes with default values. If you have product groups that require different attributes, you can create different product classes.
• When a new product is created, default attributes are applied. You can then customize these attributes individually for each product.

Before creating attributes, you must enable the Ubercart Attributes submodule.

So far, we have completed the basic configuration of Drupal and Ubercart, created categories and subcategories, and added several products. You now have a fantastic product catalog with impressive product descriptions, large images, and multiple attributes. Visitors to your store can browse through all these products, examine every detail, and absorb all the information. However, we cannot yet call this a true store—your visitors should not only be able to view products but also purchase them.

Shipping Country Configuration

Navigate to Admin | Store Management | Settings | Country and Address Settings.
In the country settings section, there are two tabs: Import Countries and Country Formats. The Import Countries tab allows you to choose the countries from which you intend to accept orders. By default, only the United States and Canada are enabled. The interface allows you to import new countries and disable or delete existing ones.

The Conditional Actions module is a core component of Ubercart. It is essential for configuring shipping costs and tax rules. Additionally, it is used to automatically update the order status upon payment receipt and to send automatic notifications.

To manage shipping settings, go to Admin | Store Administration | Configuration | Shipping quote settings. This page contains three tabs:

Overview: This first tab provides a brief summary of the available shipping methods.

Packaging settings: This page offers several options.

Click on the Flat rate tab (Standard rate — translations may vary and often need to be done manually). If there are no flat rates, it means none have been created yet. Let's create a standard shipping method: $10 per order and $1 per item. We’ll also create free shipping for orders over $250.

We’ve reached the point where we can start selling our products and accepting payments. This is a key feature of our online store — one that is essential for successfully launching our business and enabling us to accept direct payments from our web customers.

Tax settings are important if you are selling products that include VAT.