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Creating products for WooCommerce

Learn how to create products for WooCommerce from Printumo, what gets created, how Printumo tagging works, and what you can safely edit.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

This guide explains how to create a product for WooCommerce from Printumo, what gets created in WooCommerce, and what you can (and shouldn’t) edit.

Before you start

  • Your WooCommerce store must be connected to Printumo

  • The Printumo WooCommerce plugin must be installed and connected

Create and publish a product to WooCommerce

  1. Create your product in Printumo (choose sizes/options, set your retail price, and generate mockups)

  2. Go to Products in Printumo

  3. Click Add to WooCommerce on the product you want to publish

What gets created in WooCommerce

Printumo creates the product directly in your WooCommerce catalog using the WooCommerce REST API:

  • Product title (your product name)

  • Description (full product details)

  • Short description (product summary)

  • Images (product mockup images)

  • Price (your retail price)

  • Variations (size, color, and other options you configured)

  • SKU (product identifier)

Automatic tagging (the magic part)

The Printumo plugin automatically detects when Printumo creates a product and tags it as a Printumo product by adding a special marker in the background.

Why it matters

  • Orders for these tagged products are automatically sent to Printumo for fulfillment

  • Orders containing non-Printumo products won’t be sent to Printumo (you fulfill those yourself)

  • You can safely sell a mix of Printumo and regular products in the same store

How you can see it in WooCommerce

  1. Open the product in WooCommerce admin

  2. Scroll to Custom Fields

  3. Look for printumo_product = yes

What you’ll see in WooCommerce admin

After Printumo creates a product, it appears like any other WooCommerce product:

  • Products → All Products: name, image, price, status

  • Product edit page: standard fields filled in (type, images/gallery, categories/tags if assigned)

Can you edit Printumo products?

Yes—most fields are safe to edit:

  • ✅ Title and description

  • ✅ Prices

  • ✅ Categories and tags

  • ✅ SEO settings

  • ✅ Visibility (catalog/search)

  • ✅ Featured image position

Be careful with:

  • ⚠️ Variations: Printumo needs the exact variations it created to fulfill correctly

Don’t edit:

  • SKU (Printumo uses it to identify the product)

  • Custom Fields (don’t remove the printumo_product marker, or orders won’t be sent to Printumo)

Need help?

Contact Printumo support and include:

  • Your WooCommerce store URL

  • The product name

  • A screenshot of the WooCommerce product edit page (especially the Custom Fields section)

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