Odoo 16 is an open-source business management software that offers a range of integrated applications, including an E-commerce module. When it comes to elevating your online sales, Odoo 16 E-commerce integration provides several strategies that can enhance your overall online selling capabilities. Odoo, a widely used open-source ERP software, is trusted by numerous companies as a reliable enterprise resource planning solution.
With its user-friendly approach, Odoo aims to simplify software usage. By leveraging its capabilities, businesses can optimise their operational processes and automate repetitive tasks, resulting in significant time savings. The Odoo Website module is a versatile platform that enables users to create websites and develop e-commerce platforms without the need for complex coding procedures. With this web development tool, users can easily build and manage their eCommerce websites with minimal risks.
Odoo Website offers a range of powerful features, including ready-to-use themes and a user-friendly website builder app. These features simplify the website creation process, allowing users to customise their sites and enhance the overall user experience. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to revamp your existing website, Odoo Website provides the necessary tools and resources to create a professional and engaging online presence.
Lets see how to Sell Products Using the Odoo16 Website Module
The Odoo website module empowers users to effortlessly build their own ecommerce platforms, thanks to its intuitive and versatile features. With a wide range of drag-and-drop functionalities, diverse building blocks, and an extensive collection of themes, creating an engaging and attention-grabbing online store becomes both effective and user-friendly. Users can establish their e-commerce entities quickly and easily.
First of all, We can create a new product for sale using the “Products” section from the “E-commerce” menu illustrated in the below picture.
The "Products" menu opens a dashboard view displaying a list of existing products, organised in a Kanban view. Different visualisation options can be accessed by clicking on the icons in the upper right corner of the form view.
We can create a new product for sale by clicking on the “NEW” button under the “Products” title, which will open a form view where we can create any new product for sale using the form view, as shown in the below screenshot.
The process of creating and managing a product in Odoo is similar to configuring products in other modules like sales, purchases, inventories, and rentals.
When filling out the product configuration form, users are required to provide the product name and details. Additionally, they need to complete the six categories displayed in the form, including-General Information, Attributes & Variants,Sales,Purchase,Accounting. By completing these categories, users can effectively set up and manage their products within the Odoo platform.
General Information is the section, we need to fill in the basic product details, including Product type, Invoicing Policy, Unit of measure, Purchase unit of measure, Sales Price, Customer Taxes, Cost, Product Category, Internal Reference, Barcode, Product Tags, and Company Details.
Sales category consists of various fields related to upselling & Cross-Sell, Point Of Sale, E-commerce Shop, Sales Description, and Extra Product Media. Users can add Optional product details, Accessory Products, and Alternative Products in the Upsell & Cross-sell section.
In purchase users can provide vendor information such as Vendor Name, Vendor Bill, Taxes, Control Policy, and Purchase Description. We can select the vendor name from the “Add a Line” drop-down section provided under the “Vendor” form, as shown in the screenshot below.
After editing the required details, save the changes using the save icon provided in the upper left corner of the form view. And you can check the website preview and publish the product for sale using the “Go To Website” option provided in the form menu, as depicted below.
From the website preview, We can edit the website settings, change themes, and edit templates using the vast range of editing tools provided by the Odoo platform. We can publish the created product from the website page's main menu, as shown in the screen capture below.
Users can publish their products by simply clicking the "Unpublished" button; as soon as they do, the button's status changes to "Published," and it turns green.
We can also view the mobile preview of the shopping cart by clicking on the Mobile phone icon provided near the publish button.