Tutorials: Upload a resource

Today we will show you how to create a new resource and add to your Praxel Creator Dashboard. The Praxel Creator Dashboard gives you the ability to completely customise the look and feel of all your resources.

To get the best results it is recommended that you have the following items before starting:

  • 1 X Feature Image
  • Short description 40 words
  • Full description
  • 3 X Gallery Images (Optional)

Now let’s explore how to add a new resource to your Creator Dashboard.

1 Step - Enter basic resource information

Login to you Creator Dashboard. Click on the menu item Products located in the side menu to the left. 

Click on the Add new product located in the top right hand corner of your Creator Dashboard. This will open the Add New Product page.

2 Step - Upload Product Image

Click on the Upload Product Image button. This will open a popup window allowing you to either Upload files or browse your Media Library to select an existing image.

Please follow these guidlines for the sizing for all Product Images:

  • Image size: 1280px X 860px
  • Resolution: 72 dpi
  • Format: .jpg

Click on the Select Files button in the middle of the popup this will allow you to browse your local computer to select your product image. Once you have selected an image you will be redirected to the Media Library tab where your file will be uploaded.

When you select an image a tick will appear in the top right corner of the image thumbnail.

When your image is selected you can also add in some Meta Data including Alt Text, Title, Caption and Description. These are optional but will help your Search Engine Optimization for you product page.

Now click the Set featured image located at the bottom right. You will now be redirected back to the Add New Product page and your image thumbnail should now appear.

3 Step - Add Product Information

Now you can add in your product information. The first item is the Product Name this has a maximum of 40 characters.

Next add in you Product Price try to price your product in whole numbers as they are easier to read ($3.00 not $3.39).

Next you can add a Discounted Price this is optional.

Next add your product to a Product Category. Please note you can add your product to multiple categories.

You can also add Tags to your product these are search terms that can be used to help find your product on the Praxel Marketplace. They allow products with the same tag to be grouped together.

Start typing in the search field if there are any matches they will appear in the dropdown and you can select them. If your tag does not appear simply type in your preferred tag and press enter. When you save your product your custom tag will be added to the Tags Database.

The last piece of information is the full description for your product. Here you can add in much more information and also links.

4 Step - Create Product

This last step is quite simple but you have 2 choices. Create & Add New and Create Product.

Create & Add New will save your product and redirect back to the Add New Product page so you can create another product.

Create Product will save your product and redirect you back to the Products page.