Require product approval
You can configure Traide to require all products and variants added or changed by sellers be approved by a marketplace operator before they're available for purchase.
When this feature is enabled, the Status field appears, and new products and variants enter an In Review state until an operator approves or declines them. Only approved items will be visible to buyers.
If this feature is turned off, sellers can add and display products and variants in the storefront without the operator's approval.
Enable product approvals
You can enable product approvals within your product settings.
Steps
- In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Settings.
- Select Product settings.
- Enable the Require product approvals toggle.
- Select Save.
View products in review
You can filter products and variants by the Approval status column to quickly find those in review.
- In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Listings to view products, or Products -> Variants to view variants.
- Select the filter button in the Approval status column header.
- Choose which status to filter by.
Change approval status
- In the dashboard, navigate to Products -> Listings to view products, or Products -> Variants to view variants.
- Select a product or variant.
- Select the status dropdown to choose the new status.
- Select Save.
Approve products in bulk
Reviewing a seller's submissions one product at a time does not scale past a small catalog. Approval status can be updated for many products at once, so onboarding a seller who has submitted several hundred products is a single action rather than an afternoon.
Bulk approval status updates are currently available through the API rather than as a dashboard action. The dashboard changes approval status one product or variant at a time, as described above.
If you are onboarding sellers with large catalogs, talk to your developers or your Traide representative about using it. See the developer guide.