Create Customizable Products with Zakeke

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Customizable Products with Zakiki
3. Accessing Zakiki Back Office
4. Creating Customizable Products
5. Setting Full Print Area
6. Creating Print Areas
7. Defining Product Variations
8. Disabling Customization Tools
9. Saving and Publishing Products
10. Launching the Gigi Customizer
11. Conclusion

Customizable Products with Zakiki

Creating customizable products can be an effective way for businesses to offer tailored products to their customers. With the help of Zakiki, an online all-in-one solution for product customization, businesses can create products that customers can personalize according to their preference. In this article, we will show you how to create customizable products within Zakiki using an example of a t-shirt with standard variants such as different sizes and colors that customers can personalize.

Accessing Zakiki Back Office

To start creating customizable products within Zakiki, first, you need to access your Zakiki back office. Log in to your account and go to the administration panel. From there, select customizable products and add a customizable product.

Creating Customizable Products

Once you have added a customizable product, select your store and search for the required product. You can use a wizard to create the product step-by-step. Zakiki pulls the product image from your store, which will be used within the customizer. However, if you are not happy with the image, you can change it.

Setting Full Print Area

The first step in creating a customized product is setting the full print area of the product to be personalized. This will ensure that Zakiki returns print-ready files that are exactly the size you need. You need to take a real measurement of the product so that the print area is set to the image on the screen. All other measurements will be calculated from this. For example, if the measurement of the real t-shirt is 35 centimeters, you can use the shape tool to create the print area and draw it onto the product. You can create rectangular or square areas, oval or circular print areas, or you can use the polygon tool to make irregular shapes and resize them. You can also use a PNG mask to more accurately define the shape or create complex print areas. You can make as many print areas as you need.

Creating Print Areas

Now, let's make a single print area and position it within the product. You can see that because of the size we set for the product, the print area is automatically sized so the print-ready files will be 32.53 by 55.75. Once you're happy with the print area, you can save it. You can have as many sides as you like for your products, so your t-shirt can be printed on the front and the back. The back of the t-shirt can be created in the same way. You can change the image file, set the print area, measure the back, and then define the shape of the print area. In this case, the print area is the same for all the variants.

Defining Product Variations

There are also variants for this product, such as different colors and sizes that customers can customize. You can add the variations by selecting the size and color. Zakiki automatically pulls the list of attributes and options from your store. You can then decide which variants to import and show in the customizer. In this example, the design on the final product is not going to be affected by the size, so it makes no sense to show the size within the customizer. You can select all the colors and click on add variations to show the different colors for the customizer to choose.

Disabling Customization Tools

It is important to note that when the product is made as a customizable product in Zakiki, all of the customization tools get activated on the product. If you don't want all of the customization tools activated on the product, you can disable tools by creating a printing method from the Zakiki back office. You can go to printing methods and click on add printing method. There, you can see all of the different settings. Let's say you want your customers to only have the ability to upload images on the product, so you disable the text and your own galleries and only allow customers to add their images. You're fine with all the other formats, and you allow customers to use the image filters. There's no need to select any fonts because you have disabled the text tool. You can choose the print-ready files you prefer, such as SVG and PNG at 150 dots per inch. You don't need any effects, and you applied the new printing method on the product that you had just created.

Saving and Publishing Products

Once you have completed creating your product, you can save it and publish it to your store. The product is now successfully published, so you can go to your store, search for the product, and instead of having the add to cart button, you have the customize button. When customers click on customize, the Gigi customizer is launched.

Launching the Gigi Customizer

In the Gigi customizer, you can see the product image you uploaded in the Zakiki back office. You can customize the product within the print area that was defined in the back office. You have the two sides and the two variants, black and orange. Once customized, customers can add the product to their cart and proceed to checkout.

Conclusion

Creating customizable products within Zakiki is a straightforward process that can be highly beneficial for businesses. With Zakiki's all-in-one solution, businesses can provide customized products to their customers, personalized according to their preferences. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can create your customizable product seamlessly.

Highlights

• Zakiki is an online all-in-one solution for product customization.
• Creating customizable products within Zakiki can help businesses offer tailored products to their customers.
• Businesses can create products that customers can personalize according to their preference.
• The first step in creating a customized product is setting the full print area of the product to be personalized.
• Once saved, the product can be published to the store and accessed by customers through the customize button.
• The Gigi customizer is launched, allowing customers to customize the product within the print area defined in the back office.

FAQ

Q: What is Zakiki?\ A: Zakiki is an online all-in-one solution for product customization.

Q: How can businesses benefit from creating customizable products within Zakiki?\ A: Businesses can provide tailored products to their customers, personalized according to their preferences.

Q: What is the first step in creating a customized product within Zakiki?\ A: The first step is setting the full print area of the product to be personalized.

Q: How can customers access customized products within Zakiki?\ A: Customers can access customized products through the customize button on the store page.