Create a new personalized product with a POD provider

This guide shows you how to publish a new personalized product listing on your store using a product from one of Customily’s integrated Print on Demand (POD) providers.

You’ll choose a product, select its variants, and add a Design that shoppers can personalize. Customily automatically creates the Template and Option Set needed to power the personalization.

Before publishing, you can test the personalization and review your product images, listing details, and prices—or keep the product as a draft to finish later.

Before you start

Connect your POD account to Customily so personalized orders and print files can be sent to your provider for fulfillment. See the connection instructions for your provider in the Print on Demand section.

If you want to use your own Design, we recommend creating it before starting this flow. See 📄 How to create a new Designfor instructions.

You can also choose a ready-made Design from Customily’s Design Library during setup.

1. Choose a POD provider and product

• Go to Home and click Create New Product.

• Select the POD provider you want to use.

  

• Browse its catalog or use the search field to find a product.

• Click the product you want to personalize.

  

2. Select variants and print areas

• Under Variants, select the options you want to offer, such as colors and sizes. You can select them individually or use Select all.

  Review the list of variant combinations that will be created.

• Under Print areas, select where you want to add your Design. You can select multiple print areas and choose a Design for each.

  The available print areas—and which ones can be selected together—depend on the product you chose.

3. Add a Design

For a selected print area, click + Add a design to the print area.

Choose one of the following:

• Pick from your designs — Use a Design saved in your account.

• Pick from Customily’s designs — Choose a ready-made Design from Customily’s Design Library.

• Create a Design — In supported cases, create a new Design directly during product setup.

Select your Design and click Apply design.

Adjust the Design’s placement

Position and resize your Design on the product, keeping it within the print area marked by the red dashed line. You can adjust it on the preview or use the Transform fields.

Click Confirm to apply the placement.

You can revisit it using Adjust position, choose another Design using Change design, or remove it using Remove design.

Repeat for any additional print areas you want to use.

4. Create the product

Once you’ve selected your variants and added your Designs, click Next.

If the store selection window appears, select the store or stores where you want to create the product and click OK.

Customily creates the product listing and automatically generates and connects its Template and Option Set, combining your chosen Design with the product information and print settings from the POD.

5. Preview and prepare your listing

Once your product is created, you’ll see Preview Your Product Before Publishing. Here you can test the personalization and edit your product images, listing details, and prices before publishing.

Your product is saved as a draft at this stage, so it isn’t available to shoppers yet.

Test the personalization

Use Live Preview to try the personalization options and switch between product variants. Check that the preview updates as expected.

To adjust the personalization options, click Edit Options.

Prepare product images

You can personalize the preview and click Save as Product Image to add that image to your listing. Use Download to save a copy to your computer.

Under Product Images, you can also use Generate mockups to create additional images for your listing.

Review listing details and prices

Under Listing Details, review and edit the product’s Title and Description.

Under Product Variants, review the Price and SKU for each variant. Set the selling prices you want to use before publishing.

6. Publish or keep as a draft

When you’re ready, choose:

• Publish — Publish the product to your store. Its storefront page opens in a new tab, while your current tab displays the product’s configuration in Customily.

• Save as Draft — Keep the product as a draft so you can continue preparing it before publishing.

You can find the product under Products in Customily to review or adjust its configuration later. See 📄 Manage a product in Customilyfor more information.