Overview
Mortar uses action tags to manage Shopify products directly from your POS. You do not need to log into another interface or platform. Grow and Scale plans have even more control through feature tags. Feature tags control product merchandising in Shopify. If you need more control, upgrade your plan to Grow or Scale Plan.
Action tags
Action tags control product creation, deletion, and status on Shopify. These tags have no impact when removed, only when added.
Note: For products with variants, remember to tag matrix/grid products in your POS. See the additional links below for details instructions.
Tag | Action | Applies to |
add | Creates the product or variant on Shopify | Product (LS-X) |
delete | Deletes the linked product and/or individual variants on Shopify | Product (LS-X) |
archive | Archives the linked product and variants on Shopify | Product (LS-X) |
active | Updates product status to active on Shopify | Product (LS-X) |
Note: Applying both action tags, "add" and "delete", at the same time to the same product will prevent a product from adding to Shopify. Applying the "delete" tag to a product that already has the add tag will delete the product from Shopify.
"Add" tag applied to a POS product
Example: Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) product with the "add" tag.
Using tags
When you apply an action tag to a product, Mortar will apply that action. If you no longer want the action or feature to happen, remove the tag from the product in your POS.
Workflow example: If you manually delete a product on Shopify, remove the “add” tag from your POS. If the "add" tag is still present, the product will be added again to Shopify the next time it is sold or updated. Rather than manually deleting a product from Shopify, you could also remove the “add” tag and add the “delete” tag in your POS.
Feature tags
Feature tags perform merchandising functions on products in Shopify. Removing these tags does have an impact.
instock - Allow customers to purchase a product, even when it's out of stock.
Learn more: Feature Tag - "instock"
noinventory - Disable inventory sync from your POS on a per-product basis.
Learn more: Feature Tag - "noinventory"
groupbycolor - Automatically create a separate Shopify product for each color option in your matrix/grid.
Learn more: Feature Tag - "groupbycolor"
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