Hey, it’s Wes from Printful!
Let me show you how to connect your PrestaShop store to Printful.
We’ll go through connecting your store, adding products and setting up shipping.
Before connecting the two platforms, you’ll need to create an account on Printful and
set up your PrestaShop store.
So, if you’re not yet a Printful user, go to our website, create your free account and
then head to PrestaShop.
There’s a link for both in the description below.
Note that Printful’s integration is only available for the Custom-made PrestaShop store
users.
You will need to set up your own hosting for the store.
CONNECTING YOUR STORE
Once your PrestaShop is all set up, you need to install the Printful module.
Head to your Printful account and go to Stores.
Click Choose platform and select PrestaShop.
Here you can find a guide on how to connect your store and download the Printful module
for PrestaShop.
For that, just click here.
Now, go to your PrestaShop dashboard.
In the side menu here choose Modules and Module Catalog.
Click on Install a module over here.
Select the .zip file from your computer and wait a bit for it to install.
Next, click on Configure.
Here you can choose to create a new API key for a new store on Printful or you can use
an existing API key to connect to an existing Printful store.
For this example, I'll create a new key.
Click on Connect.
You'll be redirected to Printful with the option to either create a new account or connect
to an existing one.
If you're logged in, you can connect the accounts without retyping your password - just click
here.
Confirm the connection and wait a little bit... all done, your PrestaShop store is now connected
with Printful!
You can find the module in the side menu here.
ADDING PRODUCTS
To start adding products, go to your Printful account and under Stores choose your PrestaShop
store.
Next, click on "add product" and choose the product category and model from our selection.
For this tutorial, I'm choosing Men's clothing, "T-shirts'' and then I'll choose this model.
Next, create your design.
You can create a design using our text and clipart tools, our you can upload your own.
First, choose where you want the design to go.
Then, by clicking “upload file” you can choose a file to upload from your computer
or pick a design from our sample files, by clicking here.
I`ll choose this design.
Now you can resize and reposition your print file.
Make sure to follow along with the print quality information over here for best results.
Once that’s done, under the “Product” tab select the colors and sizes you want to
offer the t-shirt in.
And now hit “Proceed to mockups”.
Here you can choose the type of mockups you want to show on your store as product photos,
and you can also choose the image format over here.
Then hit “Proceed to descriptions”.
Here, add your product title.
We’ll name it “Printful t-shirt”.
You can also edit the product description in this field.
As you can see, we already have the basic product info provided, but be sure to customize
when you add new products to improve your sales and SEO results.
For this example, I’ll leave it as is.
You also have the option to publish a size guide on your storefront, either imperial
or metric.
I`ll leave these settings as they are.
Once that’s done, proceed to pricing.
Here you can decide on your profit and retail price.
You can see Printful’s fulfillment price here and then set up your profit here.
Once you set the profit, the retail price is adjusted automatically.
Make sure that the product visibility box is checked over here, and add this product
to any of your product categories here.
You also need to choose a tax rule.
Depending on where your end customer lives, Printful may charge tax on your orders, such
as Sales Tax in the US, or VAT in the EU.
You may also be liable to collect tax from your customers.
We recommend you consult a tax specialist on your specific situation.
PrestaShop comes with a few sample tax rules already in place, depending on the country
you chose for your shop during the installation of PrestaShop - you can choose them here.
If you have any other location that you need to set up or you have other questions about
PrestaShop tax settings, get in touch with their customer support team.
Then hit “Submit to store”.
Wait a few seconds for the product to load.
Now if you go back to your PrestaShop dashboard, Under Catalog in the Products tab you’ll
see the product you just created.
Finally, don’t forget to set up your billing information with Printful in order for your
purchases to go through.
To make it easier for you we have made “Setting up billing” video, you will find the link
below!
SETTING UP SHIPPING
In order to set up your own shipping rates, you need to take in mind the shipping rates
Printful charges you and the rates you’ll charge your customer.
Note that only Printful's flat shipping rates are available for PrestaShop - you’ll find
all the information on them by going to our Shipping page.
In this table you’ll find the shipping costs for each product.
Note that these are the maximum rates Printful will charge you and they'll never go higher
than this number.
For some orders, shipping might end up costing less, which means Printful will simply charge
you less.
To set up shipping on PrestaShop, in your PrestaShop dashboard side menu, go to “Shipping”
and select “Carriers”.
Click “Add new carrier”.
For this example, I'll create a Flat rate for t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies.
First, type in the name of the rate, then the transit time for flat rates and click
Next.
In "Shipping locations and costs", create an arbitrary weight range by typing it in
here.
Then type in what you want to charge your customers for shipping, based on location.
You can go back and forth to Printful's shipping page to make sure your rates will work for
you.
Then click Next.
There are some other options you can edit on PrestaShop, like Free shipping or Group
access for lower shipping rates for loyal customers, so be sure to check that out.
I'll stay with the defaults for this example.
Click Next again, review your Summary and make sure that this rate is enabled over here.
Then click on "Finish" and you're done!
All of your shipping rates are up to you and your preferences - just consider Printful
shipping prices and how it affects your profit.
You can also try including shipping costs in your product base price and offer free
shipping.
That may help you to set up shipping easier and makes an excellent selling point.
If you have any issues setting up shipping on PrestaShop, be sure to get in touch with
their customer support.
And that’s it!
Make sure to go through our PrestaShop FAQ for more info.
You’ll find all links in the description below.
Connect PrestaShop with Printful and create your business today!