Podia lets you customize your Products page, giving you full control over how products are displayed to your members.
In this article, we'll show you how to customize your products page.
Overview
The Products page is the page members will access to view all of the products they're enrolled in, such as online courses, downloads and coaching sessions.
Podia gives you control over how the Products page is displayed to your members so you can craft and control the experience they get when accessing the products page.
You'll be able to modify:
Name and icon
Default sort
Default layout
Show categories
Customizing your Products page
Here's how to customize the Products page label and icon in your home feed:
From your home feed, click on your site name and select Admin from the dropdown menu.
From the Admin dashboard, click Settings in the sidebar menu.
Click Edit next to the Products Page option.
Change the setting from the option you'd like to customize, such as Name and icon, default sort, etc.
Product page options
Here are the available settings to customize your products page.
Name and icon
By default, Podia uses the term Products to direct members to the page where they can access all of the products available to them (such as online courses, downloads, coaching sessions, and bundles).
Depending on your business, however, the term “Products” may not be the best fit. For example, you might prefer labels like Courses, Library, Resources, or something else that better matches your offerings.
You can choose from 8 preset names:
Products
Library
Resources
Services
Programs
Courses
Downloads
Coaching
When you customize the Products page label and icon, the changes will be reflected for your members, including:
The navigation menu in the Home
The title of the Products page
Any custom labels you add will also be translated based on the language selected for the account.
To customize your Products page name and icon:
Click the label dropdown menu to customize what label will be used for your Products page in your home.
Click the icon dropdown menu to set a custom icon for the Products page in your home.
Default sort
Choose the default sorting for products on the Products page. This determines the order in which products appear to members, helping you control how they browse and navigate their products.
Members can choose their own sorting preference, which will override the default sorting you’ve set.
Available options:
Category: Group products by category and sort them alphabetically.
Last viewed: Show products members most recently viewed first.
Name: Show products in alphabetical order.
Signed up: Show products members most recently signed up for first.
Type: Group products by type and sort them alphabetically.
To customize your Products page default sort, click the Default sort option and choose the default sort option you'd like to use:
Default layout
Choose the default layout for products on the Products page. This determines how products are displayed to members by default.
Members can choose their own layout preference, which will override the default sorting you’ve set.
Available options:
Grid
List
To customize the default layout, click the Default layout option and choose the layout you’d like to use.
Show categories
The Show categories option lets you choose whether product categories are displayed throughout the Products page for members. When enabled, members can also organize their Products page by category.
Categories in Product overview page
Products page grouped by categories
Keeping this option enabled helps members understand how your products are organized and gives them the ability to group products by category if you use categories on your site.
Disabling this option can be useful if you don't use product categories or only use a few categories for your own organization.
FAQs
Does changing the Products page label also change its URL?
Does changing the Products page label also change its URL?
No. Changing the Products page label only affects the name shown to members in the interface. It does not change the page URL.
Members will continue to access their content through the same URL structure:
yourdomain.com/p/products
Can I enter a custom label for my Products page other than the ones available?
Can I enter a custom label for my Products page other than the ones available?
No. You'll only be able to pick from the available labels.
You can choose from 8 preset names:
Products
Library
Resources
Services
Programs
Courses
Downloads
Coaching
Can I prevent categories from showing up on the Products page for members?
Can I prevent categories from showing up on the Products page for members?
Yes. Simply disable the Show categories option from Settings > Products page.
This will hide category labels from being used in the Products page and prevent members from organizing their products by category.
I disabled "Show categories" but my products still show labels. What am I seeing?
I disabled "Show categories" but my products still show labels. What am I seeing?
The Show categories setting only controls whether manually created product categories are displayed on the Products page. It doesn't affect the product type labels (such as Course, Download, or Coaching session) that Podia displays automatically.
If labels are still showing after you disable Show categories, you're most likely seeing product types, not categories.
These are different: product types are assigned by Podia, while categories are ones you create yourself in your account.
To learn more about creating and managing product categories, see Product categories.