Editing a Product After Connecting It to NINEMAGS

Once a product is connected to NINEMAGS, it’s important to understand which changes are safe and which ones can cause issues with image uploads or order processing.

Safe Product Changes ✅

These changes do not break the NINEMAGS integration and can be made at any time.

Content & Visuals

• Product title
• Product description
• Main product images (Media)
• Order of blocks on the product page
• Colors and styles of the NINEMAGS button
• Text content on the product page

Pricing & Marketing

• Product price
• Discounts
• Compare at price
• SEO settings (title, description)
• Collections and tags

Inventory & Shipping

• Quantity (Available)
• SKU
• Weight and shipping settings
• Sell when out of stock

📌 These changes do not affect how the image uploader works.

Unsafe Changes ⚠️ (and Why)

These actions may cause:

• the upload button to disappear
• images not to upload
• orders to stop processing correctly

❌ Deleting or Renaming Variants

Unsafe actions:

• Deleting variants that are already connected to NINEMAGS
• Renaming variant values (for example: 2x2   → 2 x 2 inch  )

Why this is risky:

• NINEMAGS is linked to specific variants
• Changing a variant can break this connection
• Uploaded images may no longer match the correct variant

✅ How to fix:

1. First, update the variant in Shopify

2. Configure or update the variant in Apps → NINEMAGS → Products → find your listing, and click Configure

   

3. Check the Upload amount
4. Always test the product on the storefront

❌ Changing the Variant Structure

Unsafe actions:

• Changing the option name (for example: NINEMAGS Magnets  )
• Merging or splitting variants after connection
• Adding new variants without configuring them in NINEMAGS

Why this is risky:

• New variants won’t know how many images to accept
• The upload button may behave incorrectly

✅ How to fix:

1. First, update the variant in Shopify

2. Configure or update the variant in Apps → NINEMAGS → Products → find your listing, and click Configure

   

3. Check the Upload amount
4. Always test the product on the storefront

❌ Removing the Product Template

Unsafe action:

• Changing or deleting the ninemags_template  

Why this is risky:

• The template controls how the uploader works
• Without it, the upload button may disappear from the storefront

✅ How to fix:

If a product template has already been deleted, please follow this guide to create a new one:

https://help.ninemags.com/article/28-creating-and-setting-up-a-ninemags-template

❌ Removing the NINEMAGS Button Block

Unsafe action:

• Removing the NINEMAGS button block from the product template

Why this is risky:

• Customers won’t be able to upload images
• Orders cannot be completed correctly

✅ What to do if you do not need an upload button:

• Either switch your products template to default in Apps → NINEMAGS → Products to make it purchasable like any other non-custom product:

  

Or

• Enable Buy now, Upload later feature- with this enabled, your customers will receive a link to an uploader after making and paying for their order:

  

Quick Summary

✅ Safe to change:

• text
• images
• price
• design

⚠️ Never change without checking:

• variants
• variant names
• product template
• NINEMAGS connection