Bar codes - EAN

Updated on 05 Oct 2023
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Learn how to add barcodes (EAN) to the products in your control panel.

Why Use Barcodes

Barcodes (EAN) are a useful tool to help you differentiate your products. This helps you a lot in the control panel, but just as importantly, it helps identify the products in Google (only if the manufacturer's EAN code is used). Since the EAN codes are unique, they are also used to scan items in physical stores.

How to generate barcodes

Before accessing barcodes, make sure barcodes are enabled through Apps > Settings.

Once installed, you can access a barcode field on each product page. You can now choose to generate barcodes directly on each product, via an EAN scan mode, or mass-generate via a tool.

If you get EAN codes from the manufacturer, it is a good idea to scan these at product level via EAN scan mode or on the product pages.

Option 1: EAN scan mode

Open Product Catalog > EAN Editing

Here you can manually enter EAN codes or make use of the scanner and enter. The EAN codes are stored as you enter them and are marked with a green V. If you want to leave the EAN Editor, click on "Disable EAN Mode"

Option 2: Directly on the product page

Directly on the product page.

Option 3: Mass generation

Bulk generation via Tools > EAN Print Center

1: Select which category and products you want to generate EAN codes for.
All products and variants that are missing EAN codes will have a message to this effect with the text "Missing EAN, cannot be printed"

2: Select "Generate EAN" to generate barcodes on the products in the dashboard.

3: You will now get the following pop-up stating that EAN codes will be generated for all products that do not follow our standard (13 digits)

Please note that all products that do not have EAN codes will now be assigned this automatically. All products and variants that already have EAN codes will not be overwritten. That is, you can safely generate EAN codes for all products that lack barcodes.

How to generate barcodes for all products in control panel

If you want to generate EAN codes for all products in the webshop, leave the field "Select a category" open, and then click on "Generate EAN". All products in the control panel that do not have an EAN code will then be assigned an EAN code with our standard.