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# Portal Stores
Guides on portal stores which can be used as shop fronts, or content library for users to self assign content
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Portal Stores are an add on and are not currently available by default on any Synap plans. If you're interested in having a portal store and are on a Business or Enterprise plan please get in touch with support to discuss.
If you already have a Portal Store, the article below will outline how to use the Shop Management page to create and manage products and the Store
{% endhint %}
Portal Stores let admins sell or access to content (courses, collections) via products on a branded Synap shop, gated by user group membership.
### Starting checklist
1. Make sure as an admin you've got the Shop Management page enabled
2. Have a user group set up with the content you want associated with the product - ( A group with access to an, Exam, Collection or Assignment)
### Create a store page
Go to the Shop Management page and Create store page. Pick a name and scope for your store. Select Portal root if you aren't using sub portals, else select the sub portal you want to use.
Once created you'll be able to add product rows, edit the overall store look and branding as well as update the details.
Toggle to view the live store page as you make edits and changes at any time.
### Creating a product
To create a new product you will need to have a group to hand that has the content assigned to it you're associating with your product (Exam, Collection, Assignment). Once done from the shop management page you can toggle to products to view any existing products or click create product to add a new one.
Give your product the following fields
* Name: Exactly as you want the product to appear to users
* Product identifier: Which will form the unique URL to your product
* Purcahse method: Free or One off purchase
* Cover image: Will show to users from the shop, it can be different to the assignment or collection covers.
Once done click create product to save, which will create an inactive product. Click to edit the product
From the product editing page you can set products to active and update any descriptions or titles you need. To set a product live you must add an unlock action which is the user group with the content set to it.
From the unlock actions page add the corresponding user group to the product, you can add up to 10. Save and the product is ready to be set to active
### Add products to product lists
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