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Glossary

A quick reference for the words used across Omni Store.

Add‑on - An extra capability you can buy on top of your plan, such as a custom domain or SMS credits. See Add‑ons.

Archived (product) - A product retired from sale and hidden from your storefront, but kept for your records. See Product status.

Barcode - A scannable code on a product for fast checkout. See Products.

Brand - The manufacturer or label of a product, used for filtering your catalog.

Category - The main group a product belongs to (e.g. Drinks). Also organises your storefront. See Categories & tags.

Collection - A section of your online storefront, drawn from a category. See Online storefront.

Cost price - What a product costs you. Used to calculate profit; never shown to customers.

Custom domain - Your own web address for your storefront (e.g. shop.yourbrand.com). See Custom domain.

Dashboard - Your at‑a‑glance home screen with key numbers. See Reports & dashboard.

Draft (product) - A product not yet live; hidden from sale and storefront.

Payment methods - The ways a customer can pay at the point of sale: cash, mobile money, card, credit, or other. Store owners choose which methods to display on their storefront.

Owner - The top role with full control of a store. Cannot be removed; one per store. See Roles.

Plan / tier - Your subscription level (Micro, Solo, Team, Pro, Enterprise), which sets limits and features. See Plans.

POS (point of sale) - The screen where you ring up sales. See Point of sale.

Product cap - The maximum number of products your plan allows.

Promotion - A discount applied at checkout to a customer's purchase. See Promotions.

Published (product) - A live product, sellable at the till and visible online.

Role - The level of access a team member has (Owner, Admin, Manager, Seller, Inventory handler, Viewer). See Roles.

Scope (promotion) - What a promotion applies to: the whole order, or specific products, categories, or tags.

SKU - Your internal stock code for a product.

Slug - The short name in your storefront web address (e.g. my-shop). See Store profile.

Stock movement - A recorded change to a product's stock - a sale, void, or adjustment. See Inventory.

Tag - A flexible label applied across products for filtering and promotions. See Categories & tags.

Trial - A free period to try a paid plan before being charged. See Manage your subscription.

Usage cap (promotion) - A limit on how many times a promotion can be used.

Void - Reversing a completed sale, returning items to stock. See Voids & refunds.

White‑label receipts - Receipts showing only your branding, with no "Powered by Omni Store" line. Included on paid plans.