Size standards and size charts

Set up your sizes so shoppers get the right size suggestion.

Every brand sizes a little differently. A medium in your shop might fit like a large somewhere else. So on Outfiqe, shoppers don’t pick a size from the letter alone. They get a suggestion based on their height and weight and the ranges you set for each size.

That makes this the most important setup you’ll do. Good size charts mean happier shoppers and fewer returns.

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Two things to know

Sizing on Outfiqe has two parts.

	What it is	Where you set it
Size standard	Your list of sizes, in order. For example: XS, S, M, L, XL.	Once, under Products, then reused for many products.
Size chart	For one product: the height and weight each size fits, and whether the fabric stretches.	On each product.

You create a size standard once and use it for every product cut in those sizes. The size chart is set per product, because a slim shirt and a loose jacket can both come in M but fit different bodies.

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Create a size standard

1. Open your size standards

   Go to Products and choose Size standards. Then choose New size standard.

2. Give it a name

   In Name, describe what it’s for, so you can tell your standards apart later. For example, “Tops – letter” or “Trousers – waist”.

3. Add your sizes

   Start from a ready-made list, or build your own:

   • Letter sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
   • Waist sizes: 26 to 40 in steps of 2
   • Free size: one size for everything

   To add your own, type it into New size and choose Add size. Use the arrows to put sizes in order from smallest to largest, and remove any you don’t make.

4. Save it

   Choose Create size standard.

You can also create a size standard while adding a product, if you don’t have the right one yet.

To change one later, open Size standards and choose Edit. If you no longer use it, choose Archive. Products that already use a standard keep their sizes, even if you change or archive it.

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Fill in a product’s size chart

When you add or edit a product of a type that takes a size chart, the form shows a section called Sizes, stock and size chart. For each size you sell, you fill in:

• the stock you have in that size
• Shortest height (cm) and Tallest height (cm): the range of heights this size is cut for
• Lightest weight (kg) and Heaviest weight (kg): the range of weights this size is cut for

Fill in all four range boxes for a size, or leave all four empty. Each shortest or lightest value has to be at or below its tallest or heaviest value.

Some product types, like footwear, headwear and accessories, don’t take a size chart. For those you only set sizes and stock.

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Fabric stretch

Below the sizes, choose how the fabric behaves:

• Stretchable: gives a little, so shoppers at the edge of a size can pick the smaller one.
• Non-stretch: doesn’t give, so shoppers at the edge of a size should size up.

Shoppers see this next to the chart, so they know whether to pick the smaller size or size up.

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Warnings you might see

As you type, we check the chart and point out two common mistakes:

• A gap between two sizes, where a shopper’s height or weight fits neither of them.
• A range sitting inside another, where one size’s range is completely inside its neighbour’s.

These are warnings, not errors. You can still save. But it’s worth fixing them, because they lead to confusing suggestions.

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Change a size chart after it’s live

You can update a chart at any time, even after a product has sold.

1. Open the product's menu

   On Products, find the product and open its Product options menu.

2. Choose Size chart

   Change the ranges or the fabric stretch.

3. Save

   Save your changes. Shoppers see the new chart straight away.

If a product has a size with no range filled in, its card on Products shows an Add size chart badge, so you can spot what still needs doing.

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Tips for accurate charts

• Base the ranges on real people who wear that size comfortably, not just on the measurements of the garment.
• Neighbouring sizes should meet or overlap slightly at the edges. A small overlap is fine. A gap leaves some shoppers with no suggestion.
• If one product runs small or large compared to your others, set its ranges to match how it actually fits. That’s exactly why charts are set per product.
• When shoppers return a piece because of fit, look at the chart again.

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How shoppers use your chart

On your product page, shoppers see your size chart and the fabric stretch. They can use Find my size to get a suggestion from their height and weight, and the Find what fits me page shows them products, including yours, that should fit. All of this comes from the ranges you enter here.