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# 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Some product types, like footwear, headwear and accessories, don't take a size chart. For those you only set sizes and stock.

### 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.


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