Pricing section and margin

[Macuristi]

How do I make the pricing section and margin visible directly on the product's main page in the admin side?

[goldi07]

Hello @Macuristi 

you want to make the pricing section and margin more directly visible on the product's main page in the Shopify admin, right?

Here’s the deal: Shopify doesn’t natively show margin or cost-profit info directly in the main product details panel, but you can make it happen in a couple of ways

Option 1: Use Shopify's Native “Cost per item” Field
Shopify allows you to add a "Cost per item" in the product details.

1. Go to Products > Select a Product

2. Scroll to the Pricing section

3. Click Edit cost per item

4. Enter the cost – Shopify will automatically calculate the profit and margin.

This info is only visible to admins and does not show to customers.

Option 2: Use a Shopify App for Better Visibility
If your client wants a more detailed view directly in the admin panel, try:

. Profit Calc – Simple, visual profit and margin display

. SimplyCost – Tracks cost, profit, shipping, ad spend, etc.

. TrueProfit – More advanced (great if your client needs analytics too)

They’ll show profit/margin right in the product dashboard or have dashboards to quickly see everything.

Option 3: Create a Custom App or Admin Extension (Developer Route)
Since you're a dev:
You can build a Shopify Admin UI Extension to display custom fields like cost, margin, profit, etc. directly in the product editing interface.
Requires Shopify CLI + React + Polaris.

If you want help setting that up, I can guide you through the extension code setup

TL;DR:
. Use "Cost per item" to auto-calculate margin (built-in)

. For more visibility, install an app like Profit Calc

. For dev control, build an Admin UI Extension

Thank you 😊

[beulah002536]

Shopify allows you to set a "Cost per item" for each product. While it doesn't show profit directly, you can export your product data, calculate profit in a spreadsheet, or use some simple Liquid code to display an approximate profit on your product pages.

Profit Margin by CedCommerce is a popular app that lets you set a cost price and then automatically calculates profit and profit margin. It can display profit on product pages, order pages, and reports.

[Macuristi]

Hello,

Thanks everyone! Based on these, Profit Margin by CedCommerce could be what I was looking for. It would also be possible to display that margin in incoming orders. I don't know if I didn't know how to search, but I couldn't find an app with that name in the Shopify apps store. Is it still there or did I just not know how to search? I'm a completely new Shopify user, so I still have a lot to learn in general when it comes to building my own Shopify store.