Printify Personalization: The Complete Guide for POD Sellers

Let’s walk through everything about Printify personalization, from the basics to workflow and methods to add customization options. As a leader in product personalization, Teeinblue shares exclusive insights to help you excel on Shopify, Etsy, and beyond. Learn the process to skyrocket your Printify sales with customization today!

Does Printify do Personalization?

Yes, Printify offers product personalization capabilities on various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Amazon, and TikTok. Merchants can add customization options like names, photos, etc, to their print-on-demand products.

As of January 2025, personalization is available through the Printify dashboard or by integrating third-party apps like Teeinblue Product Personalizer. Additionally, this functionality isn't currently supported for the Printify Popup Store.

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How Does Printify Personalization Work?

The Printify personalization process involves four main stages across e-commerce platforms:

1. Merchant setup: Select products from the Printify catalog > Create sample designs (a design template) > Configure personalization options (if using a third-party app).
2. Customer experience: Choose customization options and Place personalized orders.
3. Merchants prepare personalized orders: Review customization details > Prepare production-ready files > Submit orders to Printify for production.
4. Printify fulfills orders: Receive orders > Print custom designs on the corresponding products > Perform quality checks > Package and ship to customers.

Diagram describing the 4 stages of Printify personalization process

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How to Do Personalized Items on Printify (Direct on its Dashboard)

Follow these steps to directly personalize Printify’s product on its dashboard (updated on Jan 2025).

Step 1. Access Your Printify Dashboard

• Log in to your Printify account: Direct to the Printify website > Click the Log in button on the top right corner > Fill in your signed-up email and password or quickly sign in using your Google account. Once logged in, the Printify dashboard will appear.
• Choose a store that you want to add a Printify personalized product: On the left menu, above the Dashboard page, click Add a new store or Select one that you’ve connected with your Printify account.

Printify dashboard and store selection

Step 2. Choose a Printify Product

• Open the Printify product catalog: On the left menu, click Catalog > Browse the categories and products on the right, then click to choose a group (e.g. Men’s clothing > T-shirts), then you will see multiple men’s t-shirts in different materials, styles, and providers.
• Choose an item from the Printify catalog: Click on a specific item to open its product details page, then click Start designing and move to Step 3.

Printify catalog and product selection interface

Step 3. Design a sample

• Create your sample design: Here is Printify Product Creator, you can upload your design, add text layers, and import ready-to-use graphics or Shutterstock collections.
• Save products: When your design is ready, click Save product on the bottom right, then Start publishing.

Printify's Product Creator with design tools and layers

Step 4. Preview and Publish Personalized Products

• Preview Printify product details: On this page, review and modify the mockups, descriptions, variants, pricing, etc.
• Make it personalizable: Scroll to Personalization > Turn on the toggle Enable personalization.
• Live the personalized item: Click Publish on the bottom right and wait a few moments for your personalizable product to go live.

Your published products will display a "Personalizable" status under My Products.

Enable personalization toggle and publish settings

Printify recommends several methods to collect customization data:

• Include instructions in the product description.
• Send personalization guidance to customers via email or support messages.
• Create input fields on the product page for customers to enter their details.

For an optimized solution to gather personalization data, consider using a product personalizer. Scroll over Step 5 to discover more about how it helps!

Step 5. Manage Personalized Orders

• Open a personalized order: Go to the Orders page and locate orders labeled Personalizable and Review needed > Click to open a personalized order details.
• Prepare production files: Click Review, then modify your base design in the Product Creator to incorporate the personalization > Click Approve personalization on the bottom right when the design is production-ready.
• Submit for fulfillment: Back on the order page, click Submit on the top right to send the order to Printify for fulfillment.

Order management interface showing personalization review process

Implement Printify Customization Using Teeinblue

Teeinblue has a direct integration with Printify that can elevates your Printify customization experience:

• Streamline workflow: Connect to Printify to directly import products, design & add personalizable designs to their items, and fulfill custom orders from the app.
• Expand customization: Offer unlimited personalization with text, photos, clipart, maps, vectors, calendars, Spotify songs, scrabble, and more.
• Make it quick and efficient: Access advanced tools like conditional logic, additional charges per option, sync options across design templates, bulk actions for designing and publishing products, and more.

Here is a quick comparison for you to consider:

Now, let’s take a few minutes to see how to do Printify personalization with Teeinblue!

FAQs: Printify Personalized Products

Can you add personalization to Printify? +

Yes, you can add personalization either through Printify's dashboard or by using third-party apps like Teeinblue. Check out a comparison of Teeinblue's features and alternatives to help you make an informed choice.

How to make a custom listing on Etsy with Printify? +

To make a custom listing on Etsy with Printify, in the Printify dashboard, select your connected Etsy store, import a product, create your base design, and enable personalization before publishing. Alternatively, you can use an Etsy product personalizer that integrates with Printify for enhanced features.

How to custom Printify products on Shopify? +

For basic personalization, using the Printify dashboard is a great choice. However, for more advanced customization options, installing a Shopify product personalizer app like Teeinblue is highly recommended.

Hope this guide has provided you with valuable insights and practical methods to succeed with Printify personalization. If you're looking for more expert insights to optimize your personalized print-on-demand offerings, the Teeinblue Global Community for Print-on-demand Personalization may help. Connect with successful POD sellers and update cutting-edge personalization trends today!

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