Sample Data
See Your Store Full Before You Add a Thing, Then Delete It in One Click
An empty store is hard to imagine. Load a few sample products for your kind of store, see your pages come alive, and remove exactly what was loaded with one click.
- In every plan
- Free for 14 days


Kosha is a demo store on Mercayo. Its products, orders and customers are sample data.
In short
What It Does
A new store starts empty. Before launch you can choose LOAD SAMPLE PRODUCTS (in the setup guide on Home): a small sample for your kind of store, a few products with a sample category and collection, with no orders, reviews or customers.
Every row it adds is registered at the moment it is added. DELETE SAMPLE DATA removes exactly those rows, and says how many first, even if you edited one of them; it never touches anything you created yourself.
Sample data is offered only before launch, and Launch is blocked while any remains, so a sample product can never be sold to a real shopper.
Mercayo's own demo stores, such as Kosha and Verenne, use the same idea on a larger scale: their orders, reviews and customers are registered sample data too, which is why every picture of them on this site says so.
What the Sample Looks Like
The sample suits the kind of store you chose at sign-up, so a jewellery store sees sample earrings and a fashion store a sample T-shirt. It fills your product lists, a category and a collection, so you can judge card styles, filters, the product page and the bag before your own catalogue is ready. A note on the setup guide counts what is loaded and reminds you to delete it before launch.
For your store
Why It Matters
Choosing a theme, a header layout or a card style is much easier with products on the page. Sample data lets you design with something real, and the registry means cleaning up is one click, not an afternoon of deleting.
It is also a safe way to learn the admin: try a bulk change, a discount or a collection on sample products before you touch your real catalogue, then delete them all in one step.
Step by step
How It Works
Load the Sample
Before launch, press LOAD SAMPLE PRODUCTS in the setup guide on Home.
Design With It
Try your theme, layouts and pages with the sample products in place.
Add Your Own Products
Add or import your real catalogue alongside.
Delete the Sample
Press DELETE SAMPLE DATA: the count is shown, and exactly the sample rows are removed.
Settings
Settings You Control
Each one is in your admin. A new store starts with the value shown.
Nothing to set up: it works the same way in every store.
Mercayo
Mercayo's Controls
Whether a store may load sample products is Mercayo's setting (on to start with). Loading sample data is refused after launch, by the database; deleting it is always possible.
Limits today
Good to Know Before You Start
- Loading is available only before launch.
- Sample products come without pictures.
- The sample is small: a few products and a collection, no orders or customers.
Questions
About Sample Data
Can my shoppers see sample products?
Before launch your store is behind the opening-soon page, and Launch is blocked while sample data remains, so shoppers never see or buy sample products.
Will deleting the sample remove my own products?
No. Only the rows registered when the sample was loaded are removed, even if you edited them.
Can I launch with sample products?
No. Launch is blocked until the sample data is deleted.
Why do the demo stores say their data is sample data?
Because it is: Kosha's and Verenne's orders, reviews and customers are registered sample data, so every picture of them says so.
Can I load it again?
Yes, before launch.
Related
Related Features
- Setup Guide and LaunchSign up with a one-time code, follow a setup guide ticked from your real store data, try a test order, and launch when the essentials are done.
- Theme EditorColours, fonts, shapes, header, cards, product page, motion, logo and sharing picture, in one editor with a live preview, readability checks and undo.
- Import and ExportImport products and customers from Shopify, WooCommerce or Dukaan with a preview first, copy their pictures, and export your store's data as one ZIP.
More in Admin on Your Phone: Orders · Products · Inventory · Import and Export · Collections and Categories · Order Alerts · Customers · Admin on Your Phone · Search and Command Palette · Setup Guide and Launch · Contact Inbox · Notification Credits · Plans and Billing · Draft Orders · Catalogue Tools · Media Library · Locations, Barcodes and Stock Counts · Installable Admin
Try It on Your Own Store
Every feature is in every plan, free for 14 days.
