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What is a The Stock store?

Your store on The Stock has three parts: the sign-up site, the public storefront your customers see, and the dashboard you run it from. This article explains each part and who uses it.

Updated for beta1.3.6

When you create a store on The Stock you get a complete platform for selling and licensing your photos and videos under your own name and brand. You work with three different places, each with a clear role.

The three parts

Diagram showing the sign-up site, the public storefront and the dashboard and how they connect
How the three parts connect.
  1. The sign-up site cloud.thestock.sa: where you choose a plan and create your store.
  2. Your public storefront: the address you share with customers.
  3. The dashboard (workspace): where you manage content, design, team and subscription.
PartAddressWho uses it
Sign-up sitecloud.thestock.saYou, once, when creating the store
Public storefront<your-store>.thestock.cloud or a domain you ownYour customers: browse and buy
DashboardworkspaceYou and your team: day-to-day management

The sign-up site

This is where you compare plans and start the store creation wizard. Details in Creating your store, step by step.

The public storefront

This is what your customers see. It gets a free subdomain, and you can connect a domain you own if your plan allows it. See Your subdomain and store address.

The dashboard (workspace)

This is where you upload content, edit the design, invite your team and manage your subscription. You reach it with the Open dashboard button after sign-up, or from Sign in at the top of this site.

Getting started

  1. Choose your plan

    From the pricing section on the home page, monthly or yearly.

  2. Complete the sign-up wizard

    Account, verification code, business details, store name, then payment or the free trial.

  3. Open your dashboard

    On the Your platform is ready screen, press Open dashboard and set a new password.

    The Your platform is ready screen with the Visit platform and Open dashboard buttons
Do I need technical experience?

No. The wizard sets your store up automatically, and you edit the design in the Design Studio without writing code.

Can I change my plan later?

Yes, from the subscription page in your dashboard. Details in Subscription and billing.

Read nextCreating your store, step by stepThe store creation wizard from start to finish: choosing a plan, your account, the verification code, business details, your store name and address, then the free trial or payment, and finally the "Your platform is ready" screen.