To make a simple online catalogue without a website, build a single page with a heading for each product range, product photos with names and prices, and an order button under each section, then share it as one short link or QR code. A link in bio page works well for this, and on Digily Link you can start on the free plan and add more blocks as the catalogue grows.
A maker with forty products, a wholesaler with a price list that changes every quarter, a caterer with three menus. All of them need a catalogue, and many send a PDF by email that is out of date before it is opened. A catalogue built as a page is easier to share on a phone and changes the moment you edit it. This guide builds one on Digily Link, plan by plan, with plan details checked on 19 October 2026.
What a catalogue page needs
- A header with your name, what you sell and who it is for.
- Sections by category, one heading block each, so a visitor can scroll to what they want.
- Products as images with a short caption and a price.
- A way to order, which for most small businesses is a WhatsApp button, an email button or a link to the shop.
- The full document as a download for buyers who want to print or forward it.
- Contact details and a way to save them.
If you sell to UK consumers, make sure buyers can find your business details, prices including any VAT, delivery charges, how to pay and your cancellation and returns terms before they order. A catalogue page doesn't replace those obligations, and the rules differ for trade and consumer sales, so check GOV.UK's guidance on selling online.
Building it on Free, Starter and Pro
Free
Image blocks, headings, paragraphs and link buttons are all on the free plan, up to 15 blocks on a page. Make one image per category sheet, with several products laid out on it, and one button per category that opens the order form or the shop. It is simple and it works for a small range.
Starter
The image grid block shows several product photos in a tidy grid with captions, which is the block most catalogues are built from. Starter also adds the contact form, the email sign-up form, the vCard block so buyers can save your number, an FAQ block for delivery and minimum order questions, and the PayPal button for simple direct sales. Blocks per page are unlimited.
Pro
The PDF block embeds the full catalogue on the page. The image slider shows a product from several angles, the review block adds a few customer quotes, and the Canva design block embeds a catalogue laid out in Canva without exporting it. Pro also allows a password on the page, useful for a trade-only price list.
Step by step
- Prepare the images. Use the same aspect ratio for every product photo, and run them through the image optimiser or the PNG to WebP converter so the page stays quick on mobile data.
- Create an account, create a bio link page, and choose a domain such as digily.shop or digily.uk.
- Add the header, then the category headings, then the product images or grids under each.
- Add the ordering buttons. The WhatsApp link generator builds a chat link with "Hi, I would like to order" already typed. If you put that link behind a short link, leave app linking off for it, because app linking passes only the phone number to WhatsApp and the message is dropped.
- Fill in the SEO settings, then create a short link that points at the page and a QR code from that short link for business cards, packaging and trade show stands.
Keeping it current
This is where a page beats a PDF. A price change is an edit, a sold-out line is a caption change, and a seasonal range is a new heading. Every copy of the link, in emails, on cards and behind QR codes, shows the new version at once. If you also keep a PDF for buyers who want one, update it on the same day and replace it in the PDF block, so the two never disagree.
Each button counts its own taps, so after a month the statistics show which categories buyers open and which ordering route they prefer. If the buttons lead to a shop on your own site, tag them with the UTM link generator so those visits appear under the catalogue in your analytics.
Sharing the catalogue
- By message. A short address such as digily.shop/yourname reads well in a WhatsApp message and needs no attachment.
- In your email signature. A "View our catalogue" line puts the catalogue in front of everyone you already email.
- On packaging and cards. A QR code from the QR code generator goes on the box, the invoice and the stand banner, and keeps working when the range changes.
- At trade shows. Pair the catalogue code with a vCard code so buyers leave with your details saved, as in the guide to vCard QR codes.
- From social profiles. The catalogue can be the page behind your profile link, or one button on it, as described in putting multiple links behind one link.
A worked example, a candle maker with 24 products
Four ranges, six candles each. The page opens with a header, "Hand-poured soy candles, made in Sheffield", and a "How to order" button that opens WhatsApp with a message already typed. Then four headings, one per range, each followed by an image grid of six candles with the name and price in the caption. Under each grid, one button, "Order from this range", pointing at the shop collection with UTM tags. Near the bottom, a paragraph on minimum orders and delivery times for trade buyers, a contact form for wholesale enquiries, and a vCard so a shop owner can save the number at a trade fair. The whole page is about 15 blocks on the Starter plan, and when the autumn range arrives it is a new heading and a new grid, with nothing to reprint.
For more page layouts aimed at local trade, see how UK small businesses use a link in bio page.
Frequently asked questions
Can customers order from the page?
Through the buttons, yes. Most small businesses take orders by WhatsApp, email or their existing shop. On Starter and Pro the PayPal button takes a direct payment for simple items or deposits.
Can I protect a trade price list?
On the Pro plan a page can carry a password. Share it with trade buyers only. A page's SEO title and description don't stop it being indexed, so rely on the password, not the SEO settings, to keep trade prices private.
Can I have more than one catalogue?
Yes. The free plan includes five pages, so a retail catalogue, a trade catalogue and a seasonal one can each have their own address.
Is a PDF still worth making?
For buyers who print, forward or file it, yes. Keep the page as the live version and the PDF alongside it. The PDF block, which shows the document on the page, is on the Pro plan. On Free, add a button that links to a PDF hosted somewhere else, such as your website or a shared drive set to public. Starter also includes file links, so you can host the PDF on Digily Link.
Does it work on a desktop?
Yes. The page is built for phones first but opens in any browser, and the same address serves both.
Is an online catalogue free to make?
Yes, on the free plan, with image, heading, text and button blocks and up to 15 blocks on a page. Image grids, the vCard block and unlimited blocks come with Starter, and the PDF block with Pro.
Final checks
- Every product image has a caption with a price or a "price on request" note.
- Every section has an ordering button.
- The page is shared as a short link, so printed material never changes.
- Prices on the page and in any PDF match.
- Your contact details and a way to save them are at the bottom.
