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How do I get started using my new shopping cart?
How do I add my products?
How do I add the Store’s business details?
How do I customize the pages on the web site?
How do I view my customers’ orders?
How do I change the overall look of the store?
How do I get started using my new shopping cart?
When your new account is created, an email is sent to you with your setup instructions. The setup instructions contain a link to access the administrative portion of the shopping cart web site. Click on the link provided in your email. The link below is for demonstration purposes only.
https://www.orderprocessingsite.com/cart/yourdomain/admin/login.php
Enter your username and password and click “Login.”
This shows the title menu page that allows you to access the various parts of the shopping cart back end. If you hover your mouse over each title, a sub menu will appear with more options. Not all options are needed to get a standard shopping cart up and running. As you become more familiar with the cart, you can explore the options but for now we will focus on getting the cart up and running. As you make changes and save them, you may want to view the cart as your customers will see it. To do this, click on the link in the upper right hand corner of the Home page labeled “Online Catalog.” The online catalog link will pull up your cart as the customers see it. This way you can see how your changes to the admin side affect the client side.
How do I add my products?
Adding new products is easy to do, just hover over Catalog and then click on “Categories/Products.”
The Categories and Product screen has two main choices. You can (1) add a new category of products or (2) add a new product.
Create a new category
If you click on “new category” you will see that you have a place for:
- (1) Category Name
- (2) Description of the category
- (3) Category Image is the location of the image you want to upload (if adding a new Category change the “Upload to directory:” to Categories.)
- (4) Save the new category.
Categories are a general class or family of items, an example might be Games, Age Ranges or Videos. Once you have chosen your first Category and filled out the details click on (4) “Save.”
Create a new product
If you click on “new product” you will see that you have many options; however, you will only need to fill out a few options to get started. Take a moment to look over all the options. The default selections will be fine for most cart users but, you should review the options to see if you want to make changes. The numbered items show the selections that will need to be filled out.
On this screen you see that you need:
(1) Product Name
(2) Product Price (Net):
(3) Products Description can be added and the text modified with the built-in document editor.
(4) Product Quantity is important because as products are purchased the quantity is reduced. This allows you to keep track of stock.
(5) Product Image is the location of the image you want to upload.
When you are finished adding the details, click “Preview” to view the item as it will appear in the cart. If you are happy with the new entry click “Insert”
This will take you back to the Categories/Products page. Now that you have added a product, click on the “Online Catalog” link in the upper right hand corner of the page and view the web site as the customer will see it. By adding items and viewing the cart as the customer sees it, you will create a better custom cart faster.
How do I add the Store’s business details?
You will want to add Store details like Store Name, Store Owner and Store Address and Phone. Move the mouse over Configuration and click “My Store”
To the right of each entry is an Action that allows you to edit each Title. The titles most often changed are marked in the picture below with red dots. To change the details click on the Action icon and then click “Edit.”
The email address used during the account set up with SolidSpace will be the one used by default for all cart related emails. If you would like to change this, contact support or go to our Advanced Shopping Cart FAQ.
How do I customize the pages on the web site?
Move your mouse over Tools and then click on “Define Page Editor” as shown below.
Now click on the “Define Pages Editor” drop down menu as shown below.
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Scroll down and select the “define_main_page.php.” This is the home page of the shopping cart. Text can be added and edited with the built in text editor. Take a minute to hover your mouse over the icons on the built in text editor. You can see that many options you will want to use are built right in such as Background Color, Font and Insert Image. When you have edited the page to your satisfaction, click on “Save.” Now that you have saved the page click on the “Online Catalog” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen and view the web site as the customer will see it.
From the “Define Pages Editor” drop down menu you can modify all of the pages needed for a basic shopping cart. You will want to customize each page and add your own custom graphics and text to give the cart pages continuity from page to page.
How do I view my customers’ orders?
To view orders hover your mouse over Customers and click on “Orders.”
The Orders page shows you the relevant details of a purchase. You can click on the “Action” menu item to edit, invoice, delete or create a packing slip.
If you have already created a product for your store, click on the “Online Catalog” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now pretend to buy the item you created and follow the steps to purchase the item. Include your real email address as you sign up. Notice that in order to buy something from your store customers must fill out some basic information and create a unique identity with a username and password. After you purchase the items, notice that emails are sent to the person who purchased the item and to the Store owner notifying them that someone purchased an item. Whenever a purchase is made an email is sent automatically notifying the Store owner that someone purchased an item.
How do I change the overall look of the store?
You can change the look and feel of the cart by selecting templates. To view the various templates hover the mouse over Tools and then click on “Template Selection” as shown below.
The Template Selection page allows you to “Preview” the various Templates before choosing one. Click on “preview” next to “Telus Grey.” An example page will pop up showing the overall look of a site using the selected Template.
Once you have decided on a Template click on the “edit” button select the Template name from the drop down list and click “update.” Now that you have saved the page click on the “Online Catalog” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen and view the web site as the customer will see it.
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