Add/Edit
Category - The primary level of
organization is the category. The
categories will be visible at all times as the
customer peruses your cart, so you can use the
categories as an extra level of navigation.
Enable or disable the categories that you do
not want used, so if you have various seasonal
categories you can enable only the ones that
apply. However, when you disable a
category, you disable all of the product in that
category.
If
you do not have a large number of products you can work around this in a
number of ways. You can have each product have its own category.
That way your customers can always see your product linked on the left
hand navigation bar. Or, you can set up deep links in the Add Item
View so your product will appear on the home page of the cart. This
allows your customers to find what they’re looking for easily and with a
minimum of clicks.
Add/Edit
Item
Item
Name is
the name as it will appear in the category. The item name must be unique.
Description
allows
you to fully describe the item for sale.
Enabled
- Check this if you wish the item to appear in the cart. This
not effect any other items.
Category
displays
the item under one of the categories you have set up.
Price
is
the price of the item.
Sale
Price puts
in the reduced price of an item that is used in all circumstances.
It is important to note that if you don't fill in a field it will not
appear on the cart. So, if you don't have a Sale Price for this
item, don't put a sale price into the field.
Limit
Per Order will
allow only a certain number of items to be sold
at any one time.
Part
Number is
a numeric field that identifies your item.
SKU
is
an alphanumeric field that identifies your item.
Weight
is most often used if you are basing your shipping on weight.
Be as accurate as possible, since it is questionable to charge more once
the client has agreed to the shipping amount on the web site.
Size
is a
pull-down menu. Enter
each option separated by commas. For example, the entry "small,
medium, large, extra-large" will
create the drop-down box where the visitor must choose between small,
medium, large, or extra-large.
Color
is a
pull-down menu. Enter
each option separated by commas. For example, the entry "red,
green, blue, yellow" will
create the drop-down box where the visitor must choose between red,
green, blue, or yellow.
Pull-down
1 is a
pull-down menu. Enter
each option separated by commas. For example, the entry Apple,
Pumpkin, Blueberry, Cherry will
create the drop-down box where the visitor must choose between Apple,
Pumpkin, Blueberry, or Cherry. If you specify this field, it becomes
mandatory. The field must be specified by the customer or they will
get an error message.
Pull-down
2 is a
pull-down menu. Enter
each option separated by commas. For example, the entry Apple,
Pumpkin, Blueberry, Cherry will
create the drop-down box where the visitor must choose between Apple,
Pumpkin, Blueberry, or Cherry. If you specify this field, it
becomes mandatory. The field must be specified by the customer or
they will get an error message.
Custom
Text Field is
a text field where your clients can put in customized information, such as
initials for monograms.
Deep
Link allows
a graphic and brief description for this item to be displayed on the home
page of the cart. This is perfect for special items. The link will
go to the full description and order form for the item.
Abridged
Description For Deep Link allows
just 255 characters for you to describe your item.
Upload
Upload Image - This is the
image that will display in the shopping cart and
on the home page of the cart (if
selected). The image displayed will be the
exact size of the GIF or jpeg. If no image
is entered, then none will be displayed.
URL - If you wish to
store your images at a different website then type in
the location of this site. For example: http://www.myotherdomain.com/images/apple.gif
Relative Path
-
You don't need to fill this in if you use the upload feature
below. If you have already uploaded your graphics files, however,
and simply want to insert the relative link, then put the path and file
name here. If you have placed the image in the /cart/images
folder, you only need to key in the name of the file. If you have
placed the images anywhere else in your site, you will need to key in
the path and file name starting from /cart/images. For example,
you have placed the file apple.gif in the cart/images/upload folder,
then you would use upload/apple.gif as the path. If you placed the
graphic file apple.gif in the main image folder in the root of your
site, then you would key in ../../images/apple.gif.
Upload
Image - If you have stored the images on your hard drive of your local
computer then you can
use this feature. The upload happens automatically when you click
on Update Item. You will not get a success/failure message.
The image is placed in /cart/images/ subfolder and the relative path is
automatically filled in for you.
Upload Full-Size Image
- Enable this to display a link next
to the image in your cart that will prompt the
customer to view a larger image. The image displayed
will be the exact size of the GIF or jpeg.
If no image is entered, then none will be
displayed.
URL - If you wish to
store your images at a different website then type in
the location of this site. For example: http://www.myotherdomain.com/images/apple.gif
Relative Path
-
You don't need to fill this in if you use the upload feature
below. If you have already uploaded your graphics files, however,
and simply want to insert the relative link, then put the path and file
name here. If you have placed the image in the /cart/images
folder, you only need to key in the name of the file. If you have
placed the images anywhere else in your site, you will need to key in
the path and file name starting from /cart/images. For example,
you have placed the file apple.gif in the cart/images/upload folder,
then you would use upload/apple.gif as the path. If you placed the
graphic file apple.gif in the main image folder in the root of your
site, then you would key in ../../images/apple.gif.
Upload
Image - If you have stored the images on your hard drive of your local
computer then you can
use this feature. The upload happens automatically when you click
on Update Item. You will not get a success/failure message.
The image is placed in /cart/images/ subfolder and the relative path is
automatically filled in for you.