Product categories are the primary way to group products with similar features. You can also add subcategories if desired.
Text that will describe this category on the category page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop. A Category description is the marketing copy that explains what is category.
Category name to be shown on browser tag section.
Meta Tag titles correspond to links in search engine results and enable your product to be found more effectively in searches.
A summary of the category to describe the category page to search engines.
Similar to meta tag description but asks for a single keyword to describe the product. Meta Keywords are a specific type of meta tag that help tell search engines what is the topic of the page.
Parent Category: Categories are arranged in a hierarchical structure; with the parent category always on top. You may choose to create a category under a parent category, turning it into a sub-category. In the category list the category will be displayed as "Parent Category > Sub-Category". If "None" is selected, the category created will be a parent category.
Map any pre-created filters to a category. See Filter for more information on how filters work.
A keyword that will be included in the category url for search engine optimization.
Select the main image for the product page and the thumbnail for product listings. See Image Manager for more information on how to upload an image using the image manager tool.
This number controls how many sub-categories are displayed when selecting the parent category.
This sort order determines the position of the category in the menu. A sorting order of 1 would be displayed before a sorting order of 2, 3, and so on.
Selecting "enabled" makes the category publicly available in the store front. Selecting "disabled" will hide the category from the store front, but will still be available for editing purposes in the administration.
Product name is to simply create a name that describes what the product.
Product name to be shown on browser tag section.
Product meta titles correspond to links in search engine results and enable your product to be found more effectively in searches.
A summary to describe the product page to search engines.
Text that will describe this product on the product page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop. A product description is the marketing copy that explains what a product is and important information about the features and benefits of the product.
A tag to describe the product to the customers. If a customer types in this tag in the search box found in the header, the product will be displayed in the search results.
create a model number for the product using a combination of letters and numbers. (required)
a random code for the product.
set a price for the product.
Product cost refers to the costs incurred to create a product.
select a tax class category on this product that was made System Setting > Localisation > Tax > Tax Classes. This will apply the tax in the checkout for the product. Select "None" if taxes will not be applied to this product.
The total amount available in the store for this specific product.
the minimum amount of product a customer must reach to add that product to their Shopping Cart.
"Yes" will subtract stock from the quantity of the product (Ex: If there are 100 computers, and a customer buys 2 computers, Subtract Stock will change the quantity to 98).
select "Out of Stock", "In Stock", "2-3 days", or "Preorder" as the message shown on the product page when the product's quantity reaches 0.
If the product requires shipping, select "Yes". If not, select "No".
enter the length by width by height of the product if there are dimensions to include.
determines the metric units for the dimensions above.
Enter a number for the weight.
Specify the units of weight for the number entered into "Weight".
create a keyword for search engine optimization of this product. It will be seen in the URL of the product page. Therefore, the keyword created must be unique for every product.
Enabling makes the product publicly available in the store. Disabling allows the product to be edited in the administration but hides it from the store front.
the date when this product will become available for purchase.
When the product is sorted in a list, a number assigns it a priority. A product with a sorting order or 2 will be placed higher than a product with a sorting order of 3, but lower than a product with a sorting order of 1.
Check the categories that the product will be placed into. The product will be listed on the category's page in the store.
Selecting the product's manufacturer will place the product on the manufacturer's page. Select manufacturers can be viewed on the home page if added to the manufacturer banner.
Map any pre-created filters to a Product. See Filter for more information on how filters work.
In this space, type any related products for this product. These products will be displayed on that product's page for the customer to view. When typing in the space, a drop down box will appear with related products.
Insert YouTube video to a product.
You may click the SHARE link on the bottom-right corner of the YouTube video. In the Share a link dialog, click the COPY link to the right of the video URL.
Insert additional custom tab title. You may choose the number of custom tabs you want to add to all products.
Text that will describe this product for custom tab on the product page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop.
Options are extra selections that a customer can make on the Product page before adding the product to the shopping cart. Options are first created under Catalog > Options, then assigned to a product that is created under Catalog > Products.
One example of an option is "size". Begin by typing "size" into the search box. Size should appear in a drop-down box. Select it and click "Add Option Value". The Option Values were previously created in the Options section under Catalog. In this section any option can be added, such as "Large". Then click on the green generate button. To subtract from the quantity every time a product is purchased with this option, you can select "Yes" under "Subtract Stock". An increase of price can be added to the option value, points, and weight. You can click "Remove" and “Generate” to erase the option value. See Options for a more in-depth explanation of the options feature.
Recurring are the payments that you as an administrator set for customers that must be billed on a recurring basis.
The Special tab is identical to the Discount tab, except that this offer will be considered a special, not a discount. Fill in the customer group, quantity, priority, price, date start, date end.
A group of customers (made in Sales > Customers > Groups) that meet a criterion to use this discount.
The limit for the number of products that can apply this discount.
Adding a priority number such as 1, 2, or 3, will determine when this discount will be used when other discounts are applied to a customer's order. 1 will apply this discount first, while 2 will apply it second, and so on.
The discounted price.
The first date the discount will be applied.
The last date available for use of the discount; the date the discount will end.
clicking "Browse Folders" will lead the administrator to the Image Manager to upload a new image.
You may click "Add Image", then "Browse" to select an image from the Image Manager. Assign a number for sorting order. "1" will make it the first additional image, while every descending sorting number will follow it.
Reward Points is a feature that assigns customers "loyalty points" for purchasing products from the store. Customers can use these acquired points as a currency to purchase products from the store. You can assign this product a certain number of reward points required for a customer to purchase it with. If you don't want to allow this product to be bought with reward points, you can simply leave this area blank.
This allows you to set up recurring payments for your customers if you plan to sell products by subscription, promoting a discount or membership subscription or breaking up payments into smaller portions.
This will be the name of the subscription or payment plan.
The actual price of the program or subscription.
The number of times a user will make a payment. Set to 0 if unlimited. If unlimited, the payments plan will continue until cancelled by you or the user. Example, the duration set to 12 months (means for a yearly subscription).
The number that will be applied to your frequency option.
This option allows you to choose how often a user will make a payment. For example, the cycle is "1," and the frequency is "month," causing the user to be billed monthly. If you wanted your customer to be billed every three weeks, you would choose "3" as the cycle, and "week" as the frequency.
You can enable or disable the profile here.
The price of the subscription or payment plan during the trial period
The number of times a user will make a payment before the trial expires.
The number that will be applied to your trial frequency option
How often the trial will cycle.
You may enable or disable a free trial.
This is simply for putting your profiles into a certain order, to make your top picks easier to find.
Filter is a handy tool used regularly throughout the WebCart administration. You may type into one of the information field for the item on the item list. Pressing Filter will "filter out" all the items in the list that do no match the criteria entered in the space, leaving only the items that match. With Filter, you can quickly locate any information stored in list form. Products, Categories, Customers, Reports, Orders, and more all use Filter as the main search tool to locate items in a list.
For examples, if you would like to look up a product in the product list, you can use "Filter" as a shortcut to search for that product. This can be helpful when there is large amounts of product and you would like to edit a specific product without having to browse through every page for it.
Name of filter group
Name of filter value
It will affect the filter groups sorting on store front. Can leave it blank or type 0 on it.
The "Choose" Type lets the customer select specific option values. Among these choose types are the following sub-types:
Name of option value
Name of filter value
It will affect the filter groups sorting on store front. Can leave it blank or type 0 on it.
Name of Brand or Manufacture
Default will be selected if there is only one store. If you have more than one store using WebCart, you can add a manufacturer to multiple stores by checking on them.
SEO Keyword: the keyword used for search engine optimization (optional)
an image of the manufacturer (optional). See the Image Manager to learn how to upload images.
the position the manufacturer will be sorted among multiple manufacturers (optional)
Product reviews can be both submitted and viewed by customers on the product page. A customer can fill out a review form and submit it to be approved for publication on the site.
To approve reviews, the administrator may visit Catalog > Reviews, select the review, and click "edit". WebCart will display the author, product, and text review in separate text boxes. Selecting "enabled" under status will make the review publicly available on the product page.
Name of Page
text that will describe this page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop.
Page name to be shown on browser tag section.
Meta title tags are a major factor in helping search engines understand what your page is about. Title tags are used in search engine results pages, web browsers, and social networks.
a summary of the page to describe the page to search engines.
Similar to meta tag description but asks for a single keyword to describe the page.
Meta Keywords are a specific type of meta tag that appear in Web page and help tell search engines what the topic of the page is.
If you are managing more than one store with WebCart, you may check which stores you would like to add this page to. If only one store is available, "Default" may be checked. See Creating a Multi-Store for more information about multi-stores.
Select this selection will display this page in the bottom footer. If no selection is made, it will not be displayed.
Selecting "enabled" makes the page publicly available in the store front. Selecting "disabled" will hide the page from the store front, but will still be available for editing purposes in the administration.
This sort order determines the position of the pages in the menu. A sorting order of 1 would be displayed before a sorting order of 2, 3, and so on.
A keyword that will be included in the page URL for search engine optimization.
The design tab consists of the "Layout Override" feature. In this feature, you can choose to override a layout, such as the 'Account' page, to include the category on that page. For more information on layouts, see Modules. You can just leave it blank for the meantime.
Product - You may choose your preferred product to display.
Product - You may choose your preferred manufacture to display.
Image - You may choose your preferred image.
Show Title - You may choose to “Show or Hide” the title of this menu.
Width - You may set your preferred image width.
Height - You may set your preferred image height.
Pre-text - You may choose to enter the introduction text of the module.
Post-text - You may enter the footer text of the module.
Class Suffix - You may choose to choose your preferred CSS class that suits your module. Open Link - You may set your preferred target for links:
# Column - You may set your preferred number of column for each device:
For the devices screen width from 1200px to greater.
For the devices screen width from 992px up to 1200px.
For the devices screen width from 768px up to 992px.
For the devices screen width from 480px up to 768px.
For the devices screen width less than or equal 480px.
If you choose: Category Options, you will require to fill the param below:
If you choose: Sub Category Options, you need to fill param below:
Pre-text - You may enter intro text of the module.
Post-text - You may enter footer text of the module.
Caching - You may select option to cache the content of this module.
For the devices screen width from 1200px to greater.
For the devices screen width from 992px up to 1200px.
For the devices screen width from 768px up to 992px.
For the devices screen width from 480px up to 768px.
For the devices screen width less than or equal 480px.
Rows - Allow to enter Number rows.
For the devices screen width from 1200px to greater.
For the devices screen width from 992px up to 1200px.
For the devices screen width from 768px up to 992px.
For the devices screen width from 480px up to 768px.
For the devices screen width less than or equal 480px.
Pre-text - You may enter intro text of the module.
Post-text - You may enter footer text of the module.
Caching - You may Select whether to cache the content of this module.
For the devices screen width from 1200px to greater.
For the devices screen width from 992px up to 1200px.
For the devices screen width from 768px up to 992px.
For the devices screen width from 480px up to 768px.
For the devices screen width less than or equal 480px.
If you choose: For Preload, you need to fill param below:
If you choose: For Type Show Slider, you need to fill param below:
Pre-text - You may enter the intro text of the module.
Post-text - You may enter the footer text of the module.
Caching – You may have the option to select whether to cache the content of this module.
You may display the email list of people who have registered, includes delete, update status and send mail
For the devices screen width from 1200px to greater.
For the devices screen width from 768px up to 1199px.
For the devices screen width from 480px up to 767px.
For the devices screen width less than or equal 479px.
The Image Manager is a tool used in the administration to upload image files. Banners, product images, the store logo, and manufacturers will all need images uploaded using the Image Manager.
Clicking "Browse Files" will open up a new window called the "Image Manager". You can add images by click the "Upload" button in the toolbar, which will open up your computer's file directory to directly add them. The images provided for the default products. Select an image by clicking on one and press the "Delete" button in the toolbar to delete it.
Editing payment methods in the administration for different transaction processors, like PayPal, will require a previously created account. The account and payment information should be obtained from these companies prior to editing the payment method in the administration. You will need to create an account with these companies to use their transaction processing for WebCart. The information required for each payment method will be displayed in the Edit section.
A default status of an order once the payment module has completed. Pending is considered one of the best default statuses because it gives the administrator some leeway to process the order.
Disables or enables the payment method.
The position of the payment method in the store front when listed among all the available payment methods.
Each shipping method needs to be individually edited to meet your shop's shipping requirements and to specify the prices for that service.
The geographical zone that this shipping method is available to. The GeoZone can be created or configured at System > Localisation > GeoZone in the administration. For more information visit Localisation.
The status determines whether the shipping method will be available in the store front.
The sort order affects the placement of the shipping method among other available shipping methods. A shipping method with a sort order of 1 will be positioned above another shipping method with a sorting order of 2 in the store front.
Saves the email address for confirmation emails, notifications, newsletters, etc.
A designated group of customers used to apply discounts/specials and send group emails.
A password must be submitted for the customer to access the site privately
Require retyping the password.
Enabling "Newsletter" will put this customer on the e-mail newsletter list
Denies or approves customer account login.
Obtaining the customer's address is important for shipping products to the customer. Clicking the '+' button will add the "Address 1" address form. You may add as many addresses as needed with the ‘+’ button or remove them with the '-' button. The "First Name", "Last Name", "Address 1", "City", "Country", and "Region/State" are required fields in the address form.
Tracking code and commission for affiliate. Affiliate marketing is the process by which an affiliate earns a commission for marketing another person's or company's products.
The Payment Details configures payment methods to be paid to the affiliate.
The Transaction tab is where you may manually add a transaction to the customer. To do so, enter in the description of the transaction, the amount paid, and click "Add Transaction". Every transaction added will be listed in the Transactions tab.
If you choose to enable reward points for the store, points may be manually added to specific customers in the admin side of your store. Reward points can be added to products, which will be assigned to customers once they purchase that product. If you choose to add reward points directly to customers, you can include a reason in the description and the number of points under the Reward Points tab. If you need to subtract points from a customer, you can enter in a negative number into the points field.
An IP Address will reveal the location of customer's computer network. There are many website services available to shop owners, that will give the location for an IP address
A number assigned to an order by WebCart during the checkout confirmation.
the name of the customer that made the order.
update of the status of the order. After the order is initially created the status will be "Pending". The default options are Missing Orders, Canceled, Canceled Reversal, Chargeback, Complete, Denied, Expired, Failed, Pending, Processed, Processing, Refunded, Reversed, Shipped, and Voided.
the total price of the order.
The first section for modifying an order is called Customer Details. Typing in a customer name that has already made an account with the store will auto complete the form by bringing up their information to fill in the blanks.
In "Choose Product", begin typing the product name. A drop-down list will appear with products containing that name. Selecting a product from this list will bring up specific product options for this order.
If a customer wants to add a gift voucher order, it will ask them for the information required.
If an address has been added to the customer, select their address option under "Choose Address". Otherwise, the customer address will need to be manually filled into the form.
This section tracks the shipping address for this particular order. If the shipping and payment address are the same, copy and paste the information above when adding it manually.
Under Totals, other contributing payment factors, such as coupons and vouchers, are added/subtracted to the order total.
The sections such as Coupon, Voucher, Rewards are extensions that were enabled specifically for this form. There is an option to customize the order details included in the totals by editing, uninstalling, or enabling specific order total extensions.
To print an invoice, go back to the Orders page under Sales > Orders. Above the order list on the top right corner is the "Print Invoice" button. Select the order to be printed and click "Print Invoice". This action will direct you to a printable page of the invoice. The invoice can be printed out and included in with the shipping.
the ID of the order that was returned.
the date that order was made.
The Products section fills out more information about the product that was returned, and why it was returned. You will need to manually type in the product that the customer returned. Typing in "Apple" will bring up all the apple products in the store. We selected the Apple Cinema 30" from the drop down, and the "Model" space was auto completed for us. You may also include the quantity, the return reason, whether the product was opened, the customer's comments, the return action (credit issued, refunded, replacement sent), and return status (awaiting products, complete, pending). The return status names can be added in the Localization section.
The code the customer must enter in the Shopping Cart to use the gift voucher.
The name of the person sending the gift certificate.
The email of the person sending the gift certificate.
The name of the person receiving the gift certificate.
The email of the person receiving the gift certificate.
The theme of the gift voucher email.
A message added in the gift voucher email.
The amount of the gift certificate to be used in the store.
Enables or disables the gift voucher.
The voucher history tab displays the use of the gift voucher code in the checkout. The Order ID, Customer Name, Amount, and Date Added will be displayed.
The Voucher Themes section alters the image displayed in the email according to the theme. In the store front, customers purchasing the voucher for a person can choose a theme for voucher.
Once a gift voucher has been created, you are responsible for sending out the email to the customer receiving the gift voucher. After you make sure the customer's email information has been filled out in the General Tab, you can send the email by clicking "Send" under "Action". If the email was sent, WebCart will display the message: "Success: Gift Voucher e-mail has been sent!".
A descriptive name for the coupon.
A code that the customer needs to enter in the shopping cart to use the coupon in the store front.
The discount can be a fixed amount off, or a percentage off from the total amount.
The number taken off from the purchase total.
The amount a customer must reach before using the coupon.
Selecting 'yes' requires the customer to be logged into their store account to use the coupon. Selecting 'no' will let a customer use the coupon as a guest.
Selecting 'yes' gives the customer free shipping for using the discount code.
Individual products can be selected by entering in the product name in the space provided. To remove a product from the discount, click the red minus button in the product list below it
Selecting a product category will apply the discount to all products within that category.
See Categories for more information on how to create a new product category.
The first day that the discount can be used.
The last day the discount can be used.
Limits how many times the coupon can be used by customers.
Limits how many times a specific customer can use the coupon.
Enables or disables the coupon for use in the store front.
The Coupon History tab list all the uses of this coupon in the store. The following information about each use will be displayed:
Name of blog category
a summary of the category to describe the category page to search engines.
similar to meta tag description but asks for a single keyword to describe the category.
text that will describe this category on the category page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop.
Categories are arranged in a hierarchical structure, with the parent category always on top. You may choose to create a category under a parent category, turning it into a sub-category. In the category list the category will be displayed as "Parent Category > Sub-Category". If "None" is selected, the category created will be a parent category.
If you are managing more than one store with WebCart, you may check which stores you would like to add this category to. If only one store is available, "Default" may be checked. See Creating a Multi-Store for more information about multi-stores.
Select the main image for the blog page and the thumbnail for blog listings. See Image Manager for more information on how to upload an image using the image manager tool.
This sort order determines the position of the category in the menu. A sorting order of 1 would be displayed before a sorting order of 2, 3, and so on.
Selecting "enabled" makes the category publicly available in the store front. Selecting "disabled" will hide the blog from the store front but will still be available for editing purposes in the administration.
SEO keyword: A keyword that will be included in the category URL for search engine optimization.
Name of Article
text that will describe this blog on the blog page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop.
A summary of the blog to describe the blog page to search engines.
Similar to Meta tag description but asks for a single keyword to describe the blog.
It will be displayed instead of main article image in article page and articles listings
Select the main image for the article page. See Image Manager for more information on how to upload an image using the image manager tool.
Name of Author which has been created.
Links the article into blog category to let customers easy to choose the category of blog they want to access.
If you are managing more than one store with WebCart, you may check which stores you would like to add this category to. If only one store is available, "Default" may be checked. See Creating a Multi-Store for more information about multi-stores.
This sort order determines the position of the article in the blog. A sorting order of 1 would be displayed before a sorting order of 2, 3, and so on.
Selecting "enabled" makes the blog publicly available in the store front. Selecting "disabled" will hide the blog from the store front but will still be available for editing purposes in the administration.
Related to single product or product category or product manufacturer, select according to requirement.
You may select related product to the article.
You may select related article.
A keyword that will be included in the blog URL for search engine optimization.