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Main admin settings
This page contains some of the crucial settings
for your Ecommerce Template store and we have detailed the various
options below.
Country
settings
This is where you specify where you are selling from and the currency
on your store will adjust accordingly. It will also affect such things
as the date display format, tax settings and the shipping estimator.
The currency format can be overwritten on your store if necessary
 ASP
version
PHP
version
Currency
conversion
It is possible to show your product prices in up to three other currencies other
than the default. The alternative prices will be shown on your product and product
detail pages below the main default price. Sales will always be processed in
the default currency but it does provide a guide for international purchasers
regarding the approximate price in their local currency... more
details
Email
options Following a successful order on your store you will be notified
by email if you have checked the Email confirmation box. The email
will be sent to the address specified below that. It's important
that the email is valid for the domain so you@yourdomain.com would
be correct, you@anotherdomain.com would not. For the PHP version
that should be all the information that is required. For the ASP
version you will see the extra fields outlined above and these along
with our email troubleshooting guide are outlined here.
Store
URL This is a very important setting as it is used widely on
the store. Make sure the URL is the full URL of your store, this
would normally be http://www.yourstore.com/ but if you have placed
your files in a separate folder then you would need to change the
setting accordingly. There is a suggestion above the box that should
help you. Do not add a page name such as index.php or categories.asp
to the setting here.
Products
per page This is where you specify how many products you would like
to appear on your products page. Too many products will cause the
page to load more slowly, too few and your users may have to click
through many pages to get to what they are looking for so a value
of perhaps 6 to 12 is a happy medium.
Handling
charge The value specified here will be added to the order total
to cover handling costs. It is possible to add a per payment provider
handling charge, a handling charge as a percentage of the order total
and add tax to the handling.
ASP
version
PHP
version
Shipping
type Here is where you can specify the shipping method you want
to employ on your store. more
details
Shipping
type (Domestic / International) It is possible to use a different shipping method on domestic
and international orders. If you are using the same method for both
then leave as is, if you want to select an alternative then choose
from one of the methods in the drop down list.
Pack
products Selecting Pack products together will add all the product
weights together and take the shipping cost on this total. Pack products
separately will take the shipping cost for each item and then add
these together.
USPS
username If you are using USPS shipping on your store then after
registering for a user name with USPS you would enter it here.
more
details
Retailer
ID This is only required if you are using Canada Post as the
shipping method.
more
details
Zip This is the zip (postal) code of where you are shipping
from. Only one zip code can be used in the process of calculating
shipping costs.
Shipping
weights / Dimensions This is where you can choose between the metric and imperial
systems. Do note that some shipping carriers may restrict the available
shipping units and some may vary by country of origin. If you specify
units for dimensions you will have to enter dimensions for all products.
But most of the time it will make no difference to shipping.
Consider
item unavailable for If you want to use the Stock Management feature then it
can be turned on here by selecting the time period that a product
is considered out of stock once the last item has been placed in
somebody's cart.
more
details
Number
of languages If you are going to run more than one language off the same
database then this is where you specify the number, maximum of three.
more
details
Language
settings This is also used with the multiple language settings and
here you can choose which fields you want to appear in your alternative
languages.
more
details
Delete
after
Set the number of days you would like uncompleted orders to be
deleted from your database. You will need to hit the Purge Deleted
button in the orders admin page to completely get rid of all
deleted orders from your database.
Delete
CC details
Set the number of days that credit card details are stored in your database when
using the Capture Card method.
We strongly recommend setting this to a workable minimum to
minimize the risks
of storing sensitive data on your server.
Apply
tweaks
These settings shouldn't be necessary and will only be used if suggested by our
support team.
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