The AgoraCart Project:User Manual

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Version 4.0K User Manual

User Manual For Version 5.2.x & 5.5.x Gold

Overview & Basics

• AgoraCart Overview
• What is a Payment Gateway?
• AgoraCart File Structure, File Locations & Permissions
• 3rd party reference & Guides - Learn and Get the More out of your AgoraCart Storefront
• Tools you will need

Installing AgoraCart

• Minimum Requirements to Install the AgoraCart Shopping Cart
• Getting Started - Installing Version 5.2.x
• What You Need - Beginners
• Decide Installation Method
• Beginners - FTP / Browser Method
• Shell Access (SSH2) / Tarball Method
• Enter Store Manager Areas
• Use Favorite Browser
• Enter Default Manager Login Credentials
• Flash Tutorial - Install 5.0.x w/ FTP5.cgi script (file & directory names are the only significant differences from 5.2.x for this tutorial)
• Initial / Basic Manager Setups
• Main Store Manager Screen - The Very First Time
• Step 1: Main/Core Settings
• Step 2: Setting Up Your Preferred Payment Processing Gateway
• Step 3: Securing Store Manager Areas with .htaccess
• Step 4: Store Manager Password Settings
• Step 5: Design & Layout Settings - Misc
• Step 6: Update AgoraCart Modules & Files
• Step 7: Setting Basic Sales Taxes

Migration from 4.0K+ to 5.0.x

• Migrating your store from 4.0 to 5.0
• Additional and More Advanced Migration Steps

Store Manager

• Accessing Store Manager
• Main Store Manager Menu
• Main Store Setup/Settings
  • Main Store Setup/Settings
  • Cart Contents - Displays/Emails
  • Database Import/Export
  • Discount & Coupon Settings
  • Downloadable Prouct Settings
  • Featured Product Manager
  • Free Form Logic
  • GnuPG/PGP Settings
  • Inventory Settings
  • Order Management Settings
  • Password Settings
  • Payment Gateway - Main
  • Shipping Settings & Logic
  • Store Design - CSS Editor
  • Store Design - Misc Settings
  • Store Templates - Header/Footer
  • Tax Settings & Logic
  • Upgrade AgoraCart Modules
  • UserFields - Rename in Manager
• Merchandising Tools
  • Best Sellers - Top Ten
  • Discount & Coupon Settings
  • Featured Product
  • Merchant Tools & Resources
  • New Products - Ten
  • Store Template - Header/Footer
• Order Management
• Custom Sales/Order Reports
• Product Sales Report - Basics
• Remove Order Files/Log Entry
• View/Update Individual Order
• View Orders within a Month
• Adding Products to Your Store
  • Product ID #
  • Catagory
  • Price
  • Shipping Price and Weight
  • Product Name
  • Option File
  • Image File
  • Upload Image(s)
  • Description
  • User Fields
• Editing Products to Your Store

GPG - Securing Order Data

• GPG Setting up GPG encryption for order data

AgoraCart Templates, Skins and Page Layouts

• Creating Store Headers and Footers - Basic/Simple Overview
• Integrating your website design - Yet Another Overview
• Add Custom Template to AgoraCart - Simple
• Create a New Store Template Option - For distribution/use, after headers/footers/design is ready

Customizing AgoraCart

• Custom Shipping Logic

Option Files

• Option Files - Advanced
• Variable Option Files

Payment Gateways

• Payment Gateway Basics & x-comments
• Authorize.Net SIM - step-by-step
• LinkPoint Connect - the basics
• PayFlow Link - step-by-step
• PayPal IPN - the basics
• Plug N Pay - the basics

Troubleshooting, Resources & Misc Tutorials

• Installation Troubleshooting
• Wrapper Overview
• Installing Wrappers
• Mister Ed's Linux / Unix Commands List for AgoraCart Users
• AgoraCart File Structure, File Locations & Permissions
• 3rd Party Reference & Tutorials

Freguently Asked Questions

• Width of Options Display
• Tax Setting Not Updating

Members Only (aka Gold Version)

• Booster Pack Activation
• Booster Pack Tips - Misc