templar1973 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I am new to eCommerce and am attempting to set up my first online store. I have read many posts regarding customizing certain areas and the "How do I..." thread, but I am still unsure of certain aspects of start-up. Is the inventory tracking automatic? How do I get the order status on my site? How do I get automatic email delivery after orders and shipping complete? How do I change the visible product attributes that are shown? How do I get a "Quantity" and "Add quantity to cart" fields to show for products? And other fields? How do I get these attributes to show on the home page so the customer doesn't have to click on the item to pull up the details? Do I need to download a shipping module or is it already installed? If I do need to download, where do I install? Does the Google shopping cart work well with osCommerece? Are there any free templates for osCommerece? Any other general advice or help would be appreciated as I'd like to get up and running asap. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 oscommerce knowledge-base Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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templar1973 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 I have read both and both provide good information and answer some of my questions, but not all. I know that it is due to my lack of experience and the fact that I do not know coding. Example: The product attributes, i.e. Quantity & Add Quantity to Cart, are not addressed and I'm not sure where to go for that. Thanks, but this product needs a detailed user manual for those of us who are not developers or programmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Is the inventory tracking automatic? For products yes .. if you want to track stock for attributes too then you will need an add-on like qtypro. How do I get the order status on my site? You get an email when the order is made, then you update the order statuses in admin. (When you do an email is automatically sent to the customer) How do I get automatic email delivery after orders and shipping complete? You dont , but your customers do as-long as you update the order statuses in admin emails. How do I change the visible product attributes that are shown? You set up product attributes in admin under catalog>>product attributes How do I get a "Quantity" and "Add quantity to cart" fields to show for products? And other fields? You add an add-on or do code modifications. How do I get these attributes to show on the home page so the customer doesn't have to click on the item to pull up the details? You add an add-on or do code modifications. Do I need to download a shipping module or is it already installed? If I do need to download, where do I install? There are several pre-installed ones, more can be found in the add-ons section...instructions for install is included with most add-ons. Does the Google shopping cart work well with osCommerece? There are mods for adding google checkout available. Are there any free templates for osCommerece? There are many free ones, but if you want "high quality", then its more a case of you get what you pay for. Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templar1973 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Thank you for your time and response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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