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<span class="btn-grey"><historylink type="back">&#129032; Back</historylink></span>
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<div class="btn btn-grey btn-back">{{#fas:arrow-left}} Back</div> <div class="btn btn-grey btn-admin">{{#fas:cog}} Administration</div>
<span class="btn-grey" style="color:#0088dd;">'''[[ADMINISTRATION|&#x1F809; ADMINISTRATION]]'''</span>
 
 
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From admin go to '''Configuration → My Store''' - you will see this:
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From admin go to [[File:adminnavbarconfig.png|link=]] '''Configuration → My Store''' - you will see this:
 
<div class="mainpage_box">
 
<div class="mainpage_box">
[[File:mystore.png]]
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[[File:myStore.jpg|link=|1500px]]
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
Some settings for '''My Store''' are already personalised from when you installed Phoenix but they can be changed now if required.
 
Some settings for '''My Store''' are already personalised from when you installed Phoenix but they can be changed now if required.
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*Store Owner
 
*Store Owner
 
*E-Mail Address
 
*E-Mail Address
*E-Mail From
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*'''Template Selection'''
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**If additional templates are installed, switch from '''override''' to another template. See <big>'''[[How_to_Use_a_Template|How to Use a Template]]'''</big>
 
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----
*Click '''Sort Order''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Country'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Enter the Country in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.
*Set to '''desc''' - descending or '''asc''' - ascending as required.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Sort Field''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Zone'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Enter the Zone in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.
*Set to '''products_name''' or '''date_expected''' as required.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Country''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Switch To Default Language Currency'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Set to '''true''' if you have more than one language and currency installed - the currency will change to match the language selected by the customer.
*Enter the Country in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Zone''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Send Extra Order E-Mails To'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**By default, an Order E-Mail will be sent to the customer when they have completed an order in the shop.
*Enter the Zone in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.
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**If left blank, only the customer will receive an Order E-Mail.
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
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**Enter the store owner e-mail address if that is required.
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*'''Display Cart After Adding Product'''
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**Set as required to redirect the customer to the shopping cart page or stay on the product page after adding the product to cart.  
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**Set to '''false''' keeps the customer on the product page and displays a success message e.g. '''Lemons has been added to your cart'''
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**Set to '''true''' redirects the customer to the shopping cart page and displays the same success message.
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Tip: If a product is out of stock, a stock warning message is displayed on the shopping cart page. The message shown changes according to your settings for '''Configuration &rarr; Stock &rarr; Allow Checkout''' - see <big>'''[[Stock]]'''</big>. You might want to set '''Display Cart After Adding Product''' to '''true''' so customers see this message straight away.
 
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*Click '''Switch To Default Language Currency''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Default Search Operator'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Set to either '''and''' or '''or'''. Experiment with this to see which operator gives you more accurate search results.
*Set to '''true''' if you have more than one language installed - the currency will change to match the language selected by the customer.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Send Extra Order E-Mails To''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Store Address'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Enter your address as you wish - your VAT or Tax Number could also be added at the end - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.
*By default, an email will be sent to  the '''E-Mail Address''' set above and to the customer when they have completed an order in the shop. If required, order emails can be sent to additional email addresses entered here in the format '''Name 1 <email@address1>, Name 2 <email@address2>'''
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Use Search-Engine Safe URLs''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Store Phone'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Enter your telephone number as you wish - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.
*Set this to change the format of the URL of your pages.
 
**Set to '''false''' shows '''yoursite/product_info.php?products_id=2'''
 
**Set to '''true''' shows '''yoursite/product_info.php/products_id/2'''
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Display Cart After Adding Product''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Tax Decimal Places'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Set this to correlate with your tax rates e.g. leave as '''0''' for 20% - set to '''2''' for 17.75%.
*Set as required to redirect the customer to the shopping cart page or stay on the product page after adding the product to cart.
 
**Set to '''false''' keeps the customer on the product page and displays a success message e.g. '''Lemons has been added to your cart'''
 
**Set to '''true''' redirects the customer to the shopping cart page and displays the same success message.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
Tip: If a product is out of stock, a stock warning message is displayed on the shopping cart page. The message shown changes according to your settings for '''Configuration &rarr; Stock &rarr; Allow Checkout''' - see [[Stock]]. You may wish to set '''Display Cart After Adding Product''' to '''true''' so customers see this message straight away.  
 
 
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*Click '''Tax Decimal Places''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Display Prices with Tax'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Set to '''true''' if you wish to show all prices inclusive of tax otherwise tax will only be added in checkout.
*Set this to correlate with your tax rates e.g. leave as '''0''' for 20% - set to '''2''' for 17.75%.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
 
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*Click '''Display Prices with Tax''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Allow All Reviews'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**Set to '''true''' enables customers to submit reviews on any product.
*Set to '''true''' if you wish to show all prices inclusive of tax otherwise tax will only be added in checkout.
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**Set to '''false''' enables customers to submit reviews only on products they have purchased.
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
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Note that all submitted reviews are received by the shop owner who can then edit and publish them, they are not published automatically '''Catalog &rarr; Reviews''' - see <big>'''[[Reviews]]'''</big>
 
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*Click '''Store Address''' in the list to select it.
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*'''Checkout Redirect'''
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
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**At checkout, redirect a new (not signed in) customer to create_account or login page as desired for customer experience.
*Enter your address as you wish - your VAT or Tax Number could also be added at the end - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.
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*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
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*Click '''Store Phone''' in the list to select it.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Edit</span>
 
*Enter your telephone number as you wish - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.
 
*Click <span class="btn-blue">Save</span>
 
  
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To change any setting:
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*Click the item in the '''Title''' column list to select it.
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*Click it again to open the edit panel.
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*Change the settings in the edit panel.
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*Click <span class="btn-green">Save</span>
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 6 November 2024

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Administration


From admin go to Adminnavbarconfig.png Configuration → My Store - you will see this:

MyStore.jpg

Some settings for My Store are already personalised from when you installed Phoenix but they can be changed now if required.

  • Store Name
  • Store Owner
  • E-Mail Address



  • Template Selection
    • If additional templates are installed, switch from override to another template. See How to Use a Template

  • Country
    • Enter the Country in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.

  • Zone
    • Enter the Zone in which your shop is located from the drop down menu.

  • Switch To Default Language Currency
    • Set to true if you have more than one language and currency installed - the currency will change to match the language selected by the customer.

  • Send Extra Order E-Mails To
    • By default, an Order E-Mail will be sent to the customer when they have completed an order in the shop.
    • If left blank, only the customer will receive an Order E-Mail.
    • Enter the store owner e-mail address if that is required.

  • Display Cart After Adding Product
    • Set as required to redirect the customer to the shopping cart page or stay on the product page after adding the product to cart.
    • Set to false keeps the customer on the product page and displays a success message e.g. Lemons has been added to your cart
    • Set to true redirects the customer to the shopping cart page and displays the same success message.

Tip: If a product is out of stock, a stock warning message is displayed on the shopping cart page. The message shown changes according to your settings for Configuration → Stock → Allow Checkout - see Stock. You might want to set Display Cart After Adding Product to true so customers see this message straight away.


  • Default Search Operator
    • Set to either and or or. Experiment with this to see which operator gives you more accurate search results.

  • Store Address
    • Enter your address as you wish - your VAT or Tax Number could also be added at the end - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.

  • Store Phone
    • Enter your telephone number as you wish - this will be displayed on documents and on the shop.

  • Tax Decimal Places
    • Set this to correlate with your tax rates e.g. leave as 0 for 20% - set to 2 for 17.75%.

  • Display Prices with Tax
    • Set to true if you wish to show all prices inclusive of tax otherwise tax will only be added in checkout.

  • Allow All Reviews
    • Set to true enables customers to submit reviews on any product.
    • Set to false enables customers to submit reviews only on products they have purchased.

Note that all submitted reviews are received by the shop owner who can then edit and publish them, they are not published automatically Catalog → Reviews - see Reviews


  • Checkout Redirect
    • At checkout, redirect a new (not signed in) customer to create_account or login page as desired for customer experience.



To change any setting:

  • Click the item in the Title column list to select it.
  • Click it again to open the edit panel.
  • Change the settings in the edit panel.
  • Click Save



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