Archive for category Zen Cart Admin
Turn off the Site Map page in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 13 June, 2010
Zen Cart automatically generates a Site Map page to assist your visitors in navigating your store or locating content pages. The Site Map page is one of Zen Cart’s Define pages. The introductory content on the page (To assist you in navigating …) is managed through the Define Pages Editor and the hierarchical navigational links [...]
Reset the Order ID number in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 29 April, 2010
There’s one thing that all Zen Cart store owners agree on. On launching a new online store, you do not want your first customer to see that they are, in fact, your first customer. So, just before your opening day, reset the Order ID number to something more suitable. To reset the current order ID: [...]
Create a new sub-category in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 22 April, 2010
To add a new sub-category to your store catalog: Log in to your Zen Cart store Admin From the Catalog menu, select Categories/Products. Click through to the category you wish to create a sub-category within. In this example, I have selected Hardware by clicking either on the green Edit icon or on the category name. [...]
Turn off Tell-a-Friend in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 22 March, 2010
There are two sections in Zen Cart where the Tell-a-Friend feature is displayed. These are the Tell-A-Friend Sidebox and the Tell-a-Friend button on the Product Information pages. Remove Tell-a-Friend from Product Information pages On each Product Information page, by default the tell a friend about us button is displayed. To remove this, follow the steps [...]
Turn off Reviews in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 21 March, 2010
There are four steps to completely turning off the Reviews feature in Zen Cart. 1. Remove Reviews from Product Information pages On each Product Information page, by default either a button for read the reviews (if one or more reviews exist for that product) or write a review (if there are no reviews for that [...]
How do I find out my Zen Cart version?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 20 March, 2010
You may have inherited a Zen Cart store. Or perhaps you just can’t remember. There are times when you want to check which version of Zen Cart you have installed. The version details of Zen Cart, and much more, are provided in the Zen Cart Admin. To find out the version of your Zen Cart [...]
Change Category Name in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 3 January, 2010
There may be a time when you need to update a Category name in Zen Cart. This is a really easy change to make and is just a couple of steps. Log in to your Zen Cart store Admin. From the Catalog menu, select Categories/Products. On the line of the Category you wish to change, [...]
Remove Page 2, Page 3 or Page 4 from More Information Sidebox in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin, Zen Cart Pages on 31 December, 2009
In a default installation of Zen Cart, the More Information Sidebox contains links to example pages named Page 2, Page 3 and Page 4. The example pages look like this: To remove a link to a page from the More Information Sidebox: Log in to your Zen Cart store Admin From the Configuration menu, select [...]
Zen Cart Discount Coupons – a great way to encourage new customers
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin, Zen Cart Tips on 30 December, 2009
Do you use a blog to provide additional information on your Zen Cart Store products and specials and to help drive more traffic to your store? A great way to encourage your blog visitors to take the step to becoming customers is by offering a discount coupon for their first purchase. Discount coupons are used [...]
Setting your Zen Cart Store to Maintenance Mode
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 18 December, 2009
As part of the ongoing management of your online store, you will need to carry out various activities that may affect the running of the store – activities such as installing and configuring add ons, upgrading the Zen Cart version, backing up store files and database or simply doing a stocktake to reconcile stock levels. [...]
Log in to your Zen Cart Admin
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin, Zen Cart Installation on 18 December, 2009
The Zen Cart Admin is where you will configure your store, add new products and manage your customers and orders. After installing your Zen Cart store, one of the first things to do is to make sure you can log into your store Admin. By default, the Admin for your Zen Cart store is accessed [...]
Setting the Customer Shop Status in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart Admin on 18 December, 2009
Zen Cart gives you the ability to restrict access to your store to visitors that do not have an account. This is ideal, as an example, for wholesale stores where you require customers to login before they have access to prices. There are four different modes of operation available for your Zen Cart Store. The [...]
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