Best Practices for Creating a PrestaShop Shop

Hopefully, you are well into creating a great PrestaShop shop and you’ve had help using our Prestashop Education Channel. To complement this information we have been reviewing the PrestaShop forums for advice that we can pass along that are considered best practices for setting up an online shop. This information is compiled from both customers Read More >

Setting Up Authorize.net with osCommerce

In order to make payments on your products within your store your customers will need to have a way to use their credit cards. Credit cards are typically processed through payment gateways. One of the payment gateways that you can use is Authorize.net. The following article explains how to set it up in the osCommerce Read More >

Setting Up USPS Shipping in osCommerce

One of the popular methods for shipping used in the United States is the Postal Service. It is typically cost effective and may have an option that works best with your customers. The following article shows how to enable the USPS shipping module in the osCommerce. Note that you will need to have the a Read More >

How to setup table rate shipping in osCommerce

Setting up table rate shipping lets you determine shipping cost either by weight or price. Typically this is done with a table by sight, but osCommerce can calculate the cost for you. By default, this module option is not already loaded, but it is available in the interface and easy to activate. The following article Read More >

Changing the URL of a Joomla Website

Sometimes it is necessary to change the domain name for a website in Joomla. When you are using Joomla this will involve making a change to a configuration file and possibly your database. The following article will take you through the steps for changing your Joomla website URL. Modifying the Domain Name for Your Joomla Read More >

Update on Twenty-thirteen Theme in WordPress 3.6 beta

WordPress 3.8 is the current core release version. The most current default theme is now Twenty-fourteen. WordPress continues to evolve and with it so does the version of their latest default theme. The newest version, Twenty-Thirteen, is currently only available within the WordPress 3.6 beta. The following article gives you a preview of the current Read More >

Media Changes for Posts in WordPress 3.6

WordPress 3.6 will also include a new ability to embed audio/video into a post without having to rely on a plugin or third party service. The following article is a preview on this feature. Please remember that this is a WordPress 3.6 beta feature and should not be considered for production purposes at this time. Read More >

WordPress Post Changes in 3.6

This article is about changes to an older version of WordPress. The current version in version 3.8.1. Go to our article on the new features of WordPress 3.8 or visit the WordPress home page for the latest information. The latest changes in WordPress Posts include a new format in how items are added into the Read More >

Viewing the Best Viewed Report in osCommerce

In order to assess how your products are being seen by visitors to your site, you will need to review the data of your website visitors. The following article explains how to find and read this report within the osCommerce dashboard. Using the Best Viewed Report Login to the osCommerce Dashboard. Look at the vertical Read More >

Managing Customer Information in osCommerce

Customers that register into the osCommerce system may sometimes need to have their data modified by an admin in the osCommerce dashboard. This feature of osCommerce is different from managing Customer Details in that you are modifying the actual customer information as opposed to the form fields. The following article explains how to find and Read More >

Administrator View of Sales Order in osCommerce

This article explain the order process from the perspective of the Administrator. We will show an order being processed through the administrator dashboard in osCommerce. Tracking a Sales Order in the Administrator Dashboard of osCommerce Login to the osCommerce Admin dashboard. Click on Customers, then Orders when the menu expands. When you select the order, Read More >

Managing Customer Details in OsCommerce

Adding new customers in osCommerce is typically done through the new customer registration interface that the customer can see when viewing your osComemrce storefront. Some of these details can be controlled and edited within the osCommerce administrator. The following tutorial explains how to make changes to the Customer Details in the osCommerce administrator dashboard. Modifying Read More >

Understanding Customer Registration in osCommerce

When customers arrive at your osCommerce site, they may often have a question about your registration process. To become familiar with the perspective of a potential new customer, you should know the process they follow to login. The following article explains how new users register into the osCommerce site. How New Customers Register in osCommerce Read More >

Adding and Removing Administrators in osCommerce

Not all e-commerce shops have only one manager, so it is sometimes necessary to have multiple logins. Fortunately, osCommerce does provide this option. This article will explain how to add or delete Administrators in osCommerce. Creating or Deleting Administrators in osCommerce Creating an Administrator NOTE! On your first login to the Administrator section you will Read More >

How to Troubleshoot WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugins are the source for many capabilities that WordPress does not normally support. These add-on programs can unfortunately also cause problems with the typical WordPress installation. They may cause an issue that will stop the WordPress Administrator from loading so that you are unable to disable them through the normal interface. The following article Read More >

Setting Tax Rates in osCommerce

Taxes are often a necessary part of your online business. osCommerce has tax section in the Administration back end that allows you to setup taxes from most anywhere in the world, and if it’s not listed, you can also create new zone. The following tutorial shows how find then setup a tax within the osCommerce Read More >

Managing Banners in osCommerce

Using the Banner Manager within osCommerce allows an administrator to manage existing banners, add new banners or delete unwanted ones. The managing portion of the interface includes being able to view the banners outside of the store interface, view existing banner statistics and edit the details of the saved banner. The following tutorial describes these Read More >

Deleting or Disabling a Banner in osCommerce

Sometimes it is necessary to remove a banner that is being displayed within an osCommerce store. This can be done easily using the Banner Manager. Follow the instructions in the following article to learn how to remove any banner setup through the osCommerce Administrator dashboard. Removing a Banner from an osCommerce Store There are two Read More >

How to change the banner in osCommerce

Banners are typically used for the purpose of advertising in osCommerce. It is a graphic that can also be used for the purpose of identifying a website’s brand, or to pass on announcement. However you use it, the banner is a useful element that can be controlled from the osCommerce interface. The following article explains Read More >