WooCommerce is a customizable, open-source eCommerce platform built on WordPress. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and uninstall the WooCommerce plugin within WordPress. Take the first steps to start building your online store. If you’re ready to start an eCommerce store, get up and running fast with a WooCommerce Hosting plan from Read More >
Carrie Smaha
Carrie enjoys working on demand generation and product marketing projects that tap into multi-touch campaign design, technical SEO, content marketing, software design, and business operations.
Joomla SQL Injection Vulnerability
CMS Plugin Issue Resolution Joomla Core Versions 3.2-3.4.4 SQL Injection Vulnerability Upgrade Joomla Version 3.4.5 (released 10/22/2015) Trustwave SpiderLabs recently identified a SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploit in the Joomla CMS. This exploit has been discovered in versions 3.2 – 3.4.4 of Joomla. Combining the exploit with other security weaknesses, Trustwave was able to gain full Read More >
What is WHMCS? Features of WHMCS and How To Use It
In the fast-paced world of web hosting, managing clients, billing, and automation efficiently is crucial for success. Enter Web Host Manager Complete Solution (WHMCS), a comprehensive and powerful platform designed to simplify web hosting management for resellers. In this article, we will explore the key features, benefits, and how to use it to for your Read More >
Hotlink Protection using .htaccess and cPanel methods
What is Hotlinking? Hotlinking is when you use a url to view an image in the website code or the image url in the browser. When using url’s in image code, the server does not have to use any bandwidth or http request to serve the image. Say I use a URL to an image Read More >
How to Fix the Allowed Memory Size Exhausted Error
A common error with Open Source software like WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and Joomla is the PHP “Allowed memory size error”. Increasing the memory limit is an easy solution. This memory_limit can be changed in the php.ini in the public_html folder in your hosting account. This error can creep up in your website during the normal Read More >
Approving Customer Reviews in Magento 1.6
When a customer of your Magento 1.6 website leaves a review, you must approve it before it will show up on the site. If you have a review to approve you can do that in the Magento hosting Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog -> Reviews & Ratings -> Customer Read More >
Customer Product Reviews in Magento 1.6
In Magento 1.6 customers have the ability to leave customer reviews on your products. We’re going to show you how customers create a review in your Magento store. Go to your front end of your Magento 1.6 website and select a product like a customer or visitor would do. Click on the link “Be the Read More >
Configuring UPS Shipping in Magento 1.6
Magento 1.6 by default, has shipping for multiple shipping providers already available in the Magento Admin. This makes things easy is you use any of the major shippers such as UPS, USPS, FedEx, or DHL. To configure UPS shipping, you’ll need to log into the Magento Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go Read More >
Configuring Free Shipping in Magento
Magento gives the admin the capability to easily configure free shipping. Free shipping can be a great selling point to convince your website visitors to make a purchase from your website. Enabling and configuring free shipping is accomplished in the Magento Admin Panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to System -> Configuration Select Read More >
Set Up Flat Rate Shipping for a Specific Country in Magento
Magento has a lot of different configurable shipping options. You can easily set up flat rate shipping for the country you are located in. Setting up flat rate shipping for a specific country is done in the Magento backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel. Go to System -> Configuration. Select “Shipping Methods” from the Read More >
Labeling a Product Out of Stock in Magento 1.6
At any time, you can mark a product out of stock even if you have quanitities of the product. One instance where you may use this technique is if you have a brick and mortar location. If your inventory is shared amongst the online and physical locations, you may want to mark a product out Read More >
Allowing Backorders for Specifc Products in Magento 1.6
Depending on how your configuration is set for Magento 1.6 you may not be able to allow backorders. You can configure each individual product to allow backorders. This is easily accomplished in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog -> Manage Products Select the product you wish to Read More >
Disabling or Enabling gift messages on Products in Magento 1.6
Since you have the ability to add gift messages to the entire order or individual items in the order in Magento 1.6, you also have the abiity enable and disable gift messages for individual products from the Magento 1.6 Admin Dashboard. This allows your customer to further customize their order and add a personalized message Read More >
Adding a Gift Message to Orders in Magento 1.6
In Magento 1.6, you have the ability to allow your customers to add a gift message to the order. This is a great feature especially if you expect to sell products or goods during the Holiday season. Enabling year around allows website visitors to add a gift message for any reason such as birthdays or Read More >
Setting a Special Price for Products in Magento 1.6
In Magento 1.6, you can specify a “special” price for products for a certain date range. This allows you to automatically manage “specials” or sales. Setting up a special price for a product is done in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog ->> Manage Products. Click on Read More >
Disabling Products in Magento 1.6
If some of your products will be out of stock for a long time or indefinitely you may want to simply disable the product. This will allow you to keep the product and all of its settings in the Magento 1.6 Backend so you do not need to re-create it in the future. Disabling a Read More >
Deleting Products in Magento 1.6
Once your Magento 1.6 store is up and running you may change which products your store carries. In cases like this, you may want to actually delete or remove products from your store. Deleting products is easily accomplished in the Magento 1.6 backend panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog ->> Manage Read More >
Adding Products in Magento
Adding products in Magento is important since you want your website visitors to be able to find and purchase the goods and services you have for sale. You can add products to your hosted Magento web store in the backend admin panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel. Go to Catalog ->> Manage Products. Click Read More >
Deleting Product Categories in Magento 1.6
In the previous tutorial we showed you how to create product categories to better organize your products. At any time, you can delete product categories. Product catergories are deleted through the Magento 1.6 Admin Panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Category ->> Manage Category Click on the Product Category you want to Read More >
Creating Product Categories in Magento
Magento allows you to categorize all your products into groups. this helps to better organize your product base making it easier for your customers to find your products. The groups are referred to as categories and can be created in the Magento Backend. Not a current customer? Learn more about our Magento hosting plans!
