Here’s what I need to know if I am setting up a ZenCart store for you:
DIRECTORY NAME: I need to know what directory you want your store in. In other words, do you want the address to be yoursitename.com/store or yoursitename.com/shoppe or..
PAYPAL INFO: I need the Paypal address to send the payments to for the store.You also need to go to your Paypal account and do this:
Log into your PayPal account and go to My Profile.
Click on “Website Payments Preferences”
Change Auto-Return to “On”
Go to your Zen admin panel and see Modules>Payment>Paypal and it will give you the redirect and IPN link to put into your Paypal account.
OTHER PAYMENT METHODS:Will you be accepting checks/money orders? If so, I need the address for sending payments.
BANNER/CSS: I need a top banner.Size it the same width that you want your shop by about 200 high (either 800 or 900 is a good size).I also need to know your color preferences for the sidebox headers, text, etc… If you asked for them and are willing to pay extra, the banner can include mouseovers for links within the banner (say to your blog or gallery), but not for the links which typically appear below the banner (My Account, Shopping Cart, etc…). If you do want to do this, I will need to give you more specific information on creating and sending the file to be used.
SIDEBOXES: Look at some other ZenCart sites and let me know which sideboxes you want to have on there.
CATEGORIES:I need a list of the categories you want.
MULTIPLE ZIPS: Do you ever have kits with multiple zips? If so, what is the maximum number of zips you would have? I have to set up an attribute (I’ll explain that later) for each zip file so I need to know this.
SALES TAX:Is this something you want to set up? You might check your local laws on that. Most states do not require it, but I always mention it just in case.
STORE INFO:This is displayed on the Contact Us page. I can take out any fields you do not wish to show. I will also need to know the e-mail address you wish to use for the contact us page. I definitely have to have your zip code, though, for the store setup.
GIFT CERTIFICATES: Do you want to sell gift certificates? If so, you will need to make images (more info on images below) for them and let me know what denominations you wish to sell.
UPLOADING:
Upload your zipped files via ftp to:
*yourstoredirectory*/download
replacing *yourstoredirectory* with whatever name we use for your store folder.
ADDING ITEMS:
Of course, I will be happy to walk you through a couple of these so that you don’t feel abandoned, LOL, but these are the steps involved:
Click Catalog>Categories/Products
Select a Category and click New Product
Enter all applicable info – Note: you can mark this as a Virtual Product, but downloads are by default already Virtual Products and this is not required
After you’ve added the product, click Catalog>Attributes Controller
Select your new Product and click Display
Under Adding New Attributes, select your Product Option Name Example: Version and the Option Value Example: Windows Zip Format
At the very bottom, you’ll see Downloadable Products
In the orange box on the lower section of the page, click Yes for “Default Attribute to be Marked Selected”
Type in the filename only of the file that you uploaded via ftp to the shop/download directory.- Note: filenames are case sensitive and cannot contain spaces or any other special characters than dashes or underscores.
If you have the red dot next to the filename, click Edit and double check the spelling of the filename, ensure the file exists under /catalog/download, and click Update
If you have multiple files, you will repeat the last three steps, choosing a different Option Name/Value combination for each file (i.e. File 1 of Multiple Files).
Because all stores are unique and different, I’m sure I’ll have more questions, but this is a basic list of what I always need for a Zen install. If you can answer these questions in an e-mail or word document, I’ll have almost everything I need, for sure. You can attach your banner to an e-mail or upload it to the server via ftp and let me know it is there.
If you have any questions, please just drop me an e-mail and I’ll be happy to answer them for you.