Managing the Shop

From the main Shop page, you can create and manage coupons or promotional campaigns. You can also create and manage product classes and categories.

Managing Coupons and Promotions

The Coupons page lets you create discounts, activate or deactivate them, and delete them.

Creating a Coupon or Promotion

To create a coupon or a promotion:

• Click on the Coupons & Promotions link on the Shop page to access the Coupons page.
• Click the Create a new Coupon button to begin creating your coupon or promotional campaign.
• Enter an internal name and description. The internal name is required. This is that name that shows in the list of coupons on the Coupon page. The description is optional.
• Enter details for the coupon or promotion in the fields on the Coupons page. This is where you specify the amount or percentage of discount, the promotion code for the user to enter, expiration date, whether this promotion is active or not, and so on.

The list on the Coupons page displays the internal name for the promotion, cart name, promotion code, expiration date, discount, date you created the promotion, and whether or not the promotion is currently active.

Deactivating a Coupon or Promotion

To deactivate a coupon or promotion:

• Check the box next to the coupon in the list.
• Click the blue Deactivate button.

You can also deactivate a coupon by clicking on its name in the list to access the edit page and then choosing the No radio button next to Active.

Deleting a Coupon or Promotion

To delete a coupon or promotion:

• Check the box next to the coupon in the list.
• Choose Delete from the drop down list of More Actions.

Managing Classes

From the main shop page, you can add or edit product classes, which then appear in the drop down menu on the detail pages for the items in the shop.

Adding Product Classes

To add a product class:

• Click the Edit Product Classes button on the Catalog page to get to the Product Classes page. Then, you can add classes such as “Women’s” and “Men’s” or “Mac” and “PC.”
• Enter a name for the class and click Create to add it to the list.

Editing Product Classes

To edit a product class:

• On the Product Classes page, click the name of the class in the list to edit the variations for that class.
• Choose a type of variation, for example, a product option (like size or color) or a quantity option, from the drop down menu and click the Add button.
• Enter the details for that variation and click the Submit Changes button to save your changes.

Deleting Product Classes

Check the box next to each class you want to delete, then click the Delete button.

Managing Categories

Use the Manage Categories link on the main shop page to add, edit, or delete categories. These are displayed on the Categories tab on the product detail pages.

Adding Categories

To add a new category:

• Drag and drop the New Category icon onto the Categories tree.
• Enter a name for the category in the text box. The name becomes the URL for the category.

Editing Categories

To edit the category description:

• Click on the name of the category in the Categories tree to open the category description in the right pane.
• Edit the description or the name in the text boxes.
• Click the Update button to save your changes.

Deleting Categories

To delete a category:

• Click on the name of the category in the Categories tree to open the category description in the right pane.
• Click the trash can icon in the upper right corner of the right pane.
• Click OK in the popup dialog box to confirm that you want to delete the category.