Ecommerce & Shopping Cart FAQ:

How do I customize my store with my own logo?
How do I customize colors and graphics in my store?
How do I add products to my store?
How do I keep the aspect ratio on my images so they aren't warped?
How do I add an image to a category header?
How do I see statistics for my site?
How do I review previous orders placed?
How can I review customer accounts?
How can I manage inventory?

How do I customize my store with my own logo?
The first thing you may want to do is replace the osCommerce logo with one of your own:

Here is the FTP Path: /yourdomain.com/catalog/images/header.gif

The fastest and easiest way to do this is to make a logo using a graphics editor, save the file as
"oscommerce.gif" and upload it, thus replacing the osCommerce logo with your own.

Note: Your logo DOES NOT have to be the same size as header.gif

Here is an example of the FTP Path:

How do I customize colors and graphics in my store?
All colors for your storefront are controlled by one single document: stylesheet.css

Here is the FTP Path: /yourdomain.com/catalog/stylesheet.css

You can easily change the colors, font sizes, font colors, margins, etc. for the entire cart using this
document.

If you decide to change the table colors in stylesheet.css, you will want to replace these with matching colored "corner" graphics of your own. For best results make sure the new replacement graphics you make are the same width and height as displayed in the FTP window below. For best results, you should download the noted images below and customize the colors using a graphic program such as Adobe Photoshop.

Here is the FTP Path to the noted images:

Path: /yourdomain.com/catalog/images/infobox/corner_left.gif
This is the little left half-circle at the top left side of your categories table:

Path: /yourdomain.com/catalog/images/infobox/corner_right.gif
Same thing, but on the right side:

Path: /yourdomain.com/catalog/images/infobox/corner_right_left.gif
The square one in every table:





How do I keep the aspect ratio on my images so they aren't warped?
In your administration console (www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin) click on "Configuration" then "Images". If you set the width of the images to blank with no value, and give a value to the height, the width will be auto-sized to keep the original aspect ratio of your image.

How do I add an image to a category header?
In your administration console (www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin) click on "catalog". To change a category image, select the "edit" button on the far right of your browser. Then select the "browse" button and insert your image.

How do I see statistics for my site?
In your administration console (www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin) click on "Reports". From there you can see how many times each specific product page has been viewed. From "Reports" you will also be able to see what products were purchased and customer order totals.

How do I review previous orders placed?
In your administration console (www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin)under the heading "Reports", click on "orders". From here you will be able to select a customer and their detailed order history, including products purchased, date of purchase, payment status, tax and shipping.

How can I review customer accounts?
In your administration console (www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin) under the heading "Reports", click on "orders".

You will then be logged into your customer database. Selecting a customer, you will be able to edit their account info, view all previous orders in detail, including products purchased, date of purchase, payment status, tax and shipping. You may even send the customer an email from within their account.

How can I manage inventory?
Inventory is controlled through the Administration panel by clicking on Configuration>Stock>Stock Re-order level. Select "Stock Re-order level" on the page. Click the edit button on the upper right side of the page and set your re-order level. When the re-order number is reached. An email will be set to the site administrator informing that stock of a specific item it low.