Clicking the Admin Panel button opens a web-based configuration panel where most of the configuration of the Web Store’s features is done. Your computer must be connected to the internet to configure the admin panel. The panel is organized into sections and subsections, first by major category, then tabs that can be accessed to configure each individual aspect of each individual feature.
The major categories are Configuration, Payment Methods, Shipping, Pages, Stats, and System. Each of these categories have a number of subsections that can be configured individually.
There are three (3) sections within the Configuration category - Store, Appearance, and Sidebars. Each section contains several subsections and within those are the individual configuration settings at the most detailed level. In most cases, click the Edit button or gear icon to display that subsection’s settings, and click Save to save your changes. In many cases, you may also mouse over the “i” icon beside each field for additional info.
1. Store Information
Store Name - the name that appears at the bottom of each screen the customer browses in your Web Store
Store Phone - the primary contact telephone number for your retail location, displayed in the footer of the order confirmation email
Store Email - the email address to which mail submissions in the Contact Us section of your web store are sent, and from which address emails are sent
2. Localization
Default Language - the language you wish your web store to appear in. The default is English. However, it is possible to customize your store to operate in other languages using external solutions.
Locale - sets the location and language for the Web Store. For example, an English store in England would require “en_GB” (minus quotations) to be entered. Common locales would include:
en_CA - Canada
en_US - United States
en_AU - Australia
en_GB - United Kingdom
For more information, please see http://ca.php.net/money_format.
Default Country - the country where the order will be fulfilled from. This setting is used in the shipping calculations.
Date Format - the date format as it will appear on correspondence with the customer
Web Store Time Zone - the international time zone from which the order will be fulfilled (contact Xsilva if this is different than your store’s time zone)
Tax-Inclusive Pricing - enabling this displays your web prices with the default Tax Code already applied. This setting should only be applied if you are using tax-inclusive pricing within LightSpeed.
Default Currency - this sets the currency your prices appear in
Currency Printing Format - sets the formatting for your currency, the %n default is pre-populated and will work in almost all situations. For more information please visit http://ca.php.net/money_format.
Browser Encoding - sets what special characters can be seen in your web store, dependant on language (normal setting is UTF-8). For more information, please visit http://htmlpurifier.org/docs/enduser-utf8.html.
Next Order ID - sets the next Web Order ID number, in a similar fashion to how ID numbers work in LightSpeed
Localization Info
The first and most important aspect is currency conversion. Below is a list of locales you can set based on where you are for your currencies. All settings for this are configured under the Web Store Admin Panel under Localization.
If you’re in the United States and wish to use the $ sign and it’s not automatically on your items.
- Code:
- Locale: en_US
- Currency Printing Format: $ %n
Canada (same as above) or use the below settings to show CAD:
- Code:
- Locale: en_CA
- Default Currency: CAD
- Currency Printing Format: %i
Quebec or other French speaking regions in Canada:
- Code:
- Locale: fr_CA
- Default Currency: CAD
- Currency Printing Format: %n or %i
UK with pound sterling:
- Code:
- Locale: en_GB
- Currency printing format: %n
- Browser Encoding: ISO-8559-15
Some web servers may not work with the above. If not, try this:
- Code:
- Locale: en_GB.utf8
- Currency printing format: %n
- Browser Encoding: UTF-8
European Union with the Euro:
- Code:
- Locale: nl_NL@euro
- Currency printing format: %n
- Browser Encoding: ISO-8559-15
Some web servers may not work with the above. If not, try this:
- Code:
- Locale: nl_NL.utf8
- Currency printing format: %n
- Browser Encoding: UTF-8
Australia (same as number 1 for $ sign), otherwise use the below for AUD:
- Code:
- Locale: en_AU
- Default Currency: AUD
- Currency Printing Format: %i
You can also add characters to the currency printing format. For example, if your locale doesn’t show your currency symbol or abbreviation, you can set your currency to print a particular value.
You can also translate your Web Store to the language of your choice. There are already pre-defined examples provided by Qcodo that you could just tweak and plug into the includes/qcodo/i18n folder. These examples by default are located under includes/qcodo/_core/i18n.
The “Default language” section under Localization specifies which PO file to look for, if any exists. If you wanted Spanish, you would create a file called es.po in that folder with your translations. The default language would be es in the Admin Panel. Note that the language is case sensitive - ie. if your file is ES.po, the default language should say ES.
3. Customer Registration
Allow Guest Checkout - enables the ability for non-registered customers to process orders
Languages - this will provide future functionality on language labeling when the shopper registers
Minimum Password Length - sets the minimum number of characters required for the customer log-in password
Phone Types - enter the options possible for customer telephone numbers, separated by commas and no spaces
1. Store Template
Allows you to choose which of the three (3) pre-defined templates are to be used for the Web Store: Deluxe, which includes all graphical elements; Basic, which includes some graphical elements such as buttons and the sidebar; and Framework, which is a completely stripped-down version that includes only a skeleton of graphical elements. You do not have to update the store to see modifications to this setting take effect on the Web Store.
Customization of the Web Store is not available from Xsilva, but our sales team can offer contact information for designers well versed in customizing the look and feel of Web Store.
2. Header Image
Add a header image to your Web Store by uploading the image to your web host, and then outlining the path where the image can be found as being either on your web host or with a full URL for the image online. The maximum dimensions of this image are 748 pixels wide by 111 pixels high. If you are hosting with Xsilva, you can send your header image to support@xsilva.com.
3. Products
Product Color Label - the term used to indicate the product’s color
Product Size Label - the term used to indicate the product’s size
Products Per Page - sets the default number of products that appear per page on the web store
Product Sorting - sets the default sort mode for your products, including Product Name (Description), Product Code, Price, or Inventory (level).
Enable Families - enables the inclusion of LightSpeed Families in the list of Web Categories in the Web Store
Cache Category - stores Web Category information for quicker reloading
Display Empty Categories - enables the display of Web Categories with no Products or Web Categories within them
Show Products in Sitemap - enables the inclusion of all Products in the Web Store sitemap
Ignore Line Breaks in a Long Description - when enabled, allows Web Long Description to be displayed with no line breaks; used primarily when HTML is used within the long description
Hide Price of Matrix Master Product - when enabled, does not display the Sell Price entered in the Matrix Master Product; a price is displayed only when a size-color combination is set
4. Inventory
Display Inventory - enabled, this feature shows your customers information about the inventory levels of your products. Disabled, no inventory information will be displayed.
Display Inventory Level - enabled, this feature will display a general message (defined below) regarding your inventory levels, whether a product is available, not available, low, or not stocked. If this feature is disabled, but Display Inventory is enabled, the quantity of your available stock as of the last store update will be displayed.
Use Total Inventory Count - enables the display of Total inventory quantities, not just Available Inventory quantities, including quantities Reserved and in Warehouses.
Zero or Negative Inventory Message - the message that is displayed when a product has no inventory, or is in negative quantities
Available Inventory Message - the message that is displayed when there is available inventory with a quantity more than the Low Inventory Threshold defined below
Low Inventory Message - the message that is displayed when a product has “low” inventory as definied by the Low Inventory Threshold below
Low Inventory Threshold - the point at which the Low Inventory Message is displayed. Does not affect Reorder Point in LightSpeed.
Non Stocked Item Display Message - displays a message for items that are “non-inventoried” in LightSpeed
Allow Out-of-Stock Products To Be Added to Cart - allows Products that have no quantities to be added to the Cart and purchased
5. Images
Listing Image Width - the pixel width of the product image that is displayed in the standard layout of the store
Listing Image Height - the pixel height of the product image that is displayed in the standard layout of the store
Mini Image Width - the pixel width of the product image that is displayed as a secondary image in the detail view of a product
Mini Image Height - the pixel height of the product image that is displayed as a secondary image in the detail view of a product
Detail Image Width - the pixel width of the product image that is displayed as the primary image in the detail view of a product
Detail Image Height - the pixel height of the product image that is displayed as the primary image in the detail view of a product
Show Lightbox in Product Detail Page - enabling this feature opens a preview version of the primary image in its own window when the primary image is clicked
Image Store Location - allows you to indicate where the images are stored for your products
6. Carts
Disable Cart - allows you to turn off the ability for shoppers to purchase products in your store if you want to show them in catalog-style only, with prices, and with or without inventory (as defined above). Prices may be removed with further customization, please see the Web Store 2.0 Feature Customization document for more information.
Quote Expire Days - sets the duration a Quote is active
Shopping Cart Expiry - sets the duration an active shopping cart will retain its contents
7. Wish List
Enable Wish List - turns the Wish List feature on
Default Expiry Days - sets the duration a Wish List remains active
Number of Hours Before Purchase Status is Reset - sets the hours until an item is put back in the Wish List after being dormant in a shopper’s Cart
Please note that the up/down arrows to the left of each sidebar item can be used to position the order of each enabled item as it is displayed in the Web Store.
Order Lookup - adds the Order Lookup feature to the Sidebar
Wish List - adds the Wish List feature to the Sidebar
Generic Sidebar - reserved for use in a future version of Web Store
