how to edit maintain and update your site
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your host and dns, domain name provider and login details
this is who holds your files and serves them to the world
the provider is arvixe.com
your username is rsp23
your password is 746ilaniwai
to edit or access any of the hosts settings login to cpannel (cpannel is anopen source stamdard for editing your site) log into arvixe and click on (rubberstampplantation.net)
you will then see this
click the login button next to (cPannel) enter the same credentials you used to login to arvixe.com
there should never be a reason to login to cPanel, its used to set sites up and edit them. i gave you this info so anyone in the future trying to edit the site has a quick easy time doinig it.
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your opencart store
quick bresk down of what opencart is and how it works
opencart is a opensource prebuilt shopping cart framework (all the code has been written free of charge this includes the front end and the backend) the front end is what people see when they type in your address i.e. rubberstampplantation.com (all the content is built from the database back end) the backend is how u edit and administer your content for your site, this is all kept in the database, and the backend is how u add change and modify the content for your site
opencart is a plugin for your web host,either you or your host install it, think of it like a plugin for photoshop that adds enhanments. its a pre writen/coded mysqli database system. google for info
how to log into your backend
rubberstampplantation.com/admin/index.php (when switched over to new host)
rubberstampplantation.net/admin/index.php
administrator login credentials
name. admin
password. debz123
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how to edit maintain and update your site
quick break down of how the backend interface works
what a catagory is
a category is a menu item type, decsls, stamps, stencils are all category items and parent items. hawiian petro stamps is also a category but is a child of the stamp parent category
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how to add or edit a catagory
click on the blue plus icon located on the top right hand side of the screen
you sill see the screen below
Click on the category tab
there are two main tabs to fill out general and data. general is where you fill out the name description and meta tags. data is where you link the new category to a parent cstegory
to link a child to a parent type the first few letters untill you see it in the drop down menu, then click on it to link it like the image below
that is how you add a child cadegory to a parent category
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how to add or edit a product
click on the products tad, find the item then click on the blue edit icon
you should then see this
the general tab is where you edit name and meta tags
the data tad is where u edit the image, the price and whether to enable or disable the item
the link tab is where u link the product to the parent and child category. click inside the category and type the first few letters until u see the category in the drop down list like the image above.
the options tab is where u edit and add color options. creating a product with this option from scratch is not advised, since u would need to add each color from the pre defined set. instead, select a similar product checkmark the box and select copy from the top men
by default the copy is disabled, make sure to enable it on the data tab at the botom of the screen
other than that just refill in the înfo for the new item. make sure u change the image and the product model number and new price in both the data tab and discount tad, the discount tab is where u set the wholesale price for wholesale customers, make sure u have added it to the wholesale group
the image tab is where u add additional images to product page, the default main image is added in the data tab, the image tab is strictly for adding aditional images
after all changes or edits have been made dont forget to save, blue icon top right hand
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how to add related products to a product
click on the link tab for the poduct then start typing the name of the item u would like to link to. a relatively easy way of doing this is find the item on the main site, copy the name of item and paste it in, you will see a drop down menu like the one above click the item to add it. do this for all items u want to link to
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how to edit more than one product at a time
bulk editor pro is what u use to edit groups of products or categorys all at once
to get to this tool use the modules tab, then find the bulk editor and click on the blue edit icon on the left hand side
you will then see this page
the top row is where you type the products or categorys you would like to edit, click on items to add them to be edited.
the middle row is where you elete existing settings from items, befor you edit something its a good idea to use this menu to delete the existing setting befor adding new ones
the bottom row is where you add the new settings you would like to have all the items to have, this is where u change prices for say all the 4x4 decals or all the 2x2 decals etc
important things to knonw when editing more than one product at a time
delete the existing price, options, wholesale discount before updating to new ones
always backup first incase you mess up, this is done from the tools tab on the main admin page. see image below
here is the button u click to backup
save to a location you can find, incase off error find file and restore using the restore buton at the top righ hand side
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how to backup and restore your database, use before you making changes
click on the tools tab once expanded click on the backup/restore tabt
by default all the backup setting are selected
here is the button u click to backup
save to a location you can find, incase off error find file and restore using the restore buton at the top righ hand side
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how to add a customer to wholesale list
when a new user registers a new account, you have to add them to the wholesale group, to do this go to the sales tab and click on customers
to add customer to the wholesale group click on the blue icon with the pencil
(this is the edit tool)
you will then see this page
click the customer group and choose wholesale group, the oter tabs are self explanatory and just tell you about that coustumers browsing, order and ip history
important things to know about wholesale group
by setting a discount price in the product settings and assigning it to the wholesale group, you basicaly told the computer when this customer logs in he get the price set in the discout tab,
VERY IMPORTANT THE MASS PRODUCT UPDATER CAN TAKE PRECENTAGES WHICH FOR THIS SITE WE HAVE SET AT %50 initally BUT THAT DID THE MATH TO PUT ALL THE NEW PRICES IN IT IS NOT SETTING 50% OFF. SO EVERYTIME YOU CHANGE THE PRODUCT PRICE YOU HAVE TO SET THE PRICE
The above image is from the indvidual product page the image below is from the mass updater tool
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how to send a email or newsletter from the admin panel
click on the marketing tab, you we see the mail option once the tab expands, click on the mail tab and you will see this image, if you click on the "to" tab you will see a subset of who and what group to send the mail to
THIS ONLY WORKS FOR MEMBERS OF THIS NEW SITE SO UNTILL THEY REGISTER ITS NOT ADVISED USING THIS METHOD, USE THE METHOD U HAVE BEEN USING
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how to edit the about us page snd and other information pages
click the catelog tab and find the information tab, once clicked you will see this
click on the edit button for about us
you should see this page
edit as you wish
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how to add a blog post
click on the bottom tab, that says journal, you should see this īmage
journal is a theme and editor, this is how you change the look of your site and in no way is it recommended you poke around or change anything other than these 3 things we are going over. play around with the demo and documentation, you have no support since we did not purchase this theme
click on the blog post tab, then click on blog posts sub tab
you will then see this image
to edit a existing post clck on the edit icon
to create a new post click the create new button, you will see this page
fill out the post title, add meta tags if you want and click the add image to upload a pic for the post
click on the post description in dark bar that says english and you will see this image
fill in the this space with your post, click on the save button to add post to the site
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how to add a outside link to the main menu bar
this is not advised and should only be used to link the existing gallery tab to a otside souce
click on the journal tab then click on the menu tab then the main menu tabyou
you should see this, find the last tab #8 click on it to expand you should see this
find the menu link, next to the custom tab fill in the url of web address, make sure all the settings match the above
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how to add of edit a administrator account and what a administrator account is
a administrator account is a account that allows the user to administer the back end of the site, you can edit your existing account or add a new administrator and set the level of access they can have, click on they system tab and select the users
edit as you see fit
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how to add video
you can add video to category from the product description tab
click on the video icon and paste youtube link
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how to add images to the homepage gallery
click on the journal tab then click on the photo gallery tab
clck on the edit icon to add, delete or edit images
again these edits are done thru the journal tab, journal is extremely complex and was installed so i could edit the look and feel of the site,
PLEASE DON'T POKE AROUND JOURNAL UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, ITS THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A MESS OF YOUR SITE.
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your picture gallery
Your gallery is linked to your google+ account, simply upload and create albums on your account and they will show you here
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how to add a product to homepage featured section
Your featured section on you homepage is where you list you most popular items or any items you would like you visitors to see.
To add products to your feature section, click on extensions then click on modules tab
scroll down till you see the module named featured featured home page, click edit
type the name of the product you would like to add keep in mind delete something before you add, otherwise you will end up with to many products here, as you start typing the first few letters you should begin to see you results, when u see the item you are looking for click it to add it.. so subtract lick the dark circle with the minus sign in it
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what is RSP cloud
Your RSP cloud is your own cloud that resides on your website, it is run and made possible by a open source plug in called your cloud, its a plug in like opencart and your web host supports it and even sells a version, think drop box but on your server, I set this up so that you could download the desktop clients and sync all your files in the office and so that any computer in the office can have the same files on them, as well as once you set them up all files are keep up to date with the most recent changes. You will need to google and read up more on this, for now I have used this service to keep the files I used adn worked on to make this site.
I will set the user name and password to debz@rubberstampplantation.com and password to debz123
once logged in you can send anyone files you upload by clicking on the paper clip icon and click on share link, you can then right click on the link and copy and past it. you can also password protect the file
