About Workshop
About osCommerce & Zen Cart
osCommerce is a free, open source online shop software. The default installation includes a large number of features that you can easily enable and configure. ZenCart is an Open Source e-commerce application. It is written in PHP and requires a MySQL database. Zen cart provides easy customization of the look of your online store. Zen Cart has built-in system for receiving online payments, setting tax and discount rates, etc.
How participants will benefit after the course:
• osCommerce & Zen Cart is designed to be easy to install and set up even if you're not an advanced user. Many Web hosting services offer a single-click install, getting your new site up and running in just a few minutes.
• Since osCommerce & ZenCart is so easy to use, as a Web designer or developer, you can quickly build e-commerce application for your clients. With a minimal amount of instruction, you can empower your clients to easily manage their own sites themselves.
• Many companies and organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the osCommerce & ZenCart. In those cases, osCommerce & Zen Cart powerful application framework makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of osCommerce & Zen Cart into virtually unlimited directions.
• Since osCommerce & ZenCart is based on PHP and MySQL, you're building powerful applications on an open platform anyone can use, share, and support.
• In osCommerce & Zen Cart, you will add unlimited number of items; unlimited number of categories; Multiple Languages; Custom Currencies; Custom taxes and shipping modules; multiple payment gateways to choose from, additional modules available for download; and much more...
Course Highlights:
• osCommerce Installation, Configuration & Basic
• osCommerce Catalog & Modules
• osCommerce Customers, Orders, Localization & Tools
• osComerce E-Mails, Classes, Design and Layout
• Zen Cart Installing, Configure Product Catalog & Basic
• Managing customers, email and SSL in Zen Cart
• Sending newsletter, and Managing payment & shipping modules in Zen Cart
• Configuring currency, Sales Tax & Manage Zen Cart Template and Languages
Workshop topics to be covered:
Class 01: (osCommerce Installation, Configuration & Basic)
1. About osCommerce
2. Installation
3. Administration Tool
4. Configuration
...a. My Store
...b. Minimum/Maximum Values
...c. Images
...d. Customer Details
...e. Shipping/Packaging
...f. Product Listing
...g. Stock Inventory
...h. Email Options
...i. Download
...j. Regulations
...k. Services
...l. Credit Cards
Class 02: (osCommerce Catalog & Modules)
1. Catalog
...a. Categories
...b. Products
...c. Product Attributes
...d. Manufacturers
...e. Reviews
...f. Specials
...g. Products Expected
2. Catalog Area
...a) Boxes
....a. Add / Remove Boxes
....b. Add Box
....c. Add Images to Box Headings
....d. Add Links to Boxes
....e. Add New Box Class
3. Modules
...a. Order Total Module
...b. Payment Module
...c. Shipping Modules
....i) Shipping Module Introduction
....ii) Flat Rate Shipping Module
....iii) Per Item Shipping
....iv) Table Rate Shipping
....v) Zone Rates Shipping
Class 03: (osCommerce Customers, Orders, Localization & Tools)
1. Customers
...a. Customers
...b. Orders
2. Localization
...a. Currencies
...b. Languages
...c. Order Status
3. Locations and Taxes
...a. Tax Rates
4. Tools
...a. Database Backup
...b. Banner Manager
...c. Newsletter Manager
...d. Server Info
...e. Statistics
...f. Who's Online
Class 04: (osComerce E-Mails, Classes, Design and Layout)
1. E-Mails Sent
...a. Purchase Email Edits
...b. Tell-A-Friend Form Email Edits
...c. Welcome Email Edits
2. Classes
...a. File Uploading Class
...b. osC_Cache – Caching
...c. osC_Database - Database Class
3. Design and Layout
...a. Alter Box Styles
...b. Catalog Stylesheet Definitions
...c. Change the osCommerce Logo
...d. Language Text Definitions
...e. Setting the Table Width
Class 05: (Zencart Installing, Configure Product Catalog & Basic)
1. Installing Zencart
2. Configure Your Store
3. Adding categories in Zencart
4. Adding products in Zencart
5. Zen cart Product Catalog
6. Meta Tags in Zen cart
7. Quantity Discounts
8. Managing banners in Zencart
Class 06: (Managing customers, email and SSL in Zencart)
1. Managing customers in Zencart
2. Editing your home page in Zencart
3. Editing your left/right columns in Zencart
4. Sending out email in Zencart
5. SSL certificate in Zen cart
Class 07: (Sending newsletter, and Managing payment & shipping modules in Zencart)
1. Sending out a newsletter in Zencart
...a. Adding payment modules in Zencart
...b. ZenCart with Authorize.net
2. Zen cart PayPal Setting
3. Adding shipping modules in Zencart
4. Zen cart Shipping options
Class 08: (Configuring currency, Sales Tax & Installing ZenCart Template and Languages)
1. Configuring currency in Zencart
2. Configuring Sales Tax
3. Installing ZenCart Template
4. Installing ZenCart Local Languages & Characters
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