• How Do I Use My Shopping Cart?
   
• How Do I Add Links From My Web Page?
   
• How Do I Add a Search Link on My Web Page?
   
• How Do I Add Products To My Store thru Administration?
   
• How Do I Add Products To My Store Directly from my Web Site?
   
• How Do I Administer My Shopping Cart?
   
• How Do I Customize My Shopping Cart?
   
• How Do I Customize My Order Form?
   
• BHCOM Demo Ecommerce Lite Shopping Cart
   

How To Use E-Commerce Lite

http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ecomlite.cgi?user=USERNAME

This URL will link to a basic shopping cart page which will show your custom header and footer and appear similar to the following:

Linking To Your Shopping Cart

• To show the current cart contents use this URL:

  http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=review&user=USERNAME

• To purchase the items in the cart use this URL:

  http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=buy1&user=USERNAME

  The customer will then fill out your order form.

• To add items to the cart use this code for each product item:

  <form method=post action="http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=add&user=USERNAME>
  Item 1 <input type=hidden name="itemname" value="Item Number 1">
  Price $2.99<input type=hidden name="itemprice" value="2.99">
  Quantity <input type=text size=2 name="itemquant" value=1>
  <input type=submit value="Buy Me!">
  </form>
  

• Each item can hold a 'redirect' field which will redirect the user to a page other than the review page, after adding a item, probably back to the catalogue page, for more shopping.

• To list all products:

  http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ecomlite.cgi? command=listitems&type=all&pos=0&user=USERNAME

• To search for a product create a form with a text field named 'search' with the action set to:

  http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ecomlite.cgi? command=listitems&type=search&pos=0&user=USERNAME

  i.e.
  

  <form method=post action="http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=listitems&type=search&pos=0&user=USERNAME">
  Search for:<input type=text name=search size=30>
  </form>
  

• To list items in a group create a form with a text field (or button bars, or select menu, whatever you prefer) named 'group', and the action set to:

  http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ecomlite.cgi? command=listitems&type=group&pos=0&user=USERNAME

  i.e.
  

  <form method=post action="http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=listitems&type=group&pos=0&user=USERNAME> Search for:<input type=text name=group size=30> </form>

Administration

http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ecomlite_login.cgi

Note: Your access is granted through the use of cookies, so be sure to enable cookies in your browser.

Once logged in, you will see a 3 step instruction page where you can:

1. Setup Your E-Commerce Lite
   Configure how you want to process shipping charges, by weight or price for example, or whether you want taxes calculated by state.
2. Customize E-Commerce Lite Settings
   Configure the details, like the weight ranges for shipping cost, state tax rates, etc.
3. Administration Settings
   Use the administration utility for managing your product database, adding products to your store, tracking orders, etc.

• Order Tracking:
  Select your order tracking method. You may select to use cookies or the customers's IP address.
• Tax Options:
  Select how you want to process taxes. You may calculate taxes by state, use a fixed tax rate, or no tax calculation.
• Default Tax Rate:
  Enter a default tax rate.
• Shipping Options:
  Select your shipping option. You may calculate shipping costs based on the number of items ordered, by weight, or by price. You can also chose a fixed shipping rate, or not to calculate shipping at all.
• Fixed Shipping Rate:
  If you selected 'Fixed Shipping Rate' for your shipping option enter the rate here.
• Shipping Services:
  Select whether you want to use multiple shipping services or a standard shipping service.
• Standard Shipping:
  If you choose to use a standard shipping service you may select one from the list. Options are None (other), FedEx, UPS, Airborne Express.
• Credit Card Authentication:
  You may choose to have credit card numbers checked for authenticity. This will not check if the funds are available, but that it is a valid card number.
• Currency Options:
  You may select to use multiple currency, or US currency only.
• Product Image Options:
  You may select whether you want to show images or not.
• Product ID Options:
  Select whether you want to show product ID's or not.
• Product Categories:
  Choose whether you want to use multiple product categories or a single category.

• Configure Taxes By State:
  If you choose to calculate taxes by state this option lets you add states and their corresponding tax rate, for example:
  OH $.065
  CA $.044
  DE $.043
  
• Configure Shipping Options:
  Set the pricing for your shipping processing.
• Configure Shipping Services:
  Set the pricing for your shipping methods, for example:
  UPS Next Day $8.00
  UPS Two Day $6.00
  
• Configure Currencies:
  For multiple currencies enter the country and exchange rate, for example:
  U.S. 1
  Francais 5
  Espanol 20.4
  
• Configure Product Groups:
  If you are using multiple product groups you can name them with this option. Enter the group name and the way you would like it to appear, for example:
  service Services
  product Products
  
• Configure Tracking Status:
  Set your order tracking status messages. Enter the status name and the way you want it to appear:
  processed Processed
  shipped Shipped
  
• Configure Status Messages:
  Enter additional text you would like sent to the user via order status emails, for example:
  shipped   Your Order Has Been Shipped.
  processed   Your Order Has Been Processed.
  

• List All Items:
  This option will list all of the products in your store. To edit a product click it's name. To delete a product click the delete button.
• Add An Item
  Click 'Add An Item' to add a product to your store.
• Sort Items
  Click 'Sort Items' to sort your product database.
• View Processed Orders
  Click to view processed orders.
• View Shipped Orders
  Click to view shipped orders.

• Item ID:
  Leave blank if you want automatically generated ID's.
  
• Item Name:
  Enter the name for the item.
• Item Price:
  Enter the price for the item.
• Item Description:
  Enter an item description.
• Item Image:
  (Optional) If you selected to show product images at the Setup Your E-Commerce Lite screen enter the name of a picture for your product. If you want to use an image that is in your personal directory simply enter the name of the file, ie. 'product.jpg'. Optionally you may enter the URL to a graphic on another server, ie. http://someserver.com/product.jpg.
• Item Weight:
  Enter the weight for the item.
• Item URL:
  Enter the URL for the item. This would usually be a description page or catalog page.
• Item Group: Select Groups
  Select which group the product should be a part of.

Customizing Your Shopping Cart

When your E-Commerce Lite account is set up these files will be created for you, though you will most likely want to customize them to your taste. You can add your company logo, change the layout, fonts and color, set the email address, etc. Before you attempt to modify these HTML files you should have an understanding of HTML, or an HTML editor. It would also be wise to save backups of the original documents.

To customize these pages you will have to FTP to your personal E-Commerce directory and upload the new pages.

To do so, use an FTP client program, such as WS_FTP, connect to:

4ecommerce.com

• header.html - appears at the top of your shopping cart pages.
  
• footer.html - appears and the bottom of your shopping cart pages.
  
• order.html - is the order form which will be used by your customers to order your products.
  

Customizing your Order Form:

• The order form must have the following code:

  <form method=post action="http://www.4ecommerce.com/cgi-bin/shop/ ecomlite.cgi?command=buy2&user=USERNAME">

• The form can require certain fields to be filled in by the customer using a hidden field named 'required'.

  <input type=hidden name=required value="item1,item2,...">

• The form can sort the order of fields you receive in your order using a hidden field named 'sort'.

  <input type=hidden name=sort value="order:item1,item2,...">

• The form can exclude fields from being included in the customer receipt using a hidden field named 'exclude'.

  <input type=hidden name=exclude value="item1,item2,...">

• The form must use the fields 'realname' and 'email' to successfully mail the correct parties.

  <input type=text name=realname>
  <input type=text name=email>

• You can also use a hidden field named 'subject' to specify a subject in the emails.

  <input type=hidden name=subject value="E-Commerce Lite Order">