X-Cart:User manual contents

This page holds table of contents of cross-version user manual for X-Cart 4.x.x, both Gold and Pro editions. The articles are being moved from http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/

Introduction

• Getting Help

• Understanding X-Cart

• Types of User Accounts

• What's New in X-Cart 4.3

• What's New in X-Cart 4.2

• What's New in X-Cart 4.1

• Licensing

Installing and Configuring X-Cart

• System Requirements

• Installing X-Cart

• Installing X-Cart Using the Installation Wizard

• Installing X-Cart Manually

• Security related tips

• X-Cart Configuration Files

• Configuration File config.php

• Top.inc.php

• Getting Started

Setting Up Your Store

• General Settings

• Appearance Options

• 3D-Secure Transaction options

• Company Options

• Contact Us Form Options

• Email Options

• Email Notifications Options

• General Options

• Logging Options

• Product Search Options

• Security Options

• SEO Options

• Shipping Options

• User Profiles Options

• Store Security

• User Access Control

• Blowfish

• PGP/GnuPG

• 3-D Secure Payment Authentication

• Using Active Content (X-Cart PRO)

• Geographical Settings

• Countries

• States

• Counties

• Destination zones

• Shipping Settings

• Shipping Methods

• Real-time Shipping Calculators

• InterShipper

• USPS

• DHL/Airborne

• FedEx

• Canada Post

• Australia Post

• Testing Your Store's Ability to Receive Real-time Shipping Rates

• Shipping Charges

• Shipping Markups

• Setting up Shipping

• Tax Settings

• Taxes

• Tax Rates

• Tax Formula Editor

• Taxes Options

• Applying Taxes to Products

• Examples of Configuring Taxes

• Payment Settings

• Payment Methods

• Credit Card Types

• Modules and Add-ons

Managing the Product Catalog

• Categories and Subcategories

• Adding Categories

• Managing Existing Categories

• Defining Category Details

• Defining International Category Descriptions

• Products

• Adding Products

• Managing Existing Products

• Defining Product Details

• Defining Other Product Information

• Featured Products

• Adding Featured Products

• Managing Featured Products

Operating Your Store

• User Profiles

• Creating User Profiles

• Managing User Profiles

• Defining User Profile Details

• Defining a Provider's Seller Address (X-Cart PRO)

• User Memberships

• Adding User Memberships

• Managing User Memberships

• Orders

• Order Statuses

• Managing Orders

• Discounts

• Adding Discounts

• Managing Discounts

• Files

• Viewing the Contents of the Files Repository

• Managing the Contents of the Files Repository

• Import/Export Procedures

• Exporting Data

• Importing Data

• Store Statistics

• General Statistics

• Log-in History

• Visitors Environment Statistics

• Search Statistics

• Using the quick search form

Optimizing Your Store for Search Engines

• Using Clean URLs

• Using Page Title and Meta Tags

• Adjusting the Page Title Element

• Adjusting Meta Description and Keywords

Optimizing X-Cart Performance

• Using the HTML Catalog Feature

• Generating an HTML Catalog

• Updating an Existing HTML Catalog

• Adjusting the Format of Page Filenames for the HTML Catalog

• Other Ways to Speed Up Your X-Cart

Customizing the Look and Feel

• Reinstalling Skins

• Editing Skin Files

• Managing Skin Files

• Overview of Templates

• Overview of CSS Files

• Using Debug Console

• Using Template Editor

• Replacing Logo

• Editing the Text of the User Interface

• Managing Language Variables

• Using Webmaster Mode

• Managing Languages

• Adding Languages

• Setting Default Store Languages

• Exporting Languages

• Disabling Languages

• Deleting Languages

• Using Static Pages

• Adding Static Pages

• Managing Static Pages

• Defining Static Page Details

• Creating Versions of a Static Page for Other Languages

• Using the Speed Bar

• Adding Links to the Speed Bar

• Managing the Speed Bar Links

• Adjusting the 404 Error Page

• Enabling 404 Error Page on Apache

• Enabling 404 Error Page on IIS

• Customizing 404 Error Page

• Creating Versions of the 404 Error Page for Other Languages

Maintaining Your Store

• Summary Page

• Advanced Tools

• Generate Clean URL Values

• Remove Credit Card Information

• Optimize Tables

• Check Database Integrity

• Force Cache Generation

• Clear Statistics

• Clear Templates Cache

• Re-generate the Image Cache

• Re-generate the Blowfish Encryption Key

• Remove Data

• System Fingerprints

• Cron.php - Script for Periodic Tasks

• Logs

• Images Location Management

• Applying Patches

• Backup and Restore Procedures

• Backing up the Store

• Restoring the Store from a Backup

• Safety Tips

• Troubleshooting

• Upgrading

Modules

• Advanced Statistics
• Affiliate
• Antifraud
• Advanced Order Management
• Bestsellers
• Configurator
• Customer Reviews
• Detailed Product Images
• Discount Coupons
• Egoods
• Extra Fields
• Fast Lane Checkout
• Feature Comparison
• Flyout Menus
• Froogle/GoogleBase
• Gift Certificates
• Gift Registry
• Google Analytics
• Google Checkout
• Greet Visitor
• HTML Editor
• Image Verification
• Interneka
• Magnifier
• Maintenance Agent
• Manufacturers
• News Management
• Order Tracking
• Product Options
• QuickBooks
• Recommended Products
• RMA
• Shipping Label Generator
• Simple Mode
• SnS connector
• Stop List
• Special Offers
• Subscriptions
• Survey
• UPS OnLine Tools
• Upselling Products
• Users Online
• Wholesale Trading
• Wishlist

Most Popular Payment Methods Supported by X-Cart

• 2Checkout
• Authorize.Net
• CyberSource
• eSELECTplus
• PayPal
  • PayPal Integration Overview
  • Putting PayPal to Work with X-Cart
    • Obtaining a Verified PayPal Business Account
    • Applying for Website Payments Pro
    • Setting up Your API Access
    • Adding PayPal to the List of Your Store's Active Payment Methods
    • Adjusting PayPal Configuration Settings
    • Switching to a Different PayPal Solution
    • Deleting PayPal from the List of Your Store's Payment Methods
  • Testing PayPal Integration
    • Obtaining Accounts for Testing
    • Setting Your Store's PayPal Integration to Work in Test Mode
    • Using PayPal in Test Mode
  • Working with Orders Placed through PayPal
• WorldPay
  • Obtaining a WorldPay Account
  • Setting up WorldPay
• Sage Pay
  • Obtaining a Sage Pay Account
  • Setting up Sage Pay Form
  • Setting up Sage Pay Direct

Appendices

• Glossary
• Origin-Destination Tables for Real-time Shipping Modules
• Rules for Defining Hyperlinks

See also

• X-Cart:FAQs
• X-Cart:Programmer's guide
• X-Cart:PDF manuals