The following is a brief overview of some of the most common tasks that you will encounter when working with your Opencart store.
Admin Log-In
1. Logging into admin area.
Your first step is to log in to the admin area of your Opencart store.
The web address will usually be something like:
Enter your Username & Password
From here you will see everything that makes up the back-end of your online store. (Adding products, managing your orders etc).
Creating Categories
2. Categories
Categories are essentially how you sort out and categorize your products.For example if you sell T-Shirts and Shorts, you could set up categories such as T-Shirts, Plain T-Shirts, Surf Shorts, Swim Shorts, Cargo Shorts.
Anything that will help your website visitors to find your products more easily.
To edit categories:
Catalog > Categories >
Insert: Fill in the appropriate fields under General / Data / Design tabs.
Editing Category Information
You can also browse and add images to represent your categories.
Save changes (top right button).
You now have a new category to which you can assign your products.
Adding Products
3. Adding Products
Catalog >Products
Insert:Complete the appropriate fields under each tab (General, Data, etc). Save changes.
Under the tab ‘Links’, you can assign categories for your product.
A product can appear in many different categories.
Related Products will allow you to cross promote various products with each other.
Managing Orders
4. Managing OrdersSales > OrdersView or Edit a specific order to view the order details such as customer information, shipping and payment information etc.
Shipping Options
5. Setting up Shipping Options
Extensions > Shipping >(Edit or Install)
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