Overview
Catalog → Categories
Each product in Letscms is filed under one or more Categories. This structure aids in navigation and allows products to be grouped with similar items. Categories can also be assigned a Parent Category, helping you establish a hierarchy. When creating categories, keep in mind that each Category Name must be unique, even if two categories have different Parent
Categories.
To access the Category page in the administration panel, hover over the Catalog button and select Category from the dropdown. This will bring you to a page listing all store product categories, as seen below.
Note
The ">" symbol points from a parent category to a sub-category. For example, "Laptops > Windows" indicates that "Windows" is a sub-category under the parent category "Laptops".
Clicking "Edit" under the Action column allows the administrator to modify the category information. You can also click "Add New" to insert additional categories to the store.
Create a Category
General Tab
The General tab requires you to fill out basic information about the product category:
- Category Name: The name that will represent this category in the store.
- Description: A brief description that will be displayed to customers on the category page in the storefront.
Data Tab
The Data tab asks for the following data:
- Parent Category: Categories are arranged in a hierarchical structure; with the parent category always on top. You may choose to create a category under a parent category, turning it into a sub-category. In the category list the category will be displayed as "Parent Category > Sub-Category". If "None" is selected, the
category created will be a parent category.
- Filters: Map any pre-created filters to a category. See Filter for more information on how filters work.
- Stores: If you are managing more than one store with Arastta, you may check which stores you would like to add this category to. If only one store is available, "Default" may be checked. See Creating a multi-store for more information about multi-stores.
- Image: Select the main image for the product page and the thumbnail for product listings. See Image Manager for more information on how to upload an image using the image manager tool.
- Top: Checking this section will display this category in the top menu of every page. If no selection is made, it will not be displayed.
Columns: This number controls how many sub-categories are displayed when selecting the parent category. - Sort Order: This sort order
determines the position of the category in the menu. A sorting order of 1 would be displayed before a sorting order of 2, 3, and so on.
- Status: Selecting "enabled" makes the category publicly available in the store front. Selecting "disabled" will hide the category from the store front, but will still be available for editing purposes in the administration.
SEO Tab
The SEO tab asks for SEO information regarding the product category:
- SEO URL: Do not enter site name or parent category, just the product URL. Leave empty if you want it to be generated by the system automatically based on category name.
Design Tab
The design tab consists of the "Layout Override" feature. In this feature, you can choose to override a layout, such as the 'Account' page, to include the category on that page. For more information on layouts, see Modules. You can just leave it blank for the meantime.
Overview
Catalog → Products
Products in the administration. Products are the bread and butter of the average Letscms store. Therefore, it is essential that you learn how to manage your store's product inventory using the Letscms administration side. Before adding products, you must make sure that you have all the necessary information about the product you are adding to the store. To get
detailed information of your products to your customer, Letscms requires this information to be gathered beforehand. The more information given to Letscms about a specific product, the more informed the customer will be about that particular product when purchasing it from your store. Products overview ,The Product section, accessed under Catalog, will display all
the products available in the store. Every row of product will contain the following information: - Ordering - Checkbox - Image - Product Name - Price - Quantity - Status:
Selecting "Enabled" lets the product be visible in the store's store front. Selecting "Disabled" will remove the product from view. Checking an individual box in the first column will select the product information within the same row. Once selected, you can choose to Enable, Disable or
Delete the product. If you would like to look up a product in the product list, you can use Filter as a shortcut to search for it. For more information on the Filter tool, visit Filter. Pressing Add New in the top right corner will direct the administrator to a form to add new products.
Using Bulk Actions and Quick Edit Bulk Actions describe the process to be performed on particular Products. These Actions can be performed on one, or more Products, at one time, if those Products have been previously selected. Bulk Actions are available, when appropriate, as choices in the Actions pulldown box, above each Table. There are three Bulk Actions allowed,
Enable, Disable, and Delete. The following fields can be change via the Quick Edit Action: Image, Product Name, Price, Quantity, Status.The complete
list of store products can be found under Catalog > Products. If this is your first time in the Product section, you will notice the default products left over from the installation. These products can be used to experiment with and explore the Letscms features before launching your store. You will eventually need to delete these products
to make room for your store's products. To delete the default products: 1. Check the box left of the "Image column" in the list. This should select all the products on the page. 2. Click the "Delete" button on the top right side. 3. Press "OK" when a window pops up asking "Delete/Install cannot be undone! Are you sure you want to do this?". There should now be a
blank list to add individual products to. The Add New button directs the administrator to a page requiring product information. Before products are added to the administration, product categories must already be established by the administrator. See Categories before continuing with this section. With the product categories created,
products are now ready to be added to the catalog.
General Tab
The format of the General tab is identical to the General tab when creating a product category, with the addition of the Product Tags feature:
- Product Name
- Description: Text that will describe this product on the product page, to be viewed by the customers in the store front of the shop.
- Product Tags:A tag to describe the product to the customers. If a customer types in this tag in the search box found in the header, the product will be displayed in the search results.
Data Tab
The data tab includes all the product criteria that will be included on the product page in the store front for customers to view:
Fill in the spaces above with the following information:
- Image: clicking "Browse Folders" will lead the administrator to the Image Manager to upload a new image.
- Model: create a model number for the product using a combination of letters and numbers. (required)
- SKU (stock keeping unit): a random code for the product.
- UPC (universal product code): the product's unique barcode.
- EAN (europian article number)
- JAN (japanese article number)
- ISBN (international standartbook number)
- MPN (Manufacturer part number)
- Location: where the product is located.
- Price: set a price for the product.
- Tax Class: select a tax class category on this product that was made Settings > Localisation > Tax Classes. This will apply the tax in the checkout for the product. Select "None" if taxes will not be applied to this product.
- Quantity: The total amount available in the store for this specific product.
- Minimum Quantity: the minimum amount of product a customer must reach to add that product to their Shopping Cart.
- Subtract Stock: "Yes" will subtract stock from the quantity of the product (Ex: If there are 100 computers, and a customer buys 2 computers, Subtract Stock will change the quantity to 98).
- Out of Stock Status: select "Out of Stock", "In Stock", "2-3 days", or "Preorder" as the message shown on the product page when the product's quantity reaches 0.
- Requires Shipping: If the product requires shipping, select "Yes". If not, select "No".
- Data Available: the date when this product will become available for purchase.
- Dimensions: enter the length by width by height of the product if there are dimensions to include.
- Length Class: determines the metric units for the dimensions above.
- Weight: Enter a number for the weight.
- Weight Class: Specify the units of weight for the number entered into "Weight".
- Status: Enabling makes the product publicly available in the store. Disabling allows the product to be edited in the administration , but hides it from the store front .
- Sort Order: When the product is sorted in a list, a number assigns it a priority. A product with a sorting order or 2 will be placed higher than a product with a sorting order of 3, but lower than a product with a sorting order of 1.
SEO Tab
The SEO tab asks for SEO information regarding the product:
- SEO URL: Do not enter site name or parent category, just the product URL. Leave empty if you want it to be generated by the system automatically based on category name.
Links Tab
The Links tab specifies which pages Letscms will show the product on:
- Manufacturer: Selecting the product's manufacturer will place the product on the manufacturer's page. Select manufacturers can be viewed on the home page if added to the manufacturer banner.
- Categories: Check the categories that the product will be placed into. The product will be listed on the category's page in the store.
- Filters: Select the filters to be applied to this product if your Filter module is enabled. See Filters for more information.
- Stores: Check which stores will sell this product. Clicking "Default" applies if there is only one store to be managed.
- Downloads: If the product is a downloadable product, select the file that will be included with the purchase.
- Related Products: In this space, type any related products for this product. These products will be displayed on that product's page for the customer to view. When typing in the space, a drop down box will appear with related products.
Attributes Tab
Attributes are the specifications that are compared between products in the Product Comparison. Attributes are originally created under Catalog > Attributes. In Catalog > Products, selecting an attribute will assign an attribute directly to a specific product. If Letscms was just installed, it would be blank. Press "Add" and a form below should appear. Fill in
the blanks with the attribute name and information, and click "Add Attribute".
Option Tab
Options are extra selections that a customer can make on the Product page before adding the product to the shopping cart. Options are first created under Catalog > Options, then assigned to a product that is created under Catalog > Products.
One example of an option is "size". Begin by typing "size" into the search box. Size should appear in a drop down box. Select it, and click on the green add button. On the right, click "Add Option Value".
The Option Values were previously created in the Options section under Catalog. In this section any option can be added, such as "Large". To subtract from the quantity every time a product is purchased with this option, you can select "Yes" under "Subtract Stock". An increase of price can be added to the option value, points, and weight. Click "Add Option Value"
to assign that information to that specific option value. You can click "Remove" to erase the option value. See Options for a more in depth explanation of the options feature.
Subscription Plans Tab
Applying Your subscription plan to a Product
Once you have created your customer group and added your selected customers to that group, you are ready to apply your profile to a product.
Click Add subscription, and you will see dropdown boxes appear that will allow you to choose which subscription plan and which Customer Group to apply to that particular product. When you are finished, click Save.
Your new Profile has now been applied to your selected customers for your selected product.
Discount Tab
The Discount Tab needs the following information to include a discount for a product.
- Customer Group: A group of customers (made in Sales > Customers > Groups) that meet a criteria to use this discount.
- Quantity: The limit for the amount of products that can apply this discount.
- Priority: Adding a priority number such as 1, 2, or 3, will determine when this discount will be used when other discounts are applied to a customer's order. 1 will apply this discount first, while 2 will apply it second, and so on.
- Price: The discounted price.
- Date Start: The first date the discount will be applied.
- Date End: The last date available for use of the discount; the date the discount will end.
Press "Add Discount" once the information has been filled in. Click "Remove" to remove the discount from the product.
Special Tab
The Special tab is identical to the Discount tab, except that this offer will be considered a special, not a discount. Fill in the customer group, priority, price, date start, date end.
Image Tab
The images tags let the administrator add additional product images to the product page. The main image was already uploaded in the Data tab of Products, so keep in mind these images will be included below that main image on the product page.
You may click "Add Image", then "Browse" to select an image from the Image Manager. Assign a number for sorting order. "1" will make it the first additional image, while every descending sorting number will follow it. The image above is an example from a product page in the store front. The large main image was added in the Data tab. The images above were added
in the "Image" tab, with the farthest top left assigned as 1, and the following images assigned a lower priority.
Reward Tab
Reward points is a feature of Letscms that assigns customers "loyalty points" for purchasing products from the store. Customers can use these acquired points as a currency to purchase products from the store. You can assign this product a certain number of reward points required for a customer to purchase it with. If you don't want to allow this product to be
bought with reward points, you can simply leave this area blank.
You may click "Add Image", then "Browse" to select an image from the Image Manager. Assign a number for sorting order. "1" will make it the first additional image, while every descending sorting number will follow it. The image above is an example from a product page in the store front. The large main image was added in the Data tab. The images above were added
in the "Image" tab, with the farthest top left assigned as 1, and the following images assigned a lower priority.
Design Tab
If you want a product available on other layouts besides the product page, you can choose to override certain layouts in order to include that product on that page.