osCmax Documentation Wiki v2.5

v2.5:accounts

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:28:09 -0700

Settings * Purchase Without Account :: Allow the customer to make purchases using a guest account.

v2.5:activate_ssl

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:50:11 -0700

This describes the fundamentals of how to get SSL working in osCMax and doesn't address the initial setup of SSL on your webserver. Refer to your hosting provider, to install the SSL certificate on your server. Preamble SSL (a.k.a. https:) is an additional protocol that will produce an unnecessary overhead if activated for your whole website. It should be activated only for areas where sensitive information is gathered. Any references that point to non-https pages may result in a partial secu…

v2.5:additional_modules

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:31:08 -0700

* There are many contributions for MS2 that can be found at osCommerce. Since osCmax uses the BTS template system, small modifications need to be made to most contributions that add changes to the catalog/shopping cart end of osCmax. * Once the small changes have been made, almost all contributions will work perfectly in osCmax. This page details how to install various contributions into osCmax, and details the changes in the install instructions.

v2.5:administrator

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:48:55 -0700

* Member Groups :: Setup different user groups who can access different parts of admin. * Files Access :: Set which files are available in the admin menu and who can access them. * GZip Compression :: Compress your pages before sending them * Logging and Cache :: Cache control settings * Sessions :: Session settings * Site Maintenance :: Take your site down for maintenance * Affiliate Program :: Settings for your affiliate program * Quick Links :: Control the shortcuts shown in t…

v2.5:administrators_manual

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:38:35 -0700

This section details the osCmax administration script. Each section and its functions are detailed here. * Administrator :: This is the section for setting up user groups and setting file permissions. * Configuration :: This section details the main configuration settings of osCmax * Catalog :: This section covers how to administer the catalog, set up categories, products and attributes * Modules :: This section covers any addon modules, and particularly the standard payment and sh…

v2.5:affiliate_program

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:04:05 -0700

* Email Address :: The email address that the affiliate program will use. * Affiliate Pay Per Sale Payment % Rate :: % rate paid on affiliate sales * Payment Threshold :: The minimum amount at which you will send a payment to an affiliate * Cookie Lifetime :: How long does the click count (seconds) if customer comes back * Billing Time :: Age of affiliate sales before becoming payable * Order Min Status :: Status of an order needed for a sale to deemed payable to affiliate. * Pay Af…

v2.5:affiliates

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:45:36 -0700

* Summary :: Overview of your affiliate network * Affliates :: List of registered affiliates * Payment :: * Affiliate Sales :: * Clicks :: Details of click throughs to your site * Banners :: * News :: * Newsletter Manager :: * Contact :: Send Email to Affiliates

v2.5:ajax_search

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:53:42 -0700

* This feature adds a google style drop down showing potential matches from your store in the search infobox.

v2.5:article_configuration

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:43:31 -0700

* Display New Articles Link :: default(false) * Number of Days Display New Articles :: default(30) * Maximum New Articles Per Page :: default(10) * Display All Articles Link :: default(true) * Maximum Articles Per Page :: default(10) * Maximum Display Upcoming Articles :: default(5) * Enable Article Reviews :: default(true) * Enable Tell a Friend About Article :: default(true) * Minimum Number Cross-Sell Products :: default(1) * Maximum Number Cross-Sell Prod…

v2.5:article_manager

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:20:20 -0700

* Authors :: Enter your article authors, including a description and maybe a photo (optional) * Topics & Articles :: for adding topics and associated articles (like Categories and Products) * Reviews :: This is where you approve Article Reviews before they are visible on the site * Cross-Sell Articles :: Select from a list of products and associate them with your articles

v2.5:authors

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:25:56 -0700

Create a new Author * Click insert * Enter the Author's name, Author Description and Author URL (if relevant) * You will need to repeat this for each language in your store * Click save Delete an Author * Select the Author by clicking on their row in the main table * Click delete * Click delete again to confirm

v2.5:automatic_template_switch

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:51:17 -0700

* One of the most powerful features of BTS in osCmax is the ability to switch the template through the URL. * Go to your Admin Panel –> Configuration –> My Store –> Template Switching Allowed and set this to true * Simply switch template by appending ?tplDir=aabox to your index page.

v2.5:backup_your_store

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:44:34 -0700

* This is an essential part of the day to day management of any e-commerce site. You should ensure that you make regular backups of your store to prevent accidental data loss or loss from hackers. * Luckily osCMax has a very useful SQL backup tool which will create a copy of your online database and allow you to download this to your local machine.

v2.5:bts_docs

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:42:42 -0700

Part 1 : BTS Structure All template files are located in the /catalog/templates/[templatename] subdirectories. If you are using the aabox template, the files you want are in /catalog/templates/aabox and /catalog/templates/aabox/content. * To change the entire look of your site, edit main_page.tpl.php to your liking in any html or text editor (Dreamweaver is great), making sure to keep the php elements intact (but you can move them wherever you want in the page). Also edit stylesheet.css, lo…

v2.5:catalog

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:07:34 -0700

* Categories and Products * Products Attributes * Discount Categories * Manufacturers * Reviews * Specials * Specials by Category * Cross Sell Products * EasyPopulate * Feedmachine * Attribute Manager * Products Expected * Extra Product Fields * Extra Field Values

v2.5:categories_and_products

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:30:12 -0700

This is where you add your categories and products to the catalog. There are several things you can do, but first, you need to create a category. In the middle window of the page, you will see a folder listing. Each folder is a category. These folders are clickable, so that you can navigate into the categories, to see products in those categories and possible subcategories.

v2.5:check_permissions

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:28:31 -0700

The Check Permissions add-on for oscMax version 1.3. The following also works with an updated version that works with osCmax 2.5beta3. The installation should be done only if you are familiar with PHP code. Simple install instructions: 1. Unzip the files.

v2.5:configuration

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:14:27 -0700

* General Settings * Images * Customer Details * Shipping & Packing * Product Settings * Email Options * MailChimp Newsletters * GZip Compression * CK Editor * Templates * Sessions * Wish List Settings * Affiliate Program * Recover Cart Sales * Article Configuration * SEO * Order Editor * Google

v2.5:countries

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:12:14 -0700

Inserting New Countries * Allows you to define new countries and to assign the correct two and three digit ISO country codes which are used for the different postage modules. eg. UPS, Fedex, etc. * Click New Country * Enter the Country Name * Enter the two digit ISO code - find a full list here * Enter the three digit ISO code - find a full list here * Click Insert

v2.5:create_order

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:36:38 -0700

* Select the customer from the drop down list or enter the customer id * Click Confirm * Confirm that you have the correct client click confirm * Fill in the order details

v2.5:create_your_own_set_of_buttons

Mon, 02 May 2011 06:48:29 -0700

There are quite a lot of image buttons used within osCMax both in the catalog and the admin section. If you want to customise the look and feel of your site then this is a good way to start. Luckily, there a few sites out there where most of the hard work has been done for you.

v2.5:create_your_own_template

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:02:00 -0700

Create your own new template MUST NOTfallbackcopy * Go to catalog/templates/ and create a new folder called your_template_name * Copy the fallback template folder structure into your_template_name. (folders: boxes, content, images and javascript) * Now copy across main_page.tpl.php and stylesheet.css keeping the names the same * Well done! You have created your own template! Now go to Admin -> Configuration -> Template -> Template Setup -> Default Template Directory and change thi…

v2.5:creating_a_new_infobox

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:25:40 -0700

Quite often people want to add new infoboxes to their store. For example, to add some social media links. This tutorial will show you how to create a new infobox called “social” for this. * Start by copying the code below and pasting it into a new file which you can save in catalog/includes/boxes/social.php Obviously, you will need to change the urls to be the ones you want to use.

v2.5:currencies

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:02:14 -0700

* This page allows you to create new currencies to be used in your store. * The image below shows a basic set of US$ currency. Auto update exchange rates * If you click the update currencies button osCMax will contact oanda and then xe.com to try and update the exchange rates used in your store.

v2.5:customer

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:16:30 -0700

This page allows you to edit, delete, view orders or email your customers. Edit * This will open a page where you can change the details entered by the client during setup such as email address, name, etc. * You can also change the Customers Groups for the individual customer here.

v2.5:customer_details

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:13:55 -0700

Customer Details This section allows you to enable or disable fields used in the new customer signup page. You can control only the fields below from the admin. Settings * Gender :: * Date of Birth :: * Company :: * Suburb :: * State ::

v2.5:customers

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:27:49 -0700

* Customers * Customers Groups * Create Account * Phone Order * Create Order * Orders :: View your current order queue. * Export Customers Orders

v2.5:customers_groups

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:09:34 -0700

* This allows you to set up a new customer group who can have a different price to other customers. For example, Wholesale and Retail or Show Prices and Hide Prices. Set up a new group * Click Insert * Enter a Group Name eg. Wholesale

v2.5:database_backup

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:18:18 -0700

* This tool allows you to backup your store database into a SQL file which can then be used to restore your store if you run into any problems. * This is also very useful if you ever need to migrate from one host to another. Backup * Click Backup * Select from the right hand menu if you want to use GZip compression by clicking on the radio button. * Click the tick box Download only if you want to only store the file locally (ie. not on the web server) * Click Backup

v2.5:discount_categories

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:07:23 -0700

* Discount categories is part of the Quantity Price Break Per Product for Seperate Prices Per Customer code and is design in principal to allow you to group products together to apply price breaks to the group. * When you make a Discount category and assigned products to that discount category the total number of products bought from that category will determine the price break used.

v2.5:downloads

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:06:26 -0700

* This section controls the 'Product Download' options of osCommerce. If you sell downloadable products, this is where you configure how osCmax handles the process. Settings * Enable download :: Enable the products download functions. * Download by redirect :: Use browser redirection for download. Disable on non-Unix systems. * Expiry delay (days) :: Set number of days before the download link expires. 0 means no limit. * Maximum number of downloads :: Set the maximum number …

v2.5:easypopulate

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:34:46 -0700

EasyPopulate 2.76i is a very powerful tool for uploading or updating large quantities of data about your products. (It does not have the functionality to look at anything outside of the products tables.) * All the data is imported and exported through Tab-Delimited Text Files which can be easily edited using a spreadsheet. (Try the free Open Office software if you do not have MS Office) * You will need to remember to either preserve the formatting of the download when saving or remember …

v2.5:email_options

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:31:23 -0700

This section is where you set how osCommerce handles email. If your email is not working correctly, make sure these settings are correctly configured. * Admin --> Configuration --> Email Options Settings * E-Mail Transport Method :: Defines if your server uses a local connection to sendmail or uses an SMTP connection via TCP/IP. Servers running on Windows and MacOS should change this setting to SMTP. * E-Mail Linefeeds :: The character sequence used to separate mail headers, either …

v2.5:ep_column_headers

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:01:54 -0700

* v_products_model :: This is the model number of the product. v_products_modelUNIQUEalphanumeric * v_products_name_1 :: This is the name of the product. It must be 64 characters or less. * v_products_description_1 :: This is the description of your product. This field can include basic HTML tags * v_products_url_1 :: The external link url for your product. Note: do include the url prefix. * v_products_image :: This is the filename of the main image. Also, if your images are in a …

v2.5:extra_product_fields

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:57:47 -0700

Source module: Extra Product Fields Background * Extra Product Fields allows you to create four different types of extra fields to use to contain data for products. These fields types will be referred to like this: * Text Field: Data for the product is typed into the field, just like you would do for the Product Name or Model. Leave the field blank if it does not happen to apply to a product. * Text Area Field: This is basically the same as the standard text field but allows multiple l…

v2.5:faq

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:49:46 -0700

Frequently Asked Questions Remember to search the osCmax forums carefully ... it is more than likely that your question has already been answered. However, here are a few of the more regular queries. Q. Why does osCmax keep skipping the shipping page?

v2.5:files_access

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:08:34 -0700

To add access to a new php file in the administrator menu you need to enable file access * Open your admin panel * Click on the Administrator Menu box * Click File Access in Menu box * Select the relevant Menu Box row in the central box ie. the one you want to add the file to * Click Store Files in right hand column * Select .php from the drop down * Click Save

v2.5:flat_rate

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:55:32 -0700

Use this module if you want to use a flat rate shippng rate per order. The following configuration options must be set: * Enable Flat Shipping :: Set this to true to enable this module. * Shipping Cost :: Set the rate you want to charge per order. * Tax Class :: Set this to the tax class you want to use for this shipping method, or leave it set to none if you do not want to tax the shipping charge. * Shipping Zone :: If you set this to a zone, this method will only be available to orde…

v2.5:general_installation_guidelines

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:36:00 -0700

These guidelines are not steadfast, but they are a general guideline to installing a contribution into osCmax. This should save you some time in learning where things are located in osCmax, and also give you some hints on the best way to add code. You will need a text editor to edit the files, a FTP program to transfer your files and a basic understanding of SQL. (Have a look at our useful software page). You may also need to edit the database directly using phpMyAdmin (or similar).

v2.5:general_settings

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:16:37 -0700

* My Store * Minimum Values * Maximum Values * Accounts

v2.5:getting_started

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:57:03 -0700

* Okay so you have installed osCmax and you have set up the security for your site. As a minimum you should have renamed the admin folder and setup .htaccess protection on this folder. First Steps * Setup Security :: I just want to check you set up security ... no point doing all this hard work if you leave the door open for someone to come along and ruin everything. * Create your own template :: You MUST NOT use the fallback template for your own designs - it is there for the system to …

v2.5:google

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:18:50 -0700

* Google Analytics :: * Google Sitemaps :: * Google Maps ::

v2.5:gzip_compression

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:54:53 -0700

GZip Compression If the server you are on supports GZip compression, you can enable this option to significantly reduce your bandwidth requirements. GZip compression compresses php output server side, prior to sending to the visitor. Settings * Enable GZip Compression :: This turns GZip compression on or off. * Compression Level :: This sets the level of compression that is used. The higher the number, the more compression and server load, though page download will be quicker. The rang…

v2.5:how_to

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:48 -0700

In this section you will find help on how to do common changes to osCmax. Getting Started The first thing to do is to install osCmax which can be done on the remote server or on your local machine. osCmax operates on both Windows and Unix server although we would strongly recommend a Unix solution.

v2.5:how_to_videos

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:03:29 -0700

* On this page you will find several helpful short videos demonstating various task you will probably need to do when installing, managing or maintanining your store. Installation * :: Don't forget to change your admin directory name!

v2.5:images

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:16:59 -0700

Images --- Currently under review and updates ---- This section is important for setting your image sizes. This is an area that seems to cause many headaches for people. Some things to note about images: If you set only one of the dimensions, either width or height, the other will size proportionally, if you also have calculate image size set to On. If images are uploaded via the Admin. Console, then images will be resampled to match these sizes. If images are manually uploaded, then they shoul…

v2.5:infoboxes

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:46:10 -0700

* This menu function controls which infoboxes will appear within your store's template. * Use the red and green buttons to turn on and off the infobox. * You can easily switch them from left column to right column by click on the blue and yellow arrows. Or select the relevant box and click Edit then type which column you want it to appear in. * Change the sort order in which they appear by clicking Edit and changing the number. The higher the number the lower down the screen the infobo…

v2.5:install_a_module

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:33:18 -0700

* osCmax remains closely related to the osCommerce core in order to allow you to use the 6,000+ modules and extension which are available from . * However, there are a few changes that need to be made to make them compatible with osCmax - mainly simple changes.

v2.5:install_a_new_template

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:50:35 -0700

* Please note that michael_s has released a new template system using an HTML format - if you want to investigate this approach please read the file here. * When designing your store you can either purchase a template or create your own. * The template system in osCMax is designed to as simple as possible - however, it does still cause people quite a lot of problems.

v2.5:installation

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:40:38 -0700

Upgrades The process of upgrading osCmax depends on the version you are currently running, and can be quite different depending on your current version. Upgrading osCmax Installing osCmax v2.5 Installation is only slightly different than installing stock osCommerce MS2. It is a simple matter of up uploading, unzipping, or un-taring the osCmax archive on your server, moving the files where you want them, and running the installation script. (See the possible additional steps mentioned below)…

v2.5:installation_troubleshooting

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:55:57 -0700

osCmax v2.5 Installation Troubleshooting The most common problems faced in the installer script are incorrect file or directory permissions. The installer attempts to detect permissions and automatically modify several files and directories. If it cannot do so, you will get error messages or incomplete installation of osCmax.

v2.5:installing_via_cpanel

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:48:37 -0700

* Download osCmax to your local machine * Zip/Compress the catalog directory (use tar.bz2 for a small file size) * Login to cPanel * Use mySQL Databases (or the Wizard) to setup a database and user for osCmax (keep a note of these values) * Use File Manager to upload the compressed catalog to your public_html directory, then right-click, Expand to catalog (the default, or a directory of your choice) * Begin the install process, using

v2.5:installing_via_ftp

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:56:43 -0700

Upload the /catalog and sub-directories to your server. The files and directory structure must be uploaded to your web server. This can accomplished in several different ways. Use whatever method is most familiar to you, i.e., unzipping the zip archive to your local computer and using your favorite FTP program to upload those files, or using SSH to tar/unzip on your server to avoid the tedium of downloading and re-uploading.

v2.5:introduction

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:35:15 -0700

osCMax v2.5 is a powerful e-commerce/shopping cart web application. There are many advantages to using osCMax as your e-commerce/shopping cart for your web site. It has all the features needed to run a successful internet store and can be customized to whatever configuration you need.

v2.5:lamp

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:44:40 -0700

What do you need In order to install osCmax on to a local machine (ie. the one you are using now, or on the same network) you will need some additional software. Luckily there is lot of free software to do this. * Linux * Apache * MySQL * PHP

v2.5:languages

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:49:31 -0700

* This is where you can add, edit or remove languages used within your store. * Changes made here affect both the admin panel and catalog side of your store. * Name :: Name of the language. * Code :: Two digit Language code. * Image :: Name of the image found in the catalog/includes/languages/{your_language}/ folder. (Default: icon.gif) * Directory :: The name of the folder in which the language is saved * Sort Order :: The sort order listing of the language. * Meta Keywords :: A…

v2.5:linux_local_installation

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:04:54 -0700

v2.5:local_installation

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:35:23 -0700

Also see: Installation for alternatives and further information. What do you need In order to install osCMax on to a local machine (ie. the one you are using now!) you will need some additional software. Luckily there is lot of free software to do this.

v2.5:localization

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:32:46 -0700

* Currencies :: Create or edit store currencies * Languages :: Create and manage languages used by your store. * Order Status :: Create or edit the available status for orders during a client's checkout process. Eg. Pending, PayPal Pending, Delivered, etc. * Premade Comments :: Create, Edit or Delete premade comments for contacting clients.

v2.5:locations_taxes

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:03:17 -0700

* Countries :: Defines every countrys ISO-3166 2-letter and 3-letter country code. Also defines the structure of the address for postage. * Zones :: Defines the states/counties of a particular country. * Tax Zones :: Defines a zone for tax purposes. * Tax Classes :: Defines different tax classes for products. Eg. Taxable, Tax-Free, VAT exempt, etc. * Tax Rates :: Define a tax rate for a Tax Zone.

v2.5:logging

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:28:02 -0700

* This section allows you to set several logging options in oscommerce that are handy for debugging and tracking. Settings * Store Page Parse Time :: Store the time it takes to parse a page. * Log Destination :: Directory and filename of the page parse time log. * Log Date Format :: The date format in the log. * Display The Page Parse Time :: Display the page parse time (store page parse time must be enabled). * Store Database Queries :: Store the database queries in the…

v2.5:logging_and_cache

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:26:19 -0700

* Logging * Cache * Page Cache Settings

v2.5:mailchimp_newsletters

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:29:18 -0700

* MailChimp is a very powerful online email management tool. It allows the management of your newsletter list and the creation and mailing of your email campaigns. Settings * Enable MailChimp Newsletter Infobox :: Do you want to enable MailChimp? * MailChimp API Key :: Your MailChimp API key * MailChimp List URL :: The URL of your form submission * MailChimp U value :: Your MailChimp U value * MailChimp List ID :: Your MailChimp List ID * MailChimp double opt in? :: Do you wan…

v2.5:main_page.tpl.php

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:29:56 -0700

* This document is the main control of the entire structure of your site. * It is basically an HTML table wireframe into which all of the content of the site is loaded. * header * left_navigation * content * right_navigation * footer

v2.5:manufacturers

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:26:02 -0700

This section is the place to set up manufacturers details for your products. If you do not want to use manufacturers information in your store, just remove all the definitions from this area. All the options in this area are described below. * Insert :: To add a new manufacturer to your store, click this button and you will see all the options available in the right column, 'New Manufacturer' box. * Manufacturers Name :: Add the name of the new manufacturer here. * Manufacturers Image ::…

v2.5:maximum_values

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:02:24 -0700

This section sets many default maximums used by osCmax. Each is described in the admin section, but we have also listed the descriptions here. Settings * Address Book Entries :: Maximum address book entries a customer is allowed to have * Search Results :: Amount of products to list per page in search results, and when a product category is clicked. * Number of Cross Sell items to display :: Set the maximum number of cross sell products to display. * Page Links :: Number of 'n…

v2.5:member_groups

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:49:42 -0700

* Allows you to create and manage the different users of your admin panel Create a New Group * The multi level admin access built into osCMax allows for you to control which parts of the admin panel different levels of user can access. For example, you could restrict access to backup tool to only Top Level Administrators.

v2.5:meta_tags

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:32:13 -0700

* The file you edit is: /catalog/includes/meta_tags.php * In v2.5 the addition of site wide meta tags has been made much easier since you can now add these through the admin panel rather than editing the actual code. Adding site wide meta tags * Open your admin panel * Goto Localization * Click on Languages * Click Edit for each of the languages you have live in your store * Add your meta tags in the field provided.

v2.5:minimum_values

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:59:38 -0700

This section sets some key values needed to properly configure your store. These options all set the field size or value used by oscommerce in different areas. These options are mainly for customer information and validation on signup. These values come pre-set, but you can change them to customize the function of your store.

v2.5:modules

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:26:06 -0700

* Payment * Shipping * Order Total

v2.5:move_your_store

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:21:33 -0700

* If you are running a live store and want to move your site to a new host then you will need to be careful that you test your move before taking down your existing site to avoid disruption to your customers. * Make sure that you pick a time when your store is quiet and that you have a backup of your current site before doing anything ... so that you can put everything back if something goes wrong - You have been warned!

v2.5:my_store

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:52:04 -0700

This section is where you enter in custom store information that osCommerce uses. These options need to be set to your custom information in order for the store to display your correct information, send emails to the correct destinations, and to set how you want osCommerce to function.

v2.5:notifications

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:40:45 -0700

* Terms and Conditions on create account * Terms and Condtions on payment page * Check for Javascript enabled? * Check for Internet Explorer 6? Terms and Conditions * You can force the customers of your store to accept the terms and conditions of your store by enabling either of these two settings.

v2.5:one_page_checkout

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:40:31 -0700

* One Page Checkout (OPC) is a new feature for v2.5 of osCmax. * OPC completely replaces the old checkout process. no->->->no * Enable One Page Checkout * Default Address Country * Account Creation * Show Custom Right Column * Require Login * Show Oscommerce Columns * Custom Column Box #1 Heading * Custom Column Box #1 Content * Custom Column Box #2 Heading * Custom Column Box #2 Content * Send Debug Emails To * Show Address in input Fields * Make loader message …

v2.5:order_status

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:15:45 -0700

* Order Status show you and the customer the current status of their order. * Depending on the payment processor you use you will have different status messages showing. * Within osCMax you can send messages to clients when you change their order status with the admin panel.

v2.5:order_total

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:17:59 -0700

Order Total Simply arrange the order in which you wish your order total to be calculated. * Discount Coupons :: * Gift Vouchers (-) :: See below for important message * Low Order Fee :: * Customer Loyalty Discount :: * Shipping :: * Sub-Total :: * Tax :: * Total ::

v2.5:oscmax_docs

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:52:35 -0700

v2.5 Wiki User Guide * Due to the extensive redesign of osCmax Admin this section of the wiki covers only version 2.5 and up. If you are looking for help with older versions of osCmax please click here. Contents: * Introduction :: What is included in osCmax v2.5?

v2.5:other_useful_stuff

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:17:23 -0700

Buttons for your store * Find premade buttons for your store here More square white icons * Useful icons that match the fallback template - useful for quick links and others. * Credit goes to icons.mysitemyway.com who made the original icons.

v2.5:payment

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:21:36 -0700

This is the main payment module section. On this page, you will see a list of all currently installed payment modules in your store. Next to the module name, you will see a green icon and a red icon. To activate a module, click the green icon next to it. To deactivate a module, click the red icon next to it.

v2.5:per_item

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:56:39 -0700

* Use this module to set a 'Per Item' shipping charge. Set a base shipping rate, and that rate will be mutiplied by the number of items that the customer has in their shopping cart. The following options must be set: * Enable Item Shipping :: Set this to true to enable this module. * Shipping Cost :: Set the rate you want to charge per item purchased. * Handling Fee :: Set the amount you want to charge for handling. This can be set to zero to deactivate the handling fee. * Tax Class ::…

v2.5:phone_order

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:24:26 -0700

* Phone order is an excellent tool to allow you to login as an existing customer (or create a new one) and then shop on their behalf. * You will obviously have to have the customer in your store or on the phone so that you can enter their payment and shipping details.

v2.5:premade_comments

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:40:03 -0700

* The premade comments module is designed to make it easier to send messages to your clients and create message for other admin users with in osCmax. * It basically allows you to create standard phrases that can be added in the comments section on the orders pages. Eg. Currently out of stock, Thank you for your order, etc.

v2.5:product_listing

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:16:47 -0700

Product Listing All the settings here control how the product listings display, and what information is displayed. You control the order they are displayed by adding numbers in sequence. The option with '1' will display first, '2' second, '3' third, and so on. To disable any option from displaying, set it to '0'

v2.5:product_settings

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:20:08 -0700

* Product Listing :: * Product Information :: * Product Price Breaks :: * Stock :: * Downloads :: * Printable Catalog ::

v2.5:products_attributes

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:24:42 -0700

This area of the catalog configuration is where you customize the attributes of your products. If you need to have different sizes, options, colors, and have different prices for each option, you have the ability to set this here. When you first look at the Products Attributes section, it can look a bit complicated. The base osCommerce installation includes sample data, including pre set attributes. You should study how these attributes are constructed. Then, it is suggested that you create a s…

v2.5:products_expected

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:47:25 -0700

* This module simply displays any products you have stored in your database which are not in stock yet. * If you want to edit the date you are expecting a stock just select the row and click edit * Change the Date Expected field shown at the top of the edit product page.

v2.5:quick_links

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:25:30 -0700

* Quick Links is designed to give you control over the shortcuts shown on the left hand side of the administrator panel. Create New Quick Link * To create a new Quick Link for your store simply click insert * Then add the information required in the right hand panel * Link Icon :: The full image filename including extension. (This file needs to be stored in the admin/images/quick_links and should be 40×40 pixels) * Link Name :: This is the text that will be displayed next to your…

v2.5:rcs_guide

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:42:06 -0700

Recovered Cart Sales Guide Taken from the module found at osCommerce - all credit to original author Lane Roathe - Description This contribution consists of three parts: * The tool to locate, select and send out customers for sending emails to. The ideas is to select customers who abandoned carts and just need to be reminded to complete the cart and/or to find out why the customer didn't complete the order. (ie, problem with credit card acceptance…

v2.5:recover_cart_sales

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:40:36 -0700

Recover Cart Sales A very useful tool which can help recover potentially lost sales. For more detailed information read the complete RCS Guide Settings * Look back days :: Number of days to look back from today for abndoned carts. (Default: 30) * Skip Days :: Number of days to skip when looking for abandoned carts. Combined with above determines the date range, ie: look for abaonded carts older than 5 days ago but before 30 days ago. (Default: 5) * Sales Results Report days :: * Use…

v2.5:reports

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:12:49 -0700

* Products Viewed :: Shows the most view products * Products Purchased :: Shows the most purchased products * Customer Orders-Total :: Shows a list of your best customers * No purchases report :: Shows list of client who have not made a purchase yet. * Customer Wishlists :: Shows contents of all of the wishlists in your store * Monthly Sales & Tax :: Details of sales and tax by month * Recovered Sales Results :: Shows the results of the Recover Cart Sales * FedEx Shipping Manifest…

v2.5:reset_password

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:48:30 -0700

* Okay so you have forgotten your login or password or both! You should be able to get osCMax to email you a new password. * Click on the forgotten password link on the login page and then enter your username and email address. You should recieve a new password by email.

v2.5:restrict_ip_access

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:39:48 -0700

Editting your .htaccess * You should find a .htaccess file in your root folder (or catalog depending on where you installed your store) * Edit this file using Notepad or similar * Add the following to the top of this file * Replace the 888.888.888.888 with your own IP address. Find out your IP address here * Save the document

v2.5:reviews

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:31:32 -0700

This is where you edit or delete reviews. The interface is the same as the rest of the admin. Select the review you want to edit or delete, then click the 'Edit' or 'Delete' buttons in the right column. Specials This section is where you add items on 'Special' and set the properties for those items. The 'Specials' interface is the standard admin interface with the added option of an 'On/Off' button. If you click the green icon, the special is active. If you click the red icon , the special is i…

v2.5:royal_mail

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:39:06 -0700

Installed Module (extract below): * This contribution is for UK Stores ONLY. What it will do is add several shipping zones to your osCmax store. If your customer is UK based, it will not show any of the International Shipping Options, and vice versa, if your customer is International it will not show any UK based shipping methods.

v2.5:screenshots

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:25:13 -0700

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v2.5:scroller

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:54:09 -0700

* The scroller functionality uses jQuery to save screen space by converting the traditional layout of osCmax and osCommerce into the scrolling product viewer. Old Layout New Layout * Products are wrapped inside fixed width and height box * If the number of products to be shown is greater than 3 then the left and right arrows will be automatically displayed.

v2.5:seo

Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:31 -0700

* SEO URLs :: Enable SEO URLs on your store (requires .htaccess changes) * SEO Pop Out Menu :: SEO enabled popout categories menu

v2.5:seo_urls

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:00:24 -0700

Configuration enable SEO URLsedit your .htaccess file * Enable SEO URLs? :: This setting enables/disables the SEO URLs contribution globally. (Default Setting: true) * Add cPath to product URLs? :: This setting enables/disables the option of adding the cPath parameter to the end of product pages. Eg. some-product-p-1.html?cPath=xx (Default Setting: false) * Add category parent to begining of URLs? :: This setting enables/disables the option of adding the category parent to the beginnin…

v2.5:sessions

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:46:19 -0700

Sessions This section controls how the store controls your sessions. Setting * Session Directory :: If you are using file based session this sets the directory on the server to store them. Default /tmp. * Force Cookie Use :: Force the use of sessions only when cookies are enabled. Default: False. * Check SSL Session ID :: Validates the session ID for every secure page request. * Check User Agent :: Checks the users browser agent on every page request. * Check IP Address…