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VirtueMart User ManualSören Eberhardt-Biermann

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1Chapter 1. Introduction1.1. What is VirtueMart?1.1.1. AboutVirtueMart is a Shopping Cart Application for selling goods over the internet. It's a

What does it not do?2• Shoppers can add their own Shipping Addresses• let your Customers easily search for Products through a Search Form• feature spe

Frontend Screenshots (usingthe Template solarflare_ii)3Frontend Screenshots (using the Templatesolarflare_ii)Figure 1.1. Frontend: Category Overview P

Administrator Screenshots4Administrator ScreenshotsFigure 1.3. Administration: Homepage / Summary / StatisticsFigure 1.4. Administration: Product List

5Chapter 2. Installation2.1. Joomla! / Mambo InstallationJoomla! and Mambo must be installed prior to the Installation of VirtueMart, because VirtueMa

Installation and Upgrade61. The automatic installation with Joomla's / Mambo's Element (Component-, Module-, Mambot-)Installer.2. The manual

Automatic Installation7 CHANGE `product_price` `product_price` DECIMAL( 12, 5 ) NULL DEFAULT NULL ;# Adjust order item priceALTER TABLE `jos_vm_orde

Automatic Installation8Backend Login ScreenYou need to have the priviliges of an Administrator / Superadministrator to install Elements.3. Click &apo

Automatic Installation9If the upload takes too long, try Step 4 or do the Manual Installation.4. Alternative: You can unpack the contents of 'co

VirtueMart User ManualSören Eberhardt-BiermannRussel Walkerwww.netshinesoftware.com [http://www.netshinesoftware.com/]Copyright © 2005-2007 Soeren Ebe

Automatic Installation10Click 'Modules' -> 'Site Modules' in the Top Menu. Now browse through the list of installedmodu

Manual Installation117. Recommended: Mambot InstallationClick on 'Installers' => 'Mambots' (or 'Mambots' -> '

Installation FAQ12http://www.your_site.com/administrator/index2.php?option=com_virtuemartand submit (press Enter).7. You should now see the "Inst

Installation FAQ13Sometimes the tables beginning with jos_pshop_ or mos_pshop_ are not found. Before you clickon "Install sample data" or &q

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15Chapter 3. First StepsDo you have installed the VirtueMart Main Module?If not, do so now. Don't forget to publish it somehere on your site. Thi

Joomla! Global Configuration16CautionIf you don't change your Store Information and theEmail Address, VirtueMart sends Order ConfirmationEmails t

17Chapter 4. Administrator TutorialThis tutorial will walk you through the setup of your site, ongoing management, and advancedadministr

Global18Use only as catalogue Hides all "Add to Cart" buttons.Show Prices When enabled, product prices are displayed. (useful whenusi

Global19Discount before tax/shipping? Sets the flag whether to subtract the Discount for the selectedpayment BEFORE (checked) or AFTER tax and shippin

Security20Show Products that are out ofStock?Let's you decide wether Products that are out of Stock aredisplayed or hidden (only av

Site (Display & Layout)21This is the page which will be loaded in the frontend bydefault.ERRORPAGE Default: shop.errorThis is the de

Shipping22Default number of products in arowThis defines the number of products in a row. Example: If youset it to 4, the default category template wi

Checkout23must be configured through their own administrative interface: "Shipping" # Shipping Rates /Shippers or "Zone Shipping"

Getting Started24Tip86400s=24hKeep Product Stock Level onPurchase?When enabled, the stock level for a downloadable product isnot lowered although it w

Store Setup25Figure 4.3. VirtueMart Control PanelYou may also access this page from within the VirtueMart interface under "Store | Summary"4

Store Information Form Fields26The Information from the Store Information Form is displayed in various Locations on the ShoppingSite. This is your Sto

Countries, Currencies,Core Modules & Functions27Thousands separatorPositive format Display Order / Style for positive numbers.Negative format Disp

Managing Currencies28Figure 4.6. VirtueMart Administration: Country FormDon't forget to save and the new country is added to the list.You can mod

VirtueMart Core Modules29Figure 4.8. VirtueMart Administration: Currency FormDon't forget to save and the new currency is added to the list.You c

VirtueMart Core Modules30Figure 4.9. VirtueMart Administration: Module ListTo add a new module, click "New" in the top of the list and fill

VirtueMart Core Functions314.4.4. VirtueMart Core Functions"Functions" are a core feature of VirtueMart and allow to control the

Manufacturer Administration32Figure 4.12. VirtueMart Administration: Function FormDon't forget to save and the new function is added to the list.

Manufacturers33To create a new manufacturer category, select "Manufacturer | Add Manufacturer Category".Manufacturer Category Form Fields:Ca

Product Administration34Description Information promoting or about the manufacturer.Click the "Save" icon to create your new manufacturer.Ed

Product Categories354.6.1.1. Adding or modifying Product CategoriesTo create a new product category, open the Product Category Form: "Products&qu

Products36The template file for displaying the products of this category ina list.Category Flypage Syntax: shop.flypageThis is the template file

Products374.6.2.1. Adding/Updating ProductsTo create a new product, click on "Products" # "Add Product" to display the product for

Products38Name The name that will be used to identify the product.URL A URL that can be displayed with a product. Usually used as a link tothe product

Products39Figure 4.18. VirtueMart Administration: Product Form, Tab 3 - Product StatusQuantity in Stock The current quantity in stock for the item. Us

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Products40to add Attributes and after that Items for each Attribute Valueusing the Item Form.Custom Attribute List Syntax: Attribute1;Attribute2;Attri

Products41po / pound(s)kg /kilogram(m)(s)ou / ounceslb / LBFigure 4.20. VirtueMart Administration: Product Form, Tab 5 - Product ImagesThumbnail A thu

Product Price Management42Figure 4.21. VirtueMart Administration: Product Form, Tab 6 - RelatedProductsNow you're done. Just click on &q

Product Price Management43Figure 4.22. VirtueMart Administration: Product Form, Price Form in theProduct FormYou can also directly add and mo

Product Price Management44Figure 4.24. VirtueMart Administration: Price Update NoticeTo add Prices for Quantity Ranges, you need to go to the Product

Product Price Management45Figure 4.26. VirtueMart Administration: Product Form - List PricesIn the Price List for this Product you can find a List of

Product Attributes46Figure 4.28. VirtueMart Administration: Product Price FormDon't forget to save your changes when you're done.4.6.3.2. De

Items (create Child Productsfor Parent Products)47Product Attributes Form FieldsName The name used to identify the attribute.Number in List The order

Items (create Child Productsfor Parent Products)48Figure 4.29. VirtueMart Administration: Add AttributeClick on "Add Attribute" and a new wi

Product Types49Editing ItemsFigure 4.31. VirtueMart Administration: Edit ItemsTo edit an existing item, open the product List and click on the "I

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Product Files and additional images504.6.7. Product Files and additional imagesVirtueMart allows to manage additional files and images for each produc

Product Discounts51To add a new file, let's say an .mp3 file which is the file we want to sell, we just open the file formby clicking the "N

Product Discounts52Figure 4.35. VirtueMart Administration: Access the Product DiscountNow fill in the details for this Discount Record:Figure 4.36. Vi

Product Reviews53Deleting a DiscountYou can easily delete a discount. Note that this removes the Discount from all products which areassigned to it.Ju

Users54Figure 4.37. VirtueMart Administration: Shopper Group ListTo add a new shopper group, just click on the "New" button in the toolbar.

User Groups554.7.3. User GroupsUser Groups are "Permission Groups" and used to restrict access to certain parts and functions of theshop. Ea

User Registration Fields56Here you can choose a name for the group and the group level.NoteThe higher the group level, the less permissions are assume

User Registration Fields57or "EU VAT ID". In our example we will add a new field where users from the EU can fill in the EUVAT ID of their c

User Registration Fields58Description This description will be shown to the customer in the frontendin a small tooltip besides the field to explain th

User Registration Fields594.7.4.2. Modifying FieldsFields can be reordered, renamed, published, set to be required or not and much more.Reordering Fie

viiList of Figures1.1. Frontend: Category Overview Page ... 31.2. Frontend:

Order Administration60Figure 4.46. VirtueMart Administration: Modifying a Field4.7.4.3. Deleting FieldsYou can delete all non-system fields from the U

The Order List61The order record has a ‘status’ to indicate where the order is in the stream of events – for example,whether it has been paid for, shi

The Order Details624.8.2. The Order DetailsFigure 4.48. VirtueMart Administration: Upper Part of the Order DetailsThe Order Details View shows all det

Vendor Administration63You can also change the order status for single order items using the status drop-down list in eachrow of the order item list.4

Vendor Categories64Figure 4.50. VirtueMart Administration: Vendor List for a CategoryThis will open the Vendor List page.4.9.1.2. Adding Vendor Catego

Vendor Categories65Figure 4.52. VirtueMart Administration: Vendor Category ListVendor Category ListYou may also add a new vendor category with the Ven

Vendors66Vendor Category DeletionClick 'OK' to confirm deletion of this category.4.9.2. VendorsVendors are the main organizational factor in

Vendors67Description This is the Vendor Store's Description which is shown on thepage shop.index.Terms of Service This is the complete text f

Tax Rates68Before deleting an existing vendor, all products, product categories, users, and orders associated tothat vendor must be removed through ei

Shipping Modules69Tax Rate Example: 0.0825The tax rate, as a decimal value. For example, 8.25% would be enteredas 0.0825Click on the "Save"

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Standard Shipping70Figure 4.55. VirtueMart Administration: Shipping Rate ListBy clicking on the name of a shipping rate in this list, you can access t

Standard Shipping71Figure 4.56. VirtueMart Administration: Shipping Rate FormIn this form you can specify the details of the shipping rate.Shipping Ra

UPS Shipping Module72Fee The Fee for this shipping rate = the costs.Package Fee The package fee = additional costs for packaging.Currency The currenc

Add and Edit Payment Methods73The configuration options for each payment method are different – depending on what is requiredby that payment service p

Pre-Configured Payment Methods74See the Section "Pre-Configured Payment Methods" for more details on specific payment gateways.Other payment

Pre-Configured Payment Methods75finishes the Payment, Worldpay copnnects to this script on your server and when the transaction ANDthe payment have be

Coupon Administration76See section "authorize.net".4.12.3.8. NoChex...4.12.3.9. PayMeNow...4.13. Coupon AdministrationYou can access the lis

Reports77Now you need to fill in the necessary value for the new coupon:Coupon Code This is the "code" a customer needs to fill in to redeem

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79Chapter 5. About VirtueMart5.1. Known ProblemsSee Bug Tracker [https://dev.virtuemart.net/cb/proj/tracker/browseTracker.do?tracker_id=1]5.2. To-Do L

ixPreambleThe content of this document is related to VirtueMart.VirtueMart is free Software, licensed under GNU/GPL; VirtueMart [ http://virt

The Documentation80There's also an active Forum, where discussion and bug reporting can take place: Forum [http://forum.virtuemart.net/index