This guide explains ShopSite customizations according to the menu options as they are displayed in the ShopSite administrative interface, https://shopmit.mit.edu/cgi-bin/ss5.0/start.cgi. Many of the edits only take place after they are "published." When changes need to be published, you will see the yellow "Publish" tab appear at the top of the screen.

Pages

• Edit Page Content
  • Add banner graphic
  • Add/modify main text for page
  • Assign new name for page
• Edit Page Layout
  • Change text and link colors
  • Check on/off whether page header and footer appears

Products

• Edit Product Info
  • Add/modify product name
  • Add/modify product price, tax, and shipping
  • Add images
  • Add ordering options, e.g., T-shirt sizes
• Edit Product Layout
  • Modify style, size, etc. of product display
  • Toggle on/off whether image, ordering options, etc. appear

Images

• View and edit default images
• Upload images

Merchandising

• Search Engine
• Custom Pages
  • Embed ShopSite commands into regular HTML. Allows administrators to update and manage custom HTML pages through ShopSite.
• Order Anywhere
• Order API

Commerce Setup

• Order System
  • Modify text at the top and bottom of the Shopping Cart Screen
  • Modify text on the "Thank You Screen"
  • Add text to the email receipt that is sent to the buyer
• Payment
  • Select credit card types accepted
  • Select other payment methods, e.g., check, purchase order, or other customized options
  • Configure interface to payment processor (NOTE: Merchants should NOT modify these settings. Information Systems will configure these fields when store is initialized. If you have questions about this configuration, notify merchantservices@mit.edu.)
• Shipping
  • Turn on/off shipping option that appears on Shopping Cart screen
• Sales Tax
  • Configure sales tax options

Utilities

• Change Password

Preferences

• Locale
  • Change language and currency
  • Add alternate currency (for display only), exchange rate
• Layout and Color Theme
  • Changes layout design and color theme for all pages
• More Info Pages
  • Change text, link colors and images on More Info pages
• Store Text
  • Store Pages
    • Modify "add to cart" and "view cart" text/images
    • Add/modify search options
    • Modify store name
  • Checkout
    • Change shipping/billing field names
    • Modify payment option fields and field names, including generic payment options
  • Shopping Cart
    • Modify shopping cart fields and field names
    • Modify "continue shopping," "recalculate," "checkout," and "empty cart" buttons
  • Messages
    • Modify error messages that are presented to buyers for various error conditions.
  • Shipping
    • Modify names for shipping methods
  • Receipts
    • Modify intro text and fields displayed in email acknowledgment fields (Note: to add text to the bottom of the email receipt, see Commerce Setup -> Order System configuration)
• Page Header & Footer
  • Add text to appear at the top and/or bottom of each page of the store.
• Inventory Tracking (ShopSite Pro only)
  • Enable/disable store-wide inventory tracking
  • Specify email addresses and messages for low-stock and out-of-stock notifications.
  • Enter/modify text to display to buyer when out-of-stock item is selected.
• Hosting Service
  • Modify SSL and other server settings. NOTE: Merchants should NOT modify these settings. For questions, notify merchantservices@mit.edu.
• More Info Pages
  • Set text, link, and background colors, images, headers and footers for More Info pages. See Product Content configuration to create More Info page for products.