Getting Started

Getting Started Checklist

Below we have compiled a checklist of things to look for when starting an online business:

How do I add categories?

You can either add categories one by one inside the admin panel, or you can import them in bulk using a CSV file. To add categories manually: Log in to your CoreCommerce admin ...

Payment Gateways

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started, Payment Options)

Keywords: payment gateways, payment gateway, payment, gateways, list of gateways, credit card processors, 2checkout, asiapay, asia pay, authorize.net, barclays, beanstream, beanstream hosted, braintree, chronopay, chrono pay, cybersource, directone, echo, egate, elavon, costco, e-path, epath, eprocessing network, eway, fire pay, firepay, firstdata, first data, linkpoint, imsp, innovative gateway solutions, internetsecure, internet secure, ipay, merchant e-solutions, moneris, nmi, aim emulator, nochex, payflow, payflow link, pay junction, payflow pro, paymentech, paypal, paypal pro, paytrace, plug n play, poli, protx, psigate, quantum, quickbooks merchant services, qbms, renaissance associates, sage, securenet, skipjack, strongbox, transaction central, usa e-pay, viaklix, world pay

We work with all of the major payment processors and we provide a free 256-bit shared SSL for full protection of credit card data. If you are looking for no ...

Getting Started

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started, General)

Getting started launching your store is the first step in making money online. Create a CoreCommerce Account Create a Corecommerce store by going here and clicking on the Free Trial ...

How to Enable One Page Checkout

Filed In: (FAQ, Orders / Checkout, Getting Started)

By default, all new stores are set up to use the One Page Checkout. But if you're set up for the multi-page or the old legacy checkout (no longer available ...

How do I add products?

Filed In: (FAQ, Products / Inventory, Getting Started)

Adding products is easy with CoreCommerce. Here's how: Log in to your CoreCommerce admin panel Hover over the Inventory tab and click on View Products Click Add New Product Fill in the needed information ...

How Do I Configure Sales Tax? (US)

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started)

Keywords: add tax, taxes by county

How to Configure US Sales Tax (State, County or Zip Level sales tax) Login to the Admin Panel Settings > Sales Tax Wizard Choose Locale -OR- Zip/Postal Code and click the Collection Level ...

How Do I Configure Sales Tax? (Canada)

Filed In: (Getting Started)

How to Configure Canada / Canadian Sales Tax (supports GST, PST, HST, PEI, QST) Login to the Admin Panel Settings > Sales Tax Wizard Choose Locale -OR- Zip/Postal Code and click the Collection ...

How Do I Configure VAT?

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started)

How to VAT Login to your CoreCommerce Admin Panel. Hover over Settings. Click on Sales Tax Wizard Choose Locale -OR- Zip/Postal Code and click the Collection Level (blue arrow on the right). Choose the Countries you need ...

How Do I Enable a Purchase Order Payment?

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started)

How Do I Enable a Purchase Order Payment? Login to your Admin Panel Go to Settings > Payment Settings Locate the Purchase Order option and click on that row Configure your options on the ...

Can I accept offline payments?

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started, Payment Options)

You can accept checks, money orders, COD’s, and purchase orders. There is no ability to save any credit card number with our system, therefore the ability to run offline processing ...

How do I create subcategories?

Filed In: (Products / Inventory, Categories, Getting Started)

Keywords: create subcategory, create subcategories, add subcategory, add subcategories, make sub category, creating new categories

Creating subcategories is easy. To do this, you will need to create two categories: one parent category and then one child category (a.k.a. the subcategory). Here's how: Log in to your ...

Where is the Control Panel?

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started)

Each customers is given a unique login URL when they first signup for CoreCommerce. If you forget where to login, follow these steps: Go to your email program (Outlook, Gmail, etc) ...

What is the "store name" field for when I sign up for an account? Can I change it?

Filed In: (FAQ, Domains / DNS, Getting Started)

The store name you create when you sign up is the "temporary" URL for your CoreCommerce store. Until you point a domain to your store, you would access your store ...

Does CoreCommerce allow for resellers to resell CoreCommerce to others?

Filed In: (Affiliate, Advanced Topics, Getting Started)

Does CoreCommerce allow for resellers to resell CoreCommerce to others? Yes! CoreCommerce partners with Commission Junction (www.cj.com) and Share-a-sale (www.shareasale.com) to allow users of CoreCommerce to get credit/commission ...

I want to restart a store that has been closed, can I do that?

Filed In: (Support / Troubleshooting, FAQ, Billing, Getting Started)

I want to restart a store that has been closed, can I do that? Yes if you have a store that was closed down and temporarily disabled for $9.99 a ...

How can I add a "Coming Soon" or "Store Closed" message to my website?

Filed In: (Design / Setup / CSS, Site Content, Getting Started)

Keywords: coming soon, coming soon message, coming soon page, maintenance mode

In you want to add a "Coming Soon" or "Store Closed" message to your site, you can do this with the Store Closed feature. This would give you the ability ...

How do I go live?

Filed In: (Getting Started)

Technically your CoreCommerce store is "Live" right from the start. If someone knows your CoreCommerce store URL (e.g. http://test.corecommerce.com) they could navigate to your store to view it and potentially ...

How do I change language strings?

Filed In: (Getting Started)

How do I change language strings? To change any of the language strings on your site, follow these steps: Log in to your admin area. Hover over the "Site Content" tab. Click on the ...

What is the advantage of advanced search?

Filed In: (Advanced Topics, Getting Started)

Keywords: search, advanced search

Advantages of Advanced Search The advanced search uses the built-in mySQL FULLTEXT search, which in simple terms, means that the results are based on a "relevancy score". So the search results ...

How do I use the CoreCommerce blog?

Filed In: (FAQ, Getting Started)

Keywords: blog, wordpress, add blog, add blog, use blog, blog tag, turn on blog, enable blog

To see your blog on the front end, go to [store URL]/cart.php?m=blog_post_list. Just substitute the [store URL] with the actual URL of your web store, e.g. http://mystorename.corecommerce.com/cart.php?m=blog_post_list There ...

What is Lorem Ipsum? Why is it on my site?

Filed In: (Site Content, Getting Started, Display)

Keywords: spanish, latin, italian, text, lorem, placeholder, paragraph

What is "Lorem Ipsum"? Why is it on my site? What you see is text that is meant to hold a place or better yet serve as an example as to ...

Corecommerce Youtube Channel

Filed In: (Support / Troubleshooting, QuickBooks, FAQ, Security / SSL, Shipping, Design / Setup / CSS, Products / Inventory, Importing / Exporting, Content Pages, Affiliate, Orders / Checkout, Coupons, Email Setup / Troubleshooting, FTP, Bandwidth, Domains / DNS, Point of Sale, Google Analytics and Adwords, Categories, Billing, Social Websites, Widgets, Fulfillment, Advanced Topics, Marketing, Reports, Checkout, SEO, Gift Certificates, CRM, Vendors, Customers, API, Site Content, Getting Started, Integrations - 3rd Party, Importing Products, Images, Users, Downloads, Dropshipping, Display, Hard Drive Space, General, Variants, Discounts, Tax, Payment Options, Blog, Editing Words and Content, Speed / Load Times, Newsletter / Email Marketing, PayPal, Google, Services)

Does corecommerce have a youtube channel? Yes we do! Please click the image below to view all of our training videos, and subscribe if you would like to be notified ...

Setting Up Shipping in the New Setup Wizard

Filed In: (Shipping, Getting Started)

Keywords: new shipping wizard, hybrid, hybrid shipping, add shipping method, add shipping options, shipping groups, add free shipping, pad shipping, use flat shipping

In the January 2013 release, we added a new shipping setup to the Setup Wizard, which will eventually replace our existing Shipping Settings screen in the admin. To access the Setup ...

Getting Started

Filed In: (Getting Started)

Keywords: getting started

When you sign in to the admin area, you will notice that there are two navigation menus. In the upper lefthand corner, you will see Dashboard, Settings, Account, Help, and ...

User Manual

Filed In: (Getting Started)

Keywords: user manual

Getting Started Shipping Settings Design Marketing Products Social Network Settings Google Analytics Flash or MP3 Integrations Multiple Languages

Does CoreCommerce offer credit card processing?

Filed In: (Getting Started, Payment Options)

Though CoreCommerce itself is not a credit card processor, we are partnered with e-onlinedata to offer you access to the highest quality credit card processing and payment solutions. Click