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  1. “I want to create a custom layout on my homepage (or other page), where I am displaying a 'featured products' section; or, perhaps displaying the contents of a particular Category. BUT I don’t want to have to manually update the products (by editing the HTML on my site); basically, I want the store owner to be able to control these products through the shopping cart software manager.
    Short Answer:This is not an officially supported method, in other words, it’s a “hack.”  It is an advanced technique, and if you need our help to implement this, then that is possible (for a fee). Detailed Explanation:Please understand that when using this technique, you may find that you need ...

  2. "Can you explain the difference in the header codes, and when to use each of them?"
    Short AnswerWe recommend watching our video tutorials for more thorough explanation.  This article only applies to users using our Javascript implementation of the cart.Detailed ExplanationHeader Code - StandardThis is the regular header code that you use for most of your site.  All non-se...

  3. "How can I accept credit cards in my online store, and how do I set it up?"
    Short Answer:If you would like to know how to connect your shopping cart to the gateway, please see  the related questions below.

    There are basically a few steps  involved in accepting credit cards online.   Here is a flowchart of how the pieces all connect:Website/Shoppin...

  4. "How can I tell if my checkout, or account page is actually secure ?"
    Short Answer:You can tell if a page is secure because the address bar should have an "s" in it, like this "https", while insecure sites/pages do not "http"For example:NOT SECURE: http://my-site.comSECURE:https://my-site.comThe other thing you will see is a little lock icon in the bottom right cor...

  5. "How do I connect my shopping cart with the gateway / merchant account to accept credit cards ?"
    Short Answer:Go to SETTINGS > Payment Methods.  Then select your gateway, and configure its settings.
     Detailed Explanation:On this page you can determine which credit cards to accept. By default, the term 'merchant account' usually means Visa and Mastercard, so if you haev a mercha...

  6. "How do I integrate the store with my website ?"
    Short Answer:To integrate the store with your website, log into the manager, and click on the CODE tab.  That will walk you through setting up your store.  Once you have completed that step, you can visit your website to see it in action.  You will see that the shopping cart categorie...

  7. "How do I view, or see my store once it is set-up?"
    Short Answer: It  is where your catalog page is located.Detailed Explanation: Go to the CODE  tab in the manager.
    If you have not completed the  steps on this page, then you will not be able to see your store. Under “Step 2”  you can see where your catalog (store) page is at.&...

  8. "How does the search feature work?"
    Short Answer: The search algorithm works much like popular  search engines you see today, it lists all results by relevance.  There are some differences though, which are basically  designed for an ecommerce website.Detailed Explanation: If someone does a search for glass  slippe...

  9. "What are the different ways to integrate the shopping cart catalog, categories, and products with my website ?"
    Short Answer:Let the shopping cart generate the entire product catalog.Use your own static HTML pages, and attach an "Add to Cart" button"Link to specif category/product pages that are generated by the shopping cart softwareDetailed Explanation:The most common method is to make a new page for your (...

  10. "What are the favicon, robots.txt, and 404 (page not found) items ?"
    Short Answer: These are items that pertain to your hosting Favicon: This is the icon, or image, that appears in someones bookmarks (in their browser), as well as in the browser bar for some browsers (like Firefox) robots.txt: This file can tell search engines and other spiders to avoid indexi...

  11. "What functionality will I be losing if I use my own catalog / product pages?"
    Short Answer: In most cases, you will not need to manually create product pages, and “Add to cart” type buttons on your website since the software normally creates the catalog (e.g. category and product pages) for you.  There are rare exceptions where you might want to build your...

  12. API Snippet Library (Code Samples Repository)
    Currently, we are collecting API scripts being created or used by any of our clients that would like to contribute to the library.  When the library has enough scripts, we will launch a separate repository for those scripts for us by the community.  Submit any related software licenses...

  13. “How can I modify, or change the design of the search box ?”
    Short Answer: There are some limited settings in SETTINGS > Catalog Settings, under the "Search" section. If you know some webdesign, you can make your own search box using a form.  This is an advanced technique, or “hack,” and not a true, nor supported “feature” of the shopping cart.  ...

  14. “I am getting a blank page when I view my store (e.g. catalog, cart, login, etc…). Nothing is appearing.”
    Short Answer:Similar questions:"I cannot see the shopping cart or catalog pages on my website""I do not see product pages on the web site"
    In other words:  One of my shopping cart, catalog, checkout, or other page containing some shopping cart software code on it (e.g.  catalog,cart, or...

  15. “I have made my own product pages, and just want to add an “Add to Cart” or “buy now” buttons to my pages.”
    Short Answer: In other words, “I already have my own catalog (or product pages), and just want to use Veracart for the shopping cart.” This can be done, but please remember that you will lose a good amount of functionality.  Please see the related article to see exactly what...

  16. “I just signed up to use your shopping cart software / ecommerce; what do I do next?”
    Short AnswerYou should have received an introductory email explaining what you need to do next; either way, all you need to do is just to go to our website and log into your new account.  Then click the "Help" link to  review our quick-start guide and video training.
      Detailed Ex...

  17. “I want to create a link on my website that goes to a certain Category/product page”
    Short Answer: There are various reasons when you might want to do this; For example, you are advertising certain products on your homepage and want to link directly to them.  Or perhaps, you would like to bypass our automatically generated catalog partially/completely; either because you c...

  18. “The checkout, or other secure page, does not show something, or is not displaying correctly.”
    Short Answer: Missing things  can include things such as stylesheets, menus, rollover images, JavaScript  elements and more.  This can affect any  secure page, such as the customer login page.The manager is probably missing  your secure Items.  Since secure pages  ...

  19. “What is the difference between the MEMBER LOGIN and the CUSTOMER LOGIN, and how do I set them up ?”
    Short Answer: Customer login  is for retail customers, to allow them to see their order history. You also might know this from other websites  as “My Account,” “Order History,” “Shipping and Tracking.”  The customer login does all of those things. Member login is a bit diffe...

  20. “When I change certain settings (SETTINGS tab) in the manager, such as color, font, stylesheet, and the number of Items to display per row, it does not appear to update on the store on the website.”
    Short Answer: To  keep your online store as fast as possible, some of the styles/settings information  is stored in the browsers session.  In  short, the browser is a little handicapped in this area, so you simply need to  force the browser to refresh/delete it.  The ea...

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