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There were 9 questions found in this category:
  1. "After I change/upload a new image for one of my products, the image does not appear to update, until I refresh/reload the page."
    Short Answer: Refresh/reload  the page.  This is a bug/limitation in  Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers, and not a bug with  Veracart.  Internet Explorer  does not refresh pages.Detailed Explanation: To refresh a  page, press the refresh, or...

  2. "How do I sort products / categories in the store catalog, or in the manager ?"
    Short Answer: Since people often confuse these questions, we compare them side-by-side so you can easily understand the difference.  "How do I sort, or change the order of, the categories on my store front (website) ?"
      "How do I sort, or change the order of, the products on my store ...

  3. "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...

  4. “How can I add a text, images, descriptions, html, or other things to the top of one of my categories (item list)?”
    Short Answer: You  need to add a description to your Category header.  A header can be added to the specific Category under the Category’s advanced settings.  However, there  is currently not an option to add a footer here.Detailed Explanation: Go  to PRODUCTS > List Cate...

  5. “How can I add formatting to my product descriptions?”
    Short Answer: There are a couple ways to do this.  Our built in stylesheets can easily control the overall font styles, colors, and sizes. More advanced formatting, such as bullet lists, tables, etc… can be done with HTML and css. In  product descriptions, category headers, and many other ...

  6. “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...

  7. “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...

  8. “I want to sell a certain product where its inventory is shared among multiple products throughout my store.”
    Short Answer You might classify this as a “product builder” or “product assembly.” This is best handled by using our “packages” feature. Packages are essentially a group of products. This is ideal for when you are selling a product made of various components, and each component has a limited invento...

  9. “When someone is browsing my website, I want them to skip/bypass the main catalog page, and go straight to my products page.”
    Please see the related question.