Getting Started with nopCommerce
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Getting Started with nopCommerce

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Getting Started with nopCommerce

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nopCommerce is a powerful e-commerce engine that gives you the tools to build an online store and start making money. Starting your own e-commerce store can seem like a daunting task. However, with nopCommerce you can easily start selling products online in no time. nopCommerce comes loaded with everything you need to run a first class e-commerce storefront.

Getting Started with nopCommerce walks you through all the steps to get your storefront up and running. You will learn how to download and install nopCommerce, as well as how to configure all the main components of the storefront. From learning about the public facing storefront to managing orders in the backend, you will have all the skills needed to run a successful store.

Getting Started with nopCommerce is a step-by-step guide for creating your online store with nopCommerce, allowing you to build a feature-rich and customizable store to sell your products online. It guides you through installation, the public facing storefront, configuration, adding products, accepting payments, and processing orders. As you work through each chapter, your online store will grow in scope and functionality. By the time you finish this book, you will have a complete and working store.

Approach

A friendly, tutorial style book, which will help you learn your way through creating a live storefront with nopCommerce in a step-by-step manner.

Who this book is for

Getting Started with nopCommerce is for anyone who wants to sell products online using nopCommerce. If you are a non-technical person and are discouraged by the complexity of this powerful e-commerce application, then this book is for you.

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Year
2013
ISBN
9781782166443
Edition
1

Getting Started with nopCommerce


Table of Contents

Getting Started with nopCommerce
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
Why Subscribe?
Free Access for Packt account holders
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Downloading and Installing nopCommerce
Prerequisites and requirements
Hosting providers
Setting up a basic development environment
Installing Internet Information Services (IIS)
Installing SQL Server and Visual Studio
Downloading nopCommerce
Uploading and installing
Web (no source)
Source code
Installation
Setting up file permissions
Summary
2. The Public-facing Storefront
General site layout and overview
Category and manufacturer pages
Product pages
Searching for products
Shopping cart
Checkout and order details
Summary
3. The Administration Site
How to access and overview
Creating and managing categories
Creating and managing manufacturers
Creating and managing products
Creating and managing attributes
Summary
4. Configuring the Store
General store settings
Payment methods
Shipping
Shipping Methods
Shipping method restrictions
Shipping rate computation methods
Shipping by weight
Fixed rate shipping
Taxes
Tax categories
Tax providers
Content management
Topics (Pages)
Email accounts
Message templates
Plugins
Security (SSL)
Summary
5. Processing Orders
Processing orders
Viewing and editing order information
Viewing and editing order billing information
Viewing and editing order shipping information
Viewing and editing ordered products
Adding and deleting order notes
Processing returns
Viewing current shopping carts and wishlists
Impersonating a customer
Summary
Index

Getting Started with nopCommerce

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Credits

Author
Brandon Atkinson
Reviewers
Nicholas Cipollina
Jennie Cook
Chris Stout
Acquisition Editor
Andrew Duckworth
Comissioning Editor
Neha Nagwekar
Technical Editors
Vrinda Nitesh Bhosale
Dominic Pereira
Project Coordinator
Amey Sawant
Proofreader
Paul Hindle
Indexer
Monica Ajmera Mehta
Production Coordinator
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Cover Work
Shantanu Zagade

About the Author

Brandon Atkinson is an architect and developer for CapTech Consulting in Richmond, VA. He specializes in Microsoft technologies including ASP.NET and SharePoint, regularly contributing to the SharePoint forums on TechNet. Brandon has owned and operated several online stores over the years, and he has also helped many others with their e-commerce efforts. When he is not writing code, Brandon enjoys playing music, reading, and spending time with his wife.

About the Reviewers

Nicholas Cipollina is a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in .NET development and iOS development. He has over 12 years of software development experience including developing large-scale n-tier web applications and iOS mobile applications. Nicholas received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. He currently lives in Mechanicsville, VA, ...

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