Getting Started with nopCommerce
Table of Contents
Getting Started with nopCommerce
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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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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Author
Brandon Atkinson
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Nicholas Cipollina
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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.
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, ...