Shopping Cart Software

The My Store section of the configuration area is the default page that gets displayed when you click on the Configuration link. Each setting is detailed below. This is the place to start for the basic store configuration settings.

• Store Name :: Enter the name of your store here
• Store Owner :: Enter the name of the store owner here
• E-Mail Address :: Enter the e-mail address of the store owner here
• E-Mail From :: Enter the address you want to appear in the 'From' field of emails sent by osCommerce
• Country :: Enter the country that your store is based in
• Zone :: Enter the zone your store is in. This is needed for proper tax setup
• Expected sort order :: Set this to descending or ascending. This sets whether products are sorted from higher to lower or lower to higher
• Expected Sort Field :: The field to sort expected products by
• Switch To Default Language Currency :: This sets oscommerce to switch currencies to match the selected language, if you have set mutliple currencies.
• Send Extra Order Emails To :: Enter any emails that you would like an extra copy of the order to be sent to. Use the format User Name <email@somewhere.com>
• Use Search-Engine Safe Urls :: This option should never be turned on in osCMax, always set it to false, as it replaced with the new SEO urls mod. It will cause the cart to crash if enabled.
• Display Cart After Adding Product :: When set to true, the customer is taken to the shopping cart page after each item is placed in the shopping cart. When set to false, the customer remains on the product page after the item is added.
• Allow Guest To Tell A Friend :: When enabled, this will allow any user to send email to their friends about any of your products using the 'Tell a friend' box. When disabled, only logged in members can 'Tell a friend' This option Does NOT disable the option, nor does it disable or remove the box. In order to do that, you must edit column_right.php
• Default Search Operator :: Allows you to change the default search operator, AND or OR. Experiment with this to see which operator gives you more accurate search results.
• Store Address and Phone :: The information here will be seen by the customer if you allow the Check/Money order option during checkout. This info will also be used in the invoices and packing slips in the admin section.
• Show Category Counts :: This option turns category counts on/off in the category box in the catalog. It actually shows the quantity of products in a category when enabled. If you have a large database with many products or a very busy site, this should be turned OFF as it will slow your site down considerably.
• Enable a DHTML Menu :: There are 3 possible settings for this. It can be set to Default, Coolmenu or DHTML. Each menu system has its own features. The coolmenu cannot be used in a centered shop.
• Allow Categories Descriptions :: Set this to true to turn on the categories descriptions feature. This allows you to enter your own custom description that will appear on the category page.
  
• Tax Decimal Places :: How many decimal places you want to have in your tax percentage.
• Order Editor- Display Payment Method dropdown? :: In the admin order editor, turn on or off the Payment method dropdown list.
• Display Prices with Tax :: When on, this will automatically display all items prices with the tax included. When off, tax will only be shown during checkout
• Default Template Directory :: Set this to the name of the template directory under the main templates directory that you are using for your store.
• Template Switching Allowed :: This allows users to switch to a different site template by entering a special url. You should turn this off if you want to limit visitors to your default template.
• Welcome Gift Voucher Amount :: Set this to a dollar value if you want to provide new users a store credit for registering with your site. Set it to 0 to disable.
• Welcome Discount Coupon Code :: Set this to a coupon code if you want to send you new customers a coupon for registering with your site. You must first create the coupon in the Coupon Admin section.