By Lee Sykes
December 2010
In this tutorial we demonstrate how to use the Smith Cart DNN Module by Smith Consulting.
This module has all of the key features that you would expect from a store module, but it is also user friendly for setup and also usability for your customers.
The module allows you to create unlimited products, categories and sub-categories. You can sell downloadable or physical goods, create bundles, it has integrated custom shipping features, print labels, tax calculations, credit card processing, support for coupons, discounts and gift certificates, affiliate tracking and an account module for a user to check their order.
The module also comes with a 200 page manual which covers the full setup of the module in detail for your reference and also has good support from the forums at smith-consulting.com if you have any questions.
Features Highlights:
- Unlimited products, categories and sub categories
- Separate categories module can be customized and placed in any pane
- Custom product attributes supported
- Product attributes support price and weight adjustments
- Multiple images per product. Image dynamically changes when product attribute changes
- 1, 2, 3 and 4 column product layouts supported
- Bundled products
- Sell downloadable or physical goods.
- Ability to configure as product catalogue. Module settings to show/hide prices, quantity, sku and add to cart button
- User entered amounts supported
- Rich text editor support for product description
- Multiple Catalogues per store supported
- Recurring billing support with Authorize.Net and First Data payment gateways
- Real time USPS, UPS and UPS Worldship shipping rates
- Custom shipping methods/costs
- Separate domestic and international handling charge configurable in module settings
- Print labels and postage
- Real time tax calculation
- Products configurable as taxable or non taxable
- VAT/GST Tax
- Real time credit card processing (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, JCB)
- Real time ACH eCheck processing with account number and routing number verification
- Mini Cart Module
- Automated email order confirmations to customer, store administrator and fulfilment house
- Support for coupons and discounts
- Affiliate tracking support
- My Account module for user to check their order
- Printable invoice
The videos contain:
Video 1 - Introduction, Installation, Initial Setup
- Introduction and key features
- Where to purchase the module
- Demonstration of the Smith Cart in use
- How to install the Smith Cart module to a DNN website
- Available modules after installation
- How to create the main Smith Cart store page
- How to create the product details page
- Adding the Smith BuyNow module to the main store page
- How to set up the payment gateway with your Authorize.Net details
- How to sign up for an Authorize.Net test account
- Configuring the Paypal payment gateway feature
- How to configure the Smith Cart payment methods
Time Length: 10min 06secs
Video 2 - How to Setup the Default Country, Tax and How to Customize the Checkout
- Explanation of the different options available when selecting a shipping method.
- Entering a store zip code
- Selecting a shipping tax calculation option
- How to set the Smith Cart default country, state/region and the default store currency
- How to set up tax within Smith Cart
- Configuring the general Smith Cart options
- How to enable the wishlist/save cart feature
- Editing and customizing checkout step 1
- How to add a ‘How did you hear about us?’ dropdown list to checkout step 1
Time Length: 10min 14secs
Video 3 - Configuring the Confirmation Pages and Working with Categories
- How to configure the Smith Cart confirmation page (before payment)
- How to require a user to log in to the website before payment
- Adding an ‘agree to terms of service’ checkbox to the Smith Cart confirmation screen
- Configuring and customizing the after payment confirmation page
- Configuring the registration page
- How to allow the coupon code text entry box
- How to use the Smith Cart discounts feature
- Setting up discounts for users by specific security roles
- Where to configure the various emails sent by Smith Cart
- How to find the store admin menu
- How to add categories to the Smith Cart module
- Explanation of the category share option
- Adding a child category
- How to add new manufacturers to the Smith Cart module
Time Length: 8min 28secs
Video 4 - Adding Products
- How to add a product to the Smith Cart store
- Adding the manufacturer, sku and name for a product
- Uploading a picture for a product
- Setting the unit cost, member price, weight and quantity on hand for a product
- Entering a product summary
- Demonstration of the description tab system
- How to use the product sort order
- Overview of the tax exempt, featured, hide price and hide thumbnail options
- How to require that the user logs in to purchase a specific product
- Overview of the share products and show custom fields options
- How to deactivate a product
- Explanation of the affiliate URL option
- How to set up a coupon for a specific product
- Adding a download to a product
- How to add a user role to the user after purchasing a specific product
- How to create product bundles
- How to setup recurring billing
Time Length: 8min 54secs
Video 5 - Categorizing Products and SEO
- How to categorize a product
- Adding multiple photos for a product
- Adding quantity discounts for a product
- How to add shipping costs per product
- How to setup the product search engine optimization
- Creating a URL for a product
- Entering the meta title, description and keyword tags for a product
- How to add the photo alt tags
- Adding the Smith.ProductDetail module to the product details page
- Selecting the BuyNow page name in the product detail module settings
- How to search for and edit a product
Time Length: 8min 33secs
Video 6 - Testing the Checkout Procedure and Adding the Category Menu Module
- How to add an up sell to a product (related products)
- Testing the add products and checkout functions
- How to save a cart for a future purchase
- Updating quantity and deleting a product within the cart
- Entering a product discount coupon code
- How to checkout as a new user
- Checking out using a credit card as a new user
- Overview of the confirm page
- How to add the category menu module to a page
- Setting the BuyNow page name in the category menu settings
- How to remove the maximize/minimize icon from the category menu
- How to remove the category module title
- How to remove the print icon from the category module
- Demonstration of the category module
Time Length: 10min 25secs
Video 7 - Adding the Mini Cart, Featured Products and My Account Modules to a Page
- How to add the mini cart module to a page
- Demonstration of the mini cart
- How to add the featured products module to a page
- How to select the BuyNow page name within the featured products module settings
- Selecting the product detail page within the featured products module settings
- How to add products to the featured products module
- How to create a ‘my account’ page
- How to edit the my account module settings
- Demonstration of the ‘my account’ module
- Overview of the manage shipping and customers settings
- Overview of the manage orders screen
- Managing the payment history
Time Length: 9min 58secs
Video 8 - Configuring Customer Reviews and Affiliate Tracking
- How to enable customer reviews for a product
- How to add a product review
- Managing the customer reviews
- Overview of the custom fields and product matrix features
- Overview of the reports feature
- Overview of the Smith Cart import and export options
- How to setup affiliate referrals for the Smith Cart
- How to add the affiliate tracking module to a page
Time Length: 6min 28secs
Total Time Length: 73min 6secs
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