The Furniture Store WordPress Theme

Shop Settings

Choosing your Shop Mode:

We have created 4 different shop modes for you. These are: Regular shop mode Affiliate mode Enquiry email mode PayLoadz mode

Change to "Enquiry email mode" if you want the contents of the shopping cart to be collected and send to you as an enquiry email instead of sending your customers to a payment gateway- otherwise leave on "Regular shop mode".

"Affiliate mode" will transform your shop to one selling ONLY affiliate products. Note: If using this mode or if you plan to sell your own products as well as affiliate products you only need to use an additional custom field "buy_now" on your affiliate product posts with the link to the product for the value.

"PayLoadz mode" means that you redirect your customers to PayLoadz when it comes to handling (payment and downloading) your digital goods.

Payment Gateways:

PayPal Payments StandardPayPal Payments ProAuthorize.net WorldPay

To use PayPal you need to have a Businness or Premier account with them.To use Authorize.net and/or WorldPay you will need to register on their corresponding website. They will provide you with the necessary login data.

If using Authorize.net you are given the option to enter a return url in your account settings. This is not necessary as the code already provides the needed url so please leave that setting empty.

Make sure you test thoroughly early enough before any deadlines come to an end so that if you have any issues we can then have the time to help you out troubleshooting.

Setting up PayPal Payments Standard

When you reach the Paypal configuration you'll be asked to enter the PDT-Identity Token and the IPN Notification Url. The next screenshots will show you how.

PDT-Identity Token:

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(You must have a Business account)1. Go to your Website Payment Preferences.

( Profile > More > Website Payment Preferences )

2. Turn the Auto Return on3. Type the return url. This is your shop's url with /?confirm=1 at the end. -see theme options4. Turn Payment Data Transfer on then Save5. An Indentity Token will be created for you. It will be long. Copy and paste it in PDT-

Identity Token field in the Theme Options.

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IPN Notification Url:1. Go to your Instant Payment Notification Preferences.

( Profile > More > Instant Payment Notification > Preferences)

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2. Click on Edit

3. Enable Receive IPN messages 4. Copy & Paste in the imput field above that, the Path: IPN Notification Url given to you

in your theme's Theme Options (see following screenshot)

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Setting up PayPal Payments Pro

Enter your API Username, Password and Signature in the appropriate Theme Settings Fields.

Setting up the Confirmation & Shipping-Notification Emails send to your customers as well as the bill pdf document

Inside the parent theme you have a folder called email it contains all email files needed and used by our ecommerce system

email-owner-order-notification.txt email-owner-new-pending-payment.txt email-owner-low-stock-warning.txt email-owner-lkey-warning.txt email-owner-completed-pending-payment.txt email-new-user-welcome.txt email-new-user-owner-notification.txt email-new-inquiry-thanks.html email-new-inquiry.html email-confirmation.txt email-confirmation.html email-shipping.html email-download-links.html email-new-user-welcome.txt email-password-reset.txt

If you will be using the theme in a language other than English you will need to translate all these emails so please review the instructions given in the 13_translations.pdf

Now, you will probably like to use your shop's logo as the header so create one and save it in the images > logo folder that came with the parent theme. The size (dimensions) of the image is upto you.

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Do the same for the logo used in PDF document that the customer may print if he wants to have a bill of his order for his records.

With version 1.0.5 you have more settings for the PDF invoice that give you more control over it's appearance.

Note: If you like to have a different text than the one already in there you must change things directly in the html files. If you need help with customization simply contact me and I'll give you a quote for hiring me.

Setting up your Google Maps Link Go to http://www.google.com/ maps and type your address in the search field provided. Click on Link above the map and copy the first link given. Paste this in the corresponding field in the Theme's Options.

Note: The map will only appear on the final checkout step and only if you enable Pick up atstore

Google Adsense: If you like to use any, go to www.google.com/adsense choose the tab Adsense setup follow the steps given. The last step is submit and get code. Copy the adsense unit code you are given and paste it in the appropriate textarea in the theme options and follow the note below it. Please note: As far as we are informed Google allows only 3 adsense units.

Manage Your Orders

You'll find all the images that follow also inside the Useful images folder inside the Documentation folder.

When a new order arrives you get an email informing you of this and to manage this order, log in into your WordPress admin navigate to eCommerce > Manage Orders

The screenshot I hope is self explanatory.

You manage each order and move it to the next level using the options provided in the drop sown

If a pending order comes in, then this is how it appears in your Manage Orders tab.

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An order may be pending when the PayPal transaction was not immediate (eg the customer payed using his Bank account) and it would be advisable to wait till the payment has been cleared before you proceed processing this particula order. When the payment has cleared PayPal will send a signal to the shop at which point you'll be informed by email that the payment has been cleared and that it is safe to begin processing the order.

When an order has been shipped the customer will receive an email informing him of this change in his order.

Managing your Inventory

I think the screenshot says it all. If it's unclear let me know and I'll adjust this section.

Uploading L-KeysThis refers to digital goods so unless you sell any you should not be concerned with that. If you do sell digital goods please see digital_products.pdf for more information.

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Uploading

I've included an example of such a voucher code txt file for you in the Documentation folder.

Upload Background Image

Since you have the possibility to create and print a pdf document of your newly uploaded vouchers you also have the possibility to upload a custom background image to make your vouchers look attractive.

I have prepared a coupon_voucher_template.psd to use for this purpose that you can easily customize to your needs. Find it inside the psd > Promote folder

Single-Use Voucher Overview

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Multi-Use (reseller) Vouchers

After creating each Reseller you are given the possibility to send an email to each. Manage them just below.

If you don't plan to have any Resellers, I thought perhaps this feature may still be used if you like to hold extended voucher periods for regular customers.

I'm sure there will be some of you with more ideas of how to improve this so please feel free to send us your suggestions.

This concludes this section. If you feel something is not explained properly please be kind to mention this so we can make the needed adjustments/additions.

Members (Registered Customers)

You may remember that the registration in the theme was advertized as Real Frontend Membership Area. This already suggests that Registered Customers are handled in an entirely different way to how WordPress Users are.

What's the difference?

When you register a WordPress User he has access to your WordPress Admin. How much access he can have can be restricted or increased by the role you assign that user.

I contrast, the membership system we created for the theme keeps users on the Frontend. They never see the admin area because the function does not involve the WordPress Backend and saves the information in a separate database table.

This is the reason why you get a different area (not the WordPress Users area) in the admin to manage registered customers.

Hope this is clear.