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Upgrading
• Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 1 • Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 2 • If you have OpenUI in MM4, here's what to do next • Upgrading from MM5 to MM5.5
Setting Up a Store
• Setting up a store from scratch • Setting up state-based sales tax • Setting up shipping methods included in Miva Merchant • Setting up payment methods included in Miva Merchant • Setting up credit card payments • Defining what states and countries are available at checkout • Changing order notification emails • Putting content into the storefront • Changing body tags, like background color • The structure of pages and how to manipulate them • Adding a page of content • Restoring a previous version of a Page Template • Page codes, like SFNT, BASK, OSEL, etc. • Changing which customer fields are required in checkout • Changing site's default fonts
Working with Categories
Working with Products
Working in Admin
Look and Feel Manipulation
Navigation Bar and Category Tree
Availability Groups, Price Groups, Upselling
Miscellaneous
Miva Merchant 5
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All Basic & Intermediate tutorials are included, PLUS third party modules, look & feel modifications, adding functionality, optimization techniques, SEO, tips and tricks, as well as MM4 with OpenUI. For just a few bucks more, you'll have access to the answer to almost every question about how to create a high quality ecommerce site. New tutorials are continually being added and Advanced Subscribers are encouraged to request new topics. All Advanced Subscribers are invited to participate in monthly screen-sharing Webinars where Chuck Lasker will answer your questions. Check out the topics:
• Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 1 • Upgrading from MM4 to MM5.5 Step 2 • If you have OpenUI in MM4, here's what to do next • Updating MM5.5 with any data changed in MM4 before going live with MM5.5 • Upgrading from MM5 to MM5.5
• Setting up a store from scratch • Viewing results of brand new store creation • Setting up state-based sales tax • Setting up shipping methods included in Miva Merchant • Setting up payment methods included in Miva Merchant • Setting up credit card payments • Setting up PayPal • Defining what states and countries are available at checkout • Changing order notification emails • Putting content into the storefront • Changing body tags, like background color • The structure of pages and how to manipulate them • Adding a page of content • Restoring a previous version of a Page Template • Page codes, like SFNT, BASK, OSEL, etc. • Changing which customer fields are required in checkout • Changing site's default fonts • Adding checkout instructions
Working With Categories and Category Page Layout
• Adding categories • Adding subcategories • Adding a category header & products in categories • Changing how many products are shown on a category page • Changing category page layout, such as columns • Resorting categories and subcategories • Custom Category Title Tag Trick
Working With Products and Product Page Layout
• Adding a product • Assigning a product to a category • Reordering products & categories, & products in categories? • Attributes defined, and how to add them • Attribute templates defined and how they work • Finding the URL of a product if it's not assigned to a category (how do I see the product page?) • Creating and using Custom Product Fields • Using Custom Product Fields for an extra product image • Error message to show on product pages when bad links (nonexistent product code) • Custom Product Landing Page trick • Show Retail Price and Our Price on product page • Changing Product Page Templates • Showing Sale Price Using Product Cost Field
• Price Groups defined and how to set them up • Availability Groups defined and how to set them up • Upselling defined and how it works
Checkout Process
• Remove Create an Account option on Login Page • Move Create an Account option to Invoice Page • Change final checkout Continue button to say "Complete Order" • Hide Check # field for Check payment method • Changing Shipping & Payment method drop downs to radio buttons • Changing COD to "Print/Fax Payment" method without a module • Creating a printable Print/Fax Payment form
Sebenza Category Template Manager
• Installing Category Template Manager • Category Template Manager tour • Changing 3 across products to 2 across products layout
Sebenza Category Tree Template
• Installing Category Tree Template • What to do after install • What to do if you have other template modules • Making category button on product page active • Keeping category tree open all the time showing subcats
Sebenza Product Template Manager
• Installing Product Template Manager • Product Template Manager tour
Sebenza Ultimate Gift Certificates
• Installing Ultimate Gift Certificate module • Setting up gift certificate products ($25 and $50 examples) • Setting up gift certificate products with attributes for dollar amount • Troubleshooting if gift certificate key is not showing in customer order notification emails • Set up product page option to send recipient an email from buyer • Manually generating gift certificate key codes • Setting up for orders where gift certificate covers 100% of order amount • Setting up "check gift certificate balance" form
Sebenza Ultimate Wish List/Registry
• Installing Ultimate Wish List/Registry module • Customizing the Wish List setup • Setting up templates • Setting up the Save Basket function
Image Extra v5 by ADS
• Installing ADS Image Extra v5 • Creating Popup Extra Product Images • Creating Slideshow of Extra Product Images • Extra Product Images that Swap Main Image • Creating Flyover Extra Product Images • Creating Flyover Extra Product Images with Text
• Admin tour • Admin Edit Store area tour • Launchpad (Shortcuts) at the top of admin • Adding admin users • Adding and managing customers in admin • Setting up Inventory • Processing an order in admin • Showing more than 10 products at a time in admin • Viewing orders in admin (batch reports) • What to do when an update window pops up in admin • Manually updating MM5.5 after telling the update pop up not to update • Maintenance mode defined and how to use it • Exporting, changing and importing data like products, customers, etc.
• Working with Page Templates (LOGN page example) • Setting Body Margins to Zero (removing top and left page margins) • Forcing site width and centering • Adding graphics to the Global Header • Changing button text (like "Add One To Basket" to "Add One To Cart") or making buttons into graphics • Showing prices only when logged in
• Replacing default navigation bar with links in global header • Putting graphics into the category tree • Removing the Nav Bar • Removing the category tree • Making the category button in the category tree link back to the category when on a product page
• Finding what modules are available • Introduction to Miva Merchant User Forums • Installing a module (example) • Creating a sitemap in admin • Setting up Dreamweaver templates and exporting them
Emporium Plus Toolkit
• Installing Toolkit • Shortening product description on category page • Show Retail Price, Our Price & Savings on product page • Mini basket (two category tree examples) • Calling an HMTL page into a Miva Merchant page • Adding breadcrumbs to product and category pages • Easy-to-maintain featured product content (category header example) • Updating the Toolkit module • Changing attribute code in basket to attribute prompt
Miva Merchant Skins
• Preparing your store for a new Skin • Installing and setting up a new Skin • Making changes to the Skin after installation • Reverting back to pre-Skin settings
Latu Volume Discount module
• Setting up in products • Setting up template
Sebenza Ultimate Product Reviews & Ratings
• Installing Ultimate Product Reviews & Ratings module • Showing product ratings on category page • Managing product reviews as they come in
Sebenza Ultimate Coupons
• Installing Ultimate Coupons module • Setting up Shipping/Payment Method Selection page template for coupon code • Setting up Instant Product Coupons feature • Adding coupons • Setting up for auto-generated subcoupons • Updating a Sebenza module
Copernicus Shipping SuperMod 5
• Installing Shipping SuperMod 5 • Setting up Shipping Supermod and creating a free shipping option
Emporium Plus Customer and Product Administration
• Installing Customer Product Administration
Integrating External Affiliate Applications
• Integrating Post Affiliate Pro 3 with Miva Merchant 5.5 • Integrating iDevAffiliate 6 with Miva Merchant 5.5
Without OpenUI General Topics
• Getting started with Miva Merchant 4 • General admin tour • Edit Store Area tour • Domain Settings tour • Adding categories and subcategories • Adding products • Adding attributes to products • Attribute templates explained and demonstrated • Editing categories • Editing products • Editing the look and feel of categories • Editing the look and feel of products • Configuring payment method options • Setting up basic shipping options • Advanced shipping options • Changing button text or using graphics for buttons • Setting up customer and merchant order notification emails • Selecting what countries and states are available • Availability Groups - restricting some products to specific customers • Price Groups - setting special pricing for specific customers • Inventory functionality • Setting up upselling • Managing customers • Order processing
Without OpenUI Specific Topics
• Basket and checkout pages tour • Category tree category graphics • Editing the navigation bar • Replacing the navigation bar with code in the global header • Adding images in headers and other fields • Screen structure - global headers, footers, etc. • What are all those screen codes (like SFNT, OPAY)? • Changing the order of items in admin • Adding admin users and changing passwords • Setting the width of the entire site and centering it • Time saving shortcuts • Delete Buttons - Warning • Maintenance Mode - temporary site shutdown • How to find the URLs of products
With OpenUI
• Manual Installation of OpenUI • Applying OpenUI to a store • OpenUI Admin quick tour • OpenUI Edit Store area tour • OpenUI conditionals - logged in example • OpenUI tokens - adding a mini basket • OpenUI tokens - adding a search form • OpenUI tokens introduction & navigation bar replacement • Warnings if you plan to move from MM4 w/ OpenUI to MM5.5
• Converting MM4 store to MM5 (Part 1) • Converting MM4 store to MM5 (Part 2)
• Setting up a store from scratch • Shipping methods included in Miva Merchant • Payment methods included in Miva Merchant • Setting up sales tax, and/or making products non-taxable • Defining what states and countries are available at checkout • Using the Inventory features • Adding a page of content • Restoring a previous version of a Page Template • Putting content into your storefront • Page codes, like SFNT, BASK, OSEL, etc. • Changing order confirmation emails (emails that customers and merchants get after an order) • Using storefront for home page instead of index.html
• Adding a category • Adding and assigning subcategories • Adding a category header • Reordering products & categories, & products in categories • Having a large image pop up when the thumbnail is clicked on the category page, instead of going to the product page • Adding a quantity box to the category page • Changing category page layout to 3 across • Changing category page layout from 3 across to 2 across
• Adding a product • Assigning a product to a category • Attributes defined and how to add them • Attribute templates defined and how they work • Reordering products & categories, & products in categories • Finding the URL of a product if it's not assigned to a category • Creating and displaying custom product fields • Having Add to Basket take the customer to the basket instead of reloading the product page • Having Add to Basket button disappear when item is out stock
• Availability Groups defined and how to set them up • Price Groups defined and how to set them up • Upselling defined and how it works
• Removing the "create an account" option • Changing the "Create an Account" option in checkout • Changing what customer fields are required in checkout • Limiting Ship To countries, but keeping all for Bill To • Replacing the Shipping and Payment Method drop downs
• General Admin Tour • Admin Edit Store area tour • Adding and managing customers in admin • Adding admin user and changing passwords • Cool admin tips and tricks for saving time and effort • Showing more than 10 products at a time in admin • Seeing orders in admin (batch reports) • Using the wizards when first signed into admin • Maintenance mode defined and how to use it • Updating Miva Merchant
• Editing Page Templates (LOGN page example) • Adding graphics to the Global Header (or footer) • The structure of a page and how to manipulate it • Rewording buttons and making them into graphical buttons • Fixing width of site, centering site, assigning background color • Changing site's default fonts
• Replacing default navigation bar with links in global header • Putting graphics into the category tree
• Adding a Search form to site (category tree example) • Troubleshooting "secure/nonsecure content" errors • Where to find what modules are available • Installing a module (example) • Items and why you need to know about them • Getting and using the free test order module • Updating modules (example) • Changing the basket Remove button to a text link
Third Party Modules
• Wow Wow Widget Right Column Example • Wow Wow Widgets mini-basket • Sebenza Ultimate Gift Certificate: manually creating certificate • Installing and using Emporium Plus Flexible Product Descriptions • Sebenza Product Template Manager module tour • Shipping calculator with Emporium Plus Mini Basket module • Setting up a coupon with the Emporium Plus Coupon module • Demonstration of ADS HTML Editor • Sebenza Category Template Manager module tour • Installing Sebenza Product Template Manager module • Using Latu Store Helper • Integrating Post Affiliate Pro 3 with my Miva Merchant 5
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