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Configuring Taxes.

The tax options in Shopping Cart Creator 3.5 and higher allow you to set up specific taxes for your location and any locations you would like to ship to. This article will show you how to use all...

How Do I Configure PayPal Express Checkout for Use With Shopping Cart Creator?

To use PayPal Express Checkout, you will need to sign up for a PayPal business account and provide an API username and password, as well as a signature. Here’s how to obtain this...

Can Shopping Cart Creator Handle Downloadable Products?

Shopping Cart Creator is equipped to handle downloadable products in the same way it handles physical products. This gives you, the shop owner, the most control over your inventory. Please note...

When Trying to Publish My Shop I Receive the Error "Failed While Saving Products"

If you are trying to export or publish your shop and you receive an error message that says, "Failed while saving products," the likely cause is a security setting in your anti-virus...

How to Manage Inventory.

Shopping Cart Creator Pro gives you the option to view your pending and complete transactions on a secure webpage on your server. (Just FYI, this feature will only work on a Linux server that...

Understanding Inventory Tracking in Shopping Cart Creator Pro

Inventory tracking is a powerful function that allows you to keep track of your inventory and automatically displays a “sold out” message to your visitor when the last of an item...

When I Try to Add a Product to My Cart, Nothing Happens.

This issue is caused when your web server isn't properly configured to handle sessions. Sessions are how PHP remembers things like what a customer puts in their cart, subtotals, totals, and...

What are the Server Requirements to Use This Software?

To use Shopping Cart Creator (Basic or Pro) on your Windows (IIS/7.5) or Linux server, you must have PHP 4.4.7   , cURL extensions , and PHP sessions enabled . If you are...

When I Published My Shop, it Overwrote My index.html Page!

Shopping Cart Creator saves its shops with the filename index.php . This won’t present a problem if your shop has its own unique domain name, such as shop.mydomain.com , but it may be...

Which Merchant Accounts Do You Support?

At this time, Shopping Cart Creator supports PayPal  (Website Standard and Express). We chose to support this option in particular because of its reliability. With more then 164 million user...

Can Shopping Cart Creator Manage My Inventory?

Shopping Cart Creator puts complete control over inventory in the hands of the store owner. This gives you the responsibility for keeping track of the number of your available products. If your...

How Do You Configure Shipping Within the Software?

CoffeeCup Shopping Cart Creator gives you control over all the elements of your online store. This includes all aspects of shipping, including setting a description and price. At this...

How Do I Add a Logo to My Shop in Shopping Cart Designer Pro?

To add a logo to your theme using Shopping Cart Designer Pro, select Header Properties , go to the Background tab , and use the options available under the Shop Logo area to select and...

I Am Unable to Update the Quantity of Products in My Cart.

When I am at the checkout page for my shop, I see the quantity is set to 1 for a product that I just added to my cart. When I try to change the value to another number and click update...

How Do I Manage Orders and Payments?

Shopping Cart Creator is not used to manage orders and payments. These aspects are handled through PayPal  for Shopping Cart Creator Basic and PayPal, Authorize.Net , Google Checkout ,...

How to make Shopping Cart Creator Work with PHP 5.x

At this time, Shopping Cart Creator has not been updated to support PHP 5. However, with just a small change to one of the included PHP files, you can make the shop function correctly. Here is...

How Do I Configure Authorize.Net for Use With Shopping Cart Creator Pro?

Follow these steps to configure your Authorize.Net account for use with CoffeeCup Shopping Cart Creator Pro: Create an account with Authorize.Net. ( Click here more information about...

When I Check Out Using Google Checkout, I Get an Error.

Possible Error #1: When I click Checkout using the Google Checkout payment option, I receive this error message: Google Checkout has returned an error! Ack: error Message:...

How Do I Install Shopping Cart Creator?

If you are installing the registered version of the software, it is highly recommended that you uninstall the trial version before installing the registered version, and then restart your...

Can I Edit a Theme in Shopping Cart Creator?

You cannot edit themes from inside Shopping Cart Creator, but you can with Shopping Cart Designer Pro . These equally intuitive applications allow you to modify your shop theme with such options...

How Do I Add Custom Dictionaries to Shopping Cart Creator?

To import other language dictionaries into Shopping Cart Creator 3.6 or higher for spell checking needs, first download the .zip file for the language you want to add from the list below. Next,...

What are the Limitations of the Trial Version of Shopping Cart Creator?

The trial version of Shopping Cart Creator has the same functionality as the registered version with two exceptions: You cannot remove the "Shopping Cart Software by CoffeeCup Software"...

Shopping Cart Creator Quick Start Guide

This is something we take really seriously. We’ve made the effort to ensure that every window, every function, every option, and every button is clear and easy to use. Whether you’re...

Chapter 1: Getting to know the Shopping Cart Creator Pro Workspace

    1. Product List view Allows you to view and manage basic information about all your products and categories. 2. Product Detail view Allows you to make in-depth...

Chapter 2: Creating a Basic Shop

In this tutorial, we’re going to design a shop with two categories, each with one product. This example is going to create product descriptions for CoffeeCup merchandise, but you can use the...

Chapter 3: Managing Inventory

Using the inventory tool, you can keep track of your inventory and transaction history. In this section, you’ll learn how to use it. Please keep in mind that although this tool is a great...

Chapter 4: Using Enhanced Security

If you are using Apache as your web server, you can configure advanced security settings for certain aspects of your shop. You will need to be familiar with the .htaccess configuration file...

Chapter 5: Setting Up Payment

Follow these steps to set up payment in Shopping Cart Creator Pro: 1. Click the Payment button in the Toolbar.This opens the Payment tab of the Shop Settings window.    ...

Chapter 6: Setting Up Shipping

To set up your shipping options, click the Shipping button in the Toolbar . This opens the Shipping tab in the Shop Settings window .     You have two shipping...

Chapter 7: Setting up Taxes

To set up your tax options, click the Taxes button in the Toolbar . This opens the Taxes tab in the Shop Settings window.         For more...