Customize Order System

In this page, you enter the information that you would like to convey to customers after they have begun to select their products. The ShopSite system will walk them through ordering, but you can personalize the experience in many ways. Before configuring your store, try ordering something from another store, such as our demo store, Tina's Toys, using ShopSite software, so that you know exactly what you would like to say at each stage.

General Shopping Cart Colors - New in ShopSite 3.2, you can customize the look of your cart to match your store's, by setting text and background colors or images.

Text Color - This sets the default display of nonlink text in your shopping cart to the color you choose. Be sure to choose a dark color (black is usually best) unless your background is dark, because you want to make sure your text is easy to read. A sample of each color choice can be found here.

Background Color - The entire background of your cart will be displayed in the color you choose here, unless you select a background pattern (see below), in which case the pattern will appear instead of the color. Be sure to choose a light color for the background unless you have selected a very light color for your text. A sample of each color choice can be found here.

Link Color - Unvisited links to other sites will appear in the color you select here. A sample of each color choice can be found here.

Visited Link Color - After the link has been clicked on, and the page has been visited, the color of the link will change to the color you select here, to let people keep track of where they've been. A sample of each color choice can be found here.

Active Link Color - The color selected here will only be visible at the exact moment they are clicking on the link. Use a bright color here to add pizzazz. A sample of each color choice can be found here.

Table Shade Color - You can change the default Grey shading to another color.

Background Image - If you have uploaded an image of a textured background to your media directory, you can use that image as a background for your site. Be careful, as the image will tile, meaning that it will appear as a repeating pattern, so if you use an image that is not a consistent pattern, it won't look good. You should only use images designed specifically for backgrounds. Use the radio button to select the method for finding your image.

Product Search Page Configuration - Available only for ShopSite Pro stores, these are settings to configure the Product Search page, which will display the results of a product search.

Search Field Position - Determines where on your page the search field will appear. "Bottom" will display the search box just above text 2 on the page and just below the page's products and page links. "Top" will display the search box under the page's title and image, and above text 1.

Results per Page - How many search results to display on a page.

Display Universal Header and Footer - Choose whether you want the universal header and footer to display on the search results page.

Shopping Cart Screen - The following fields allow you to customize the shopping cart screen.

Text at the Top of the Shopping Basket Screen - You can customize the text that appears on your customer's shopping cart page in this field. You may want to give them brief instructions on how to proceed through the shopping cart as well as remind them to specify size and color for some items, or provide an explanation of tax or shipping costs (this will be where they choose which type of shipping they want.)

Create Ordering Instructions Box - If this box is checked, there will be a box on the shopping cart page for customers to enter comments about the items they are ordering. You can ask for specific information or give instructions by entering text into the "Text at the top of the Shopping Basket Screen" field. Remember that this field is not for specific instruction about a particular product, such as size or color, but for the whole group of products. Individual product options should be specified under "options" in the "product" section.

Surcharge - You can have a surcharge section appear on the checkout screen. Use this for additional charges such as shipping outside your country or for paying by a particular credit card.

Text at the Bottom of the Shopping Basket Screen - You can customize the bottom of the screen with your store's footer or include final reminders before the customer places his order.

Shipping Screen - The following fields let you customize your shipping/billing screen:

Text at the Top of the Shipping Screen - You can customize the text that appears on your customer's payment page in this field.

Create Comments Box - If this box is checked, there will be a box on the payment page for customers to enter comments about payment or their overall shopping experience overall. You can ask for specific information or give instructions by entering text into the "Text at the top of the Shipping screen" field.

Text at the Bottom of the Shipping Screen - You can customize the bottom of the shipping page with your store's footer, or include final reminders before the customer places his order.

Thank You Screen and E-Mail Receipts - The following fields allow you to customize the Thank You page as well as the e-mail receipt that the customer will receive.

Information on the Thank You Screen to Return to Storefront - By default the Thank You page will display an image link that will return the customer to the storefront. You can change the destination, as well as the image, or remove the link here.

Display "Return to Mall" Button - The Thank You page will display an image link that will take the customer to other ShopSite stores. Use this to turn the link on and off.

Text at the Top of the Thank You Screen - After they have submitted payment information, a thank you page will come up. This is a good opportunity to give any final instructions or give customers an idea when they should expect their package. It may also be a good time to suggest another site that they should visit.

Text at the Bottom of the E-Mail Receipt - The text you enter here will appear on the e-mail message that your customers receive after they have placed an order. Remember that this is text for e-mail message and should not contain HTML. (Any HTML will be stripped out for the e-mail messages.)

Text at the Bottom of the Thank You Screen - You can customize the bottom of the Thank You page to display your store's footer or any other final items you wish to convey to the customer.

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