This guide covers the main steps to get your webstore live. It's intended for users who are already familiar with Maropost Commerce or similar eCommerce platforms.
Basics
Set up you company information and prepare your control panel.
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Navigate to Settings & tools > Business details and enter your company information.
Tip: Enter a BCC email address to receive a copy of system emails that your customers receive.
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Navigate to Settings & tools > Logos and upload your company logos.
Tip: As a minimum add a website logo, invoice logo, and favicon.
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Navigate to Settings & tools > Staff users and create user accounts so that your staff can log in to Maropost Commerce.
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Navigate to the Addons page and install free add-ons that expand functionality. We recommend:
Build your Webstore
Create the front end of your website that your customers will see.
- Navigate to Webstore > Themes. Install and customise a theme for your webstore.
- Navigate to Webstore > Web page. Update the default pages and add new web pages.
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Navigate to Webstore > Menus. Update the existing menus, and add links to any new pages you’ve added.
Tip: Remove the “edit menu” link in each menu.
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Navigate to Webstore > Advertising campaigns. Upload a banner to the home page of your website.
Tip: Create banners for free in
Canva.
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Navigate to Webstore > Webstore settings. Review the settings and change how your webstore functions.
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Navigate to Webstore > Checkout settings. Review the settings and change how your checkout page functions.
Load your data
Add your products, product categories and existing customers.
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Navigate to Products > Active and add your products manually or by importing a file.
Tip: You can also create your product categories at the same time you add products.
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Navigate to Products > Product categories and add your product categories manually or by importing a file
Tip: Upload images to the top level categories so they display on your website.
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Navigate to Customers > View customers & prospects. Add existing customers to Maropost Commerce manually or by importing a file
Set up Tasks
Set up integrations with your shipping carriers, payment gateways, and accounting system.
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Navigate to Shipping > Shipping options and set up your shipping costs.
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Navigate to Settings & tools > Payment methods and add payment methods so customers can pay for their orders.
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Navigate to Addons and click Accounting in the side menu. Install the add-on for your accounting system and set it up in Maropost Commerce.
Tip: Maropost Commerce Inventory is compatible with the
Xero direct integration.
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Navigate to Addons and click Marketing. We recommend SmartrMail or MailChimp for Maropost Commerce.
Optional Features
These modules provide additional functionality and efficiency.
Launch your Website
You’re now ready to contact us to request your website go live.