Setup assistant
The Setup assistant will help you set up your Web site in just a few steps. You can set the design, configure some basic settings and enter the most important shop information here, without spending a long time getting to know the software.
All settings that you make here can be changed later at any time.
The setup assistant starts after every login automatically until you have gone through it completely once. You can start it automatically by clicking Settings >> Setup assistant.
Any values already configured for various fields are entered as default settings.
Perform the following steps in the assistant:
1. Topic and design
Various designs are available for you to select. The designs are sorted according to sector and topic.
Select one of the templates from a topic that matches your situation. For more on selecting a template, see
Templates.
2. Pages and content
The selected design has a basic structure of pages, which contains basic content. The suggested basic structure of the corresponding pages is displayed on the left. If the check box is highlighted, then the associated page has already been added to your current Web site.
You will see the current structure of your own Web site and its pages on the right. Any pages that were already part of the Web site are retained.
For basic information on editing the structure and the individual pages, see Content.
3. Contact data and presentation
Here you can enter the contact information for your Web site. The information entered is used for the Web site address and also for the initial entries in the Contact information.
The specified e-mail address is entered into the e-mail settings. The other information is used to generate an e-mail signature. In addition, the e-mail address is used for some e-mail events as a BCC address so that you receive a message automatically.
In addition you must configure the languages for your Web site. The pages are then displayed in these languages.
For more on configuring languages, see Languages.
In addition, you can upload a logo for your Web site. See also
Uploading images.
Click Next or Back to open the next or the previous page.
4. Settings for your shop
Here you determine the tax model according to which prices are displayed and calculated in the shop and, and the tax model used when entering prices in the administration area. For more on the tax model, see also
Tax model.
Your shop statistics will be collected and reported by
etracker. If you have not yet configured etracker, an etracker account can be set up here automatically. To do this, select the relevant check box and enter a password.
For more on etracker statistics, see etracker statistics.
5. Finish
The information you entered is displayed on this page.
Once this has been done, the home page for your Web site is displayed in a new window using the design you have selected. On the administration page, you will see a page with suggestions for the next steps.