Welcome to PDG Shopping Cart

PDG Shopping Cart 2002

Welcome to PDG Shopping Cart

We at PDG Software would like to thank you for installing PDG Shopping Cart. This introductory page jump starts you on your way to configuring the cart for your Web store. Of course, we are here to help you along the way, if needed. You can reach our Technical Support Team using the support form at support.pdgsoft.com Additionally, be sure to visit our Web site for the latest information regarding new releases.

So, now that my cart is installed, what do I do next?

Follow this simple checklist to get started with your cart:
1. Take the cart for a test drive to familiarize yourself with its basic operation.
2. Configure the cart to operate as your store requires using the Administrator.
3. Define (add) the products you are going to sell.
4. Link your Web store to the cart so that customers can begin shopping.

Test Drive the Cart

Configure PDG Shopping Cart

Use the sample products below to test drive your cart:

Small Gadget
$5.00
order

Huge Widget
$25.00
order

Try the cart's search feature. Enter the word "gadget" below and press Search!:

The Cart's Administrator is like your store's "main office".

To enter your Administrator, click the link below:

Enter your cart's administrator
**use LETMEIN for the password

In the future, access your Administrator by pointing your browser to:
http://www.domain.com/CartConfig

Don't forget to change your Administrator's password!!

Display Cart's License / Version Level

Set- Up Products in Your Cart

The Store Builder feature

After you have configured the cart's general options, you should next define the products within the cart's Administrator.

The store builder feature allows you to get up and running faster by intergrating your cart data into our custom designed templates.
Store Builder

Linking Your Web Store to the Cart

Now that your cart is configured and your products are defined, you should link your site to PDG Shopping Cart so that customers can begin shopping. This is also referred to as "integrating" or "embedding" the cart into your Web store. First, it is important to note that your Web store pages and PDG Shopping Cart are actually two separate, or independent, entities. Therefore, integrating the cart into your store is really the act of creating links that "call" PDG Shopping Cart into action. These links are words or images (buttons) that add products to the cart, display the cart's contents, let customers proceed to check-out, perform a hard or soft search etc.

The following are basic links to get you started. You should also consult the User's Guide for more information and more links - such as search links and links specifying pricing categories.

'Order' or 'Buy Me' link:

This is usually the initial link which calls PDG Shopping Cart into action. It displays the chosen product on the Pre Add page and allows the customer to specify the quantity and options for the product. Usually this link is placed somewhere adjacent to the product description or image on your static pages that you have created yourself.

To add this link using text (such as the word Order):

<a href="http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=XXX">Order</a>

Use your Web store's domain and specify the appropriate CGI directory. Also, if your site resides on an NT, then the shopper reference is correct. If your store resides on a UNIX server, then you should use either "shopper" or "shopper.cgi". Finally, replace XXX with the product code of the product you are calling.

To add this link using an image:

Most HTML editors have a tool which allows you to create a "hot spot" over an image. This hot spot is the link. Once the hot spot is "drawn" over the image, a dialog box should appear asking you to enter the URL for the hot spot link. You should enter the following:

http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=XXX

If you are not using an HTML editor, then you should code the HTML like this:

Display the Cart link:

This type of link allows customers to view the contents of their cart at anytime, from any place in your Web store that you place the link.

To add this link using text (such as the word View Cart):

To add this link using an image:

For those developers using an HTML editor, you should enter the following link:

http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?display=action

If you are not using an HTML editor, then you should code the HTML like this:

Check-out link:

This type of link allows customers to proceed to check-out at anytime, from any place in your Web store that you place the link.

To add this link using text (such as the word Check-out):

<a href="http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?checkout=action">Checkout</a>

To add this link using an image:

For those developers using an HTML editor, you should enter the following link:

http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?checkout=action

If you are not using an HTML editor, then you should code the HTML like this:

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