You need to add this following line in your system’s hosts file:
YourServerIP example.com www.example.com
You can find this ‘hosts’ file here, (requires admin access to write)
For Windows: “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts”
For Linux: “/etc/hosts”
For MacOS: “/private/etc/hosts”
Using Shipping Tester utility you can test shipping calculation in Avactis Shopping Cart.
Shipping Tester page is divided into 3 sections:
| • | Origination address |
| • | Destination address |
| • | Shopping Cart |
| Origination address | The address of your store. You can change this address on Store settings > Store configuration > Store Owner’s Profile page.
For more information please refer to the Store Owner’s Profile article. |
| Destination address | Address of your customers.
You can enter any address there for testing. |
| Shopping Cart | You can add several products to the Shopping cart section with different quantity, weight, sale price, shipping cost and handling cost.
To add new product just click the Add button at the bottom of the page. |
Shipping calculation testing
After entering of all required information into the Origination address, Destination address and Shopping Cart sections, click the Test button.
You will see new sections at the bottom of the page with the shipping calculation results:
We are pleased to announce the release of Avactis Shopping Cart 2.1.3.
This release has the following features and fixes:
1) Upgrade on USPS module for latest USPS updates to shipping methods
The bug fixes released are:
1) Realex redirection fix
2) Fix for IE10 bug of admin area login issue
3) Fix for IE10 bug where browse category doesn’t work on IE10
4) Fix for the offline credit card module key generation in Avactis 2.1.2 for PHP 5.3
5) Bug fix for multiple product image display on product info page in Avactis 2.1.2
6) Fix for APC exception when APC is not enabled on the server on Avactis Admin page manager
The Page Manager(avactis shopping cart) allows a store administrator to move page elements in drag-n-drop mode.
Page Manager has the following sections:
1 – Page selector
You can select any Avactis page in the page selector drop down list. After making a selection you will see a short page description.
2 – Page options
The page options section contains additional information about the page’s META tags and template.
You can modify page options e.g. replace the META title tag with any other available tag or text.
Note:
In order to view the list of all available tags, click on the text field and press Ctrl+Enter. After this you will see the list of all available tags.
Click on the tag you want to use and it will be added to the option field.
3 – Page blocks
The page layout scheme is divided into placeholders (e.g. header, right column, and center column) and blocks inside these placeholders.
Placeholders are divided into 2 types:
| • | Static placeholders (header, main_menu and footer) |
| • | Editable placeholders (left_column, center_column and right_column) |
Note:
Adding or removing blocks in static (or system) placeholders is not permitted.
You can save the layout, restore the default layout or undo your last changes using the buttons in the top right corner:
How to use Placeholders and Blocks
Placeholders
In the top right corner of a placeholder you can find the show-hide link.
Using this link you can show or hide a placeholder:
The visible placeholder has a white background, and the hidden placeholder has a gray background (and hidden blocks):
Blocks
Each block looks like a schematic rectangle with a title:
You can modify the content of a block, show and hide a block, view a block description and remove a block if needed.
It is possible to move blocks from one placeholder to another in drag-n-drop mode:
You can add a new block to a placeholder using the add block link. New blocks can only be added to editable placeholders.
In add block form you can create your own blocks. Just enter your content to these fields: Block title, Block description, and Block content.
You can also select any system block from the list.
Note:
It is possible to add PHP or HTML code to the Block content field.
How to modify the page layout using Page Manager
Add a system block:
1 – Select the page you want to modify in the Select page to modify drop down. The selected page layout will be loaded automatically.
2 – Click the add block link of, for example, the left_column placeholder.
3 – Select any block from the available blocks list, e.g. Bestsellers, and add it to the placeholder.
4 – Save your changes.
Add a custom block:
1 – Select the page you want to modify in the Select page to modify drop down. The selected page layout will be loaded automatically.
2 – Click the add block link of, for example, the left_column placeholder.
3 – Enter the block title, description and block content (any HTML or PHP code) and add that to the placeholder.
4 – Save your changes.
The E-mail Notifications page of avactis shopping cart is used to manage how e-mail notifications regarding orders, payments and actions are sent. You may create any number of notifications according to your online store’s policies. Notifications may be sent out to any number of persons.
The following types of notifications can be sent:
| • | When a new order is received |
| • | When there is a change in the order status (In Progress, Ready to Ship, Shipped, Cancelled, Declined, Completed) |
| • | When there is a change in the payment status (Waiting, Fully Paid, Declined) |
| • | When there is a low level in stock |
| • | When there is Digital Products/E-Goods ordered |
| • | When a new customer registers |
The following buttons and options are used to manage e-mail notification settings:
| Add | You can add a new rule (event) for a notification. Clicking this button brings up a window in which you can enter the body of the notification and define the event that will trigger the notification to be sent. |
| Edit | This allows you to edit a previously created notification. |
| Delete | This lets you delete a previously created notification. |
| Notifications | Name: The name of the notification which briefly describes its purpose. It is not included in the body of the notification e-mail, only used to identify the notification.
The name is displayed as a link. Clicking the link brings a pop-up window where you can edit the notification parameters. From: This defines the sender of the e-mail notification. Subject: This is the subject of the notification e-mail. The E-Mail Subject is included in the e-mail and is visible to the recipient. The format {InfoTag} is supported in the E-mail Subject. For example, if the E-Mail Subject contains the tag {OrderID}, the recipient will see an actual ID of his/her order. |
| On Action | This defines the action that triggers the notification to be sent. |
| Active | This setting displays the status of e-mail notifications. A YES setting means that the selected notification rule is active. A NO setting means that no notifications are being sent based on the selected rule. To change the status of a notification, click the Edit button to bring up the dialog for editing notifications. |
Possible Actions
You can add a new notification to the list by clicking the Add button. A pop-up window will open where you can enter the parameters of the new notification and choose the event that will trigger the notification.
You can also edit any of the listed notifications. To do so, select the notification you wish to change with the corresponding radio button on the right (the table row will be highlighted), and then click the Edit button. A pop-up window will appear, and you will be able to change any of the notification parameters.
Alternatively, you can just click the notification’s name.
You can also delete any of the listed notifications. To do so, select the notification you wish to change with the corresponding radio button on the right (the table row will be highlighted), and then click the Delete button. A confirmation message will appear. Click OK to permanently delete the notification.
You may create any number of notifications according to your online store’s policies. Each notification can be sent to any number of persons.
A notification e-mail body and headers can be fully customized and can contain any details of the event that triggers the notification. This is achieved by inserting InfoTags — special keywords in curly brackets — in the required places of the message. The shopping cart system will replace the InfoTags with actual pieces of information before sending the message.