NetStores E-Commerce Extensions for Dreamweaver - Getting Started

Getting Started

Objects:

Add to Cart With Options

Catalog

Dynamic Template Builder

NetStores Dreamweaver E-Commerce Extensions

Getting Started

Become Part of the NetStores Web Developer Program.

Review the Dreamweaver Tutorial

or other helpful material.

Tools needed
Step-by-step guide
Additional information

Organization

When you use NetStores, your online Web store has two parts. The first part is your Web site, which contains pages of information, and presents products or services from your store. The second part of your store is hosted at NetStores and contains information on your inventory of products, your orders, and the look and feel of your shopping cart system. Think of NetStores as the cash register and your Web site as your storefront.

If you do not already have a Web site, or you wish to have your own domain name, NetStores provides low cost hosting and domain name registration.

Shopping cart for your Web store

NetStores provides shopping cart services that allow your customers to select items to add to their shopping cart, to view the contents of their cart, to check out, and to connect to credit card processing.

Searching your Web store

In addition to the standard shopping cart services, NetStores allows your customers to search your inventory of products. You can easily configure the look and feel of the NetStores search results to match your store's aesthetics. The search results can contain links back to each product listed in the search, as well as thumbnail images and many other features.

Tools needed: (top)

To change your Web site into a fully functional online Web store, you will need:

Dreamweaver MX
A spreadsheet program
A browser

Step-by-step guide to setting up your store (top)

If you have not already done so, download and install the NetStores E-Commerce extensions.

Next, you will need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Sign-up for a new account at NetStores and configure NetStores and Dreamweaver to suit your needs. Using our service, you can be selling products from your Web site within 24 hours. See signing-up.
Step 2: Enter your Merchant ID and Password. See merchant ID & password.
Step 3: Download the item file. See item file.
Step 4: Edit the item file to add information on your products or services, using your own spread sheet software. See item file.
Step 5: Upload the item file. See item file.
Step 6: Login to NetStores and configure your store on the NetStores server. See configure your store
Step 7: Connect the item file in Dreamweaver so that the NetStores objects have access to your list of products. See connect item file.
Step 8: Add appropriate HTML elements (NetStores objects in Dreamweaver) to your Web site to link into your new NetStores account and transform your Web site into a Web store. See objects.

Individual E-Commerce HTML elements:
- Add to Cart / Instant Purchase buttons
- View Cart links
- General Search links
- Quick Search / User Defined Search buttons and input elements
- Driven / Pre-Configured Search links
- Quick Form / Configured System forms (one page with all your products)
- Add to Cart with Options buttons (shopper can pick size, color, etc.)
- Catalog links
- Dynamic Template Building (product page automatically created for a product)

Additional information, help, and updates (top)

The NetStores E-Commerce system is highly configurable and contains many more features than are possible to list here. To get more information on the NetStores E-Commerce system, or to see if we can meet your specific needs, you can contact NetStores and we will help you.

For additional information, go to the online Dreamweaver extensions page at http://Dreamweaver.netstores.com/.

Getting Started / Installing / Setup / Item File / Configure Store / Connect Item File /
Objects: / Add to Cart / View Cart / Search / Quick Search / Driven Search / Quick Form / Add to Cart With Options / Catalog/ Dynamic Template Builder

Last Modified 2-29-2003