{"id":3162,"date":"2016-05-28T10:39:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T10:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2016-11-15T10:50:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T10:50:35","slug":"how-to-set-up-an-ecommerce-website-management-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/how-to-set-up-an-ecommerce-website-management-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set Up An Ecommerce Website \u2013 Management (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous post, I explained<a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/set-up-an-ecommerce-website-using-opencart\/\" target=\"_blank\"> how to install OpenCart<\/a> to get started with your Ecommerce website. It is super easy and quick as you begin to get the hang of it.<\/p>\n<p>This post, however, is a step further and a little advanced as you begin to manage products. It will cover the complete management and organization of products in two steps.<\/p>\n<p>1. How to add product categories<br \/>\n2. How to add new products<\/p>\n<p>Without any further ado, let\u2019s get started:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/how-to-set-up-an-ecommerce-website-management-part-2\/#1_How_To_Add_Product_Categories\" >1. How To Add Product Categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/how-to-set-up-an-ecommerce-website-management-part-2\/#2_How_to_Add_New_Products\" >2. How to Add New Products<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_How_To_Add_Product_Categories\"><\/span><strong>1. How To Add Product Categories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Adding product categories is a great way of organizing your products. It makes it easy for the customers to look around the product. Organize a product portfolio by following the directions below.<\/p>\n<p>First things first, login to your OpenCart admin panel. Go to the dropdown for \u201cCatalog\u201d, which is placed right in main navigation menu, and choose \u201cCategories\u201d. As you do that, a list of categories will appear, you will have three options on this screen: Simply add a new category by clicking on the \u201c+\u201d button located on the upper right corner of the screen, tick a category or two and delete them or edit the current categories.<\/p>\n<p>IMAGE: categories.list<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3111 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-889x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-889x1024.png 889w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-768x884.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-127x146.png 127w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-43x50.png 43w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list-65x75.png 65w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/catrgories-list.png 1299w\" alt=\"catrgories-list\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you choose a category, there are further three tabs to edit: general, data and design. General is the first tab where you just have to input a name for your category, alongside the meta tags and meta keywords to get recognized by the search engine. You also have a choice of putting in the description of the category which will be used for providing a better understanding to the customers regarding the category. However, if the name of the category is self-explanatory, you can leave it empty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3112 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-993x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-993x1024.png 993w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-768x792.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-142x146.png 142w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-48x50.png 48w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat-73x75.png 73w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-cat.png 1299w\" alt=\"tab-general-cat\" width=\"993\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Data is the next tab in the navigation where you need to specify a subcategory as you set a parent category. If the parent category is already set, then a new category will become the child category. Type an existing category in the parent field to mark the current category as a subcategory. If you have a single store configuration, just check \u201cDefault\u201d and you are good to go. As you go down, you will see that you can also set an image. Lastly, ensure the status is set to \u201cEnabled\u201d in order to make this category active.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3113 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-958x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-958x1024.png 958w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-768x821.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-137x146.png 137w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-47x50.png 47w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat-70x75.png 70w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-cat.png 1299w\" alt=\"tab-data-cat\" width=\"958\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Design is the last category on the navigations tab. Leave it unchanged if there are no custom category layouts or change it if you have any available. Choose \u2018default\u2019 for the former choice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-150x150.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-260x133.png 260w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat-146x75.png 146w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-design-cat.png 1313w\" alt=\"tab-design-cat\" width=\"850\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When all is set, click the \u2018save\u2019 button in the upper right corner of your screen to save your progress.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_How_to_Add_New_Products\"><\/span><strong>2. How to Add New Products<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you have created product categories for a better organization, the next step is to add products. Here\u2019s how to go about it.<\/p>\n<p>As you go to \u201cProducts\u201d from the main dashboard, you will see a product list generated which has the same three options of adding, deleting or editing a product, as in the categories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-150x150.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-768x1186.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-95x146.png 95w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-32x50.png 32w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list-49x75.png 49w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/product-list.png 1299w\" alt=\"product-list\" width=\"850\" height=\"1313\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you press the \u201c+\u201d button from the top right corner of the screen, a new screen will appear with the first tab, out of the many, general. This particular tab asks you to input the simple inquiries of the\u00a0product name, meta tag descriptions and meta tag keywords.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3116 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-946x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-946x1024.png 946w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-768x831.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-135x146.png 135w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-46x50.png 46w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro-69x75.png 69w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-general-pro.png 1299w\" alt=\"tab-general-pro\" width=\"946\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, we have the tab for data which includes the model, SKU to track the inventory, product codes and other details about the products.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-150x150.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-768x1226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-641x1024.png 641w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-91x146.png 91w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-31x50.png 31w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro-47x75.png 47w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-data-pro.png 1299w\" alt=\"tab-data-pro\" width=\"850\" height=\"1357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tab for links inquiries, you need to fill in the details for the\u00a0manufacturer, categories, any filters, pricing, or downloads. If it is a single store configuration, keep the store to \u201cdefault\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3118 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-817x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-817x1024.png 817w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-768x963.png 768w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-116x146.png 116w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-40x50.png 40w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro-60x75.png 60w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tab-links-pro.png 1299w\" alt=\"tab-links-pro\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OpenCart is super easy to use, even for first-timers or beginners. Simply download OpenCart from here, install it and follow the guidelines. Just remember to get the latest version as it is a lot smoother and user-friendly. Voila! Your ecommerce website is all set and ready to sell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous post, I explained how to install OpenCart to get started with your Ecommerce website. 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