Learn how to use the world's #1 eCommerce platform and set up your own online store.
This video will guide you through the daunting world of setting up, customizing, and running your own online store with the world's #1 eCommerce platform. It covers everything from installation to configuration, customization and managing every aspect of your store's front end and the customer's experience.Beginning with the very basics of installation, we’ll cover everything you'll need to get your web store up and running. Getting Started with Magento will cover everything you need to know; from populating your store with products to creating custom product types, and the addition of simple or complex product types. You’ll also learn how to configure your store to accept payment, process taxes, and handle shipping. In addition to managing your products, this course will also show you how to modify and add pages, and change their layout and theme.
Once you’ve completed this course, your web store will be fully functional and ready for business online.
About the Author
- Scott Tolinski graduated from the University of Michigan’s Performing Arts Technology Program, and is currently the senior front-end developer for Q LTD in Ann Arbor, MI. He has worked actively in the fields of web creation and production for over 10 years. In 2012, Scott Tolinski created Level Up Tuts, providing free web development tutorials on YouTube. A breakdancer, hip hop expert, founder of a competitive Bboy dance crew, and lover of all things Kung fu, Scott is inspired by a glass of fine wine or a steaming hot cup of green tea.
- It's structured and paced for beginners and covers the essentials they need to get started. Beginning with the very basics of installation, this course covers everything necessary to set up a basic store, with flexible functionality
- Understand the entire process of installing Magento with and without sample data
- Set up your store with a deep understanding of the available options and menu layouts
- Categorize and create product types to organize your store’s inventory
- Create simple, complex, configurable, tangible, and virtual products to fill out your store’s inventory
- Enhance your product pages with descriptions, images, and inventory information
- Take control of your content and customize your product page's layout
- Use tax and shipping rules along with payment gateway integration to generate revenue, and understand the order process to manage and ship your sales
- Manage every aspect of your store, including ratings, reviews and tags
We need a store online to sell things. Magento is a powerful and widely used solution.
- Learn about Magento's features
Before we can install Magento, we need to create a database and install the sample data.
- Log onto phpMyAdmin
- Create a database
- Upload the sample data into your created database
File and folder permission restrictions can prevent Magento from working correctly. By setting correct permissions, we can ensure that the system can properly use all files.
- Open terminal
- Run ownership and permission commands
- Have correct folder and file permissions
Before we can use Magento, we need to install the software.
- Browse to the file install.php
- Fill out the database information
- Run installer
Install the finishes and Magento is now ready to go. Understand what happens after installation.
- Wrap up installation
- Navigate to the site
- See Magento installed
The admin panel is large. We give an overview of what to do there.
- Log in to admin
- Show the admin basics
- Understand the admin section
The admin panel is large. We give an overview of the Dashboard, Sales, and Customers sections of the admin panel.
- Explain the Dashboard area
- Explain the Sales area
- Explain the Customer area
The admin panel is large. We give an overview of the Promotions, Newsletter, CMS, and System sections of the admin panel.
- Explain the Promotions area
- Explain the Newsletter area
- Explain the CMS and System area
The configuration menu is long and daunting. Here we go over everything there is to see.
- Navigate to the site's configuration page
- Go over the areas and functions of the configuration
- Go over saving and modifying configurations
Magento allows the creation of many users with many different roles. This allows you to set permissions for all new users.
- Add a new role
- Adjust permissions
- Create users with permissions
Magento offers custom themes. This allows us to change the themes from the available options.
- Navigate to the site's configuration section
- Type the name of the new theme into skin and theme fields
- Save the theme and observe the new theme on the front end
Categories for our products don't exist in a blank store. We need to create categories to add products to.
- Go to the categories page
- Click on add new category
- Add correct information and save the category
Our categories are out of order and missing information. We edit and rearrange them.
- Go to the categories page
- Click on edit category and save
- Drag and drop to position the category
Attributes and sets can be a confusing concept. Create sets and add attributes to them to describe products.
- Show a product
- Explain attributes
- Explain attribute sets
Magento only comes with a limited number of premade attributes. Here we create our own.
- Go to the attributes page
- Create a new attribute
- Save the attribute
Magento only comes with a limited number of premade attributes sets. Here we create our own and add attributes to the set.
- Go to the attribute set page
- Create a new attribute set
- Add the attributes and save them
You need products in your store to sell. Here we create a basic product.
- Go to the products page
- Add a new product
- Save the product after adding all information
Some products need special options.
- Create a product
- Go to the custom product options tab
- Add custom options
When many products need to have options, creating a configurable product allows building products with options.
- Create a configurable product
- Create simple products within the configurable product
- Save the configurable product
Need to have multiple products within one? Grouped products allow for grouping products together on one product page.
- Create a grouped product
- Add simple products to a grouped product
- Save the grouped product
Some products don't exist physically. Here we create virtual products.
- Create a virtual product
- Add the product’s info
- Save the product
Products such as computers are made up of many components. Bundled products allow your products to have smaller component products.
- Create a bundled product
- Add simple products to the bundle product
- Save the product
Some products can be downloaded. Here we create products that can be downloaded.
- Create a downloadable product
- Upload files to download
- Save the product
Sometimes you think you did everything correctly and products still don't show up. Here is what you need to check to make sure you didn't miss something.
- Check the enabled status
- Check the product’s location
- Check the product’s stock
Magento offers CMS pages for non-product informational pages. Learn how to create and edit CMS pages.
- Go to the pages section of CMS
- Create a new static page
- Save the page
Magento allows for adding content in small reusable blocks. Here we create static blocks.
- Go to the static blocks page in CMS
- Create a new static block
- Save the block
Static pages and blocks are both static. Widgets are used in order to have dynamic content added to the site.
- Go to the widgets section of CMS.
- Add a new widget
- Add the widget to the proper page and set up display
User input can make your store better. Add a poll for the user input.
- Go to the poll page in the CMS section
- Add a new poll
- Fill out options and save the poll
All pages needn't have the same layout. Change the page layout based on what layouts are available in the theme.
- Go to a static page
- Edit the static page and modify the page layout
- Save the page
Magento stores various e-mails for dynamic use. We can modify and add our own e-mails.
- Go to configuration
- Store the e-mails section.
- Modify and save the e-mails.
Depending on what state your products are sold in, you need to have proper tax rules. Here we show you how to set up your tax rules.
- Go to the tax section of administration section
- Add the tax rate
- Apply the tax rate with the tax rule
There are many options in the shipping methods. Here we detail the sections.
- Go to configuration
- Go to shipping methods
- Look at and discuss the various methods
Need to set up table rate shipping. Configure values and enable table rates.
- Go to configuration
- Download a shipping rates Excel sheet and modify it
- Upload a table rate Excel sheet and configure the settings
Need to set up UPS. Shows how to connect to UPS for shipping rates.
- Go to configuration
- Go to shipping methods
- Enable and configure settings
Need to set up USPS. Shows how to connect to USPS for shipping rates.
- Go to configuration
- Go to shipping methods
- Connect with the USPS web tools account. Enable and configure settings
Need to accept payment. Here we show payment options and settings.
- Go to configuration
- Go to payment methods
- Look at and discuss various methods
Need to accept payment. Here we set up the PayPal Express to accept payment.
- Go to configuration
- Go to the PayPal section
- Sign in to the PayPal account and configure settings
We need to understand the ordering process. We place an order.
- Go to the front end of the store
- Add products to the cart
- Place the order
An order has been placed. We explain what to do next.
- Go to the admin of the site
- Go to the orders section
- See the order of your orders
Orders need to be managed. We navigate and understand order management.
- Go to the orders section of the admin
- Manage orders in batches
- Sort and filter the orders
An order needs to be modified. We edit and save an order.
- Go to the individual order
- Click on "edit order" and create a new order
- Modify and save the order
An order is ready to be invoiced. We create the invoice.
- Go to the individual order
- Click on the invoice order
- Confirm the order's invoice
An order is ready to be shipped. We ship the order.
- Go to the individual order
- Click on ship order
- Confirm the order's shipment
Many people will create customer accounts on your site. Here we manage them and show how to create lists of customers.
- Go to customers
- Modify the customer data and save
- Create the customers’ lists
Each time people search, it's logged. Manage and see the most-used search terms.
- Go to Catalog|Search Terms
- View Search Terms
- Add possible search terms
Customers can rate products. We approve and manage them.
- Go to Catalog > Ratings
- Modify the possible rating categories
- Save the ratings
Customers can review products. We approve and manage them.
- Go to Catalog > Reviews
- View reviews
- Approve or deny reviews
Customers can tag products. We approve and manage them.
- Go to Catalog > Tags
- View the tags
- Approve or deny tags