LemonStand Documentation

LemonStand

• Table Of Contents - contains the complete documentation listing.
• Installation, Configuration and Maintenance - explains how to configure email settings, backup feature, Google Analytics integration, manage users and other administration-related things.
  • Installing LemonStand - this section describes the installation process.
  • Configuring the Google Analytics integration - explains how to enable the Google Analytics tracking.
  • Managing LemonStand users - explains how to create, modify or disable user accounts.
  • Configuring the email system - explains how to configure the outgoing email parameters.
  • Configuring and using the backup system - explains how to setup the backup schedule and how to restore the system from an archive.
  • Updating your LemonStand copy - explains how to get the latest versions of LemonStand core and modules.
  • Managing HTML Editor configurations - explains how to enable or disable toolbar buttons in HTML editors across the system.
  • Setting the administration area and Configuration Tool URLs - explains how to set URLs for the LemonStand administration area and Configuration Tool.
  • Using dash separators instead of underscores in URLs - explains how to configure LemonStand to use dashes in URLs.
  • LemonStand Configuration Tool - contains articles about the LemonStand Configuration Tool.
  • Freezing updates - explains how you can prevent future updates of your LemonStand copy.
  • Using the Maintenance Mode - explains how to enable maintenance mode and display a special maintenance page to visitors.
  • LemonStand Configuration Options - contains a list of parameters which you can use to configure your LemonStand copy.
  • Moving LemonStand installation to another server - explains the process of transferring the LemonStand installation to another server.
  • Performance tuning - explains how to configure the application to get maximum performance.
• Merchant Guide - learn how to manage products, how to configure your shop and how to use reports efficiently.
  • Managing product categories - explains how to create or modify product categories.
  • Managing products - Explains how to manage products and product properties.
  • Managing bundle products - describes the process of creating bundle products.
  • Understanding grouped products - a small tutorial explaining how to use the grouped products feature for a t-shirt product.
  • Managing customers - explains how to create or modify customers.
  • Managing orders - explains how to preview, create and modify orders.
  • Tracking payment attempts - explains how to find details about order payment attempts.
  • Managing payment transactions - explains how you can void, refund or submit for settlement payment transactions from the Administration Area.
  • Paying an order from the Administration Area - explains how to pay an existing order from the back-end user interface.
  • Understanding the Payment Processed order field - explains how to determine whether an order has been processed by a payment gateway.
  • Creating custom product groups - explains how to create or modify custom groups, for example the Featured Products group.
  • Managing tax classes - explains how to manage product and shipping tax classes and how to setup tax rates.
  • Managing shipping options - explains how to create or modify shipping options.
  • Managing payment methods - explains how to create or modify payment methods.
  • Managing countries and states - explains how to setup a list of countries your store works with.
  • Configuring the order route and user roles - explains how to setup possible order statuses, transitions and user roles.
  • Understanding the Paid order status - explains the Paid order status.
  • Configuring the currency and currency converter - explains how to setup currency formatting rules and configure the currency converter.
  • Configuring the shipping parameters - explains how to define shipping origin location, default shipping location, dimension and weight units.
  • Printing shipping labels - explains how to generate and print shipping labels.
  • Managing order shipping tracking codes - explains how to assign a shipping tracking code(s) to orders.
  • Managing discounts - explains how to setup the catalog level and shopping cart level price rules.
  • Importing products and customers from CSV files - explains how you can import data from CSV files.
  • Printing invoices and packing slips - explains how to configure and print order invoices and packing slips.
  • Configuring the Product Search feature - explains you can enable searching products by SKU, manufacturer and other parameters.
  • Configuring LemonStand for tax inclusive environments - explains how you can configure LemonStand to display product prices with tax included
• Developer Guide - Guide for website developers
  • Creating pages - explains how to create pages, and how to build an eCommerce website
  • Using file-based templates - explains how to enable and use file-based templates.
  • Building your online store - explains how to build pages for your shop to display categories or product groups content, how to build a cart and checkout page and so on.
  • Managing email templates - explains how to create or edit templates of email messages which LemonStand sends to customers.
  • Managing compound email variables - explains how to create new or manage existing email variables.
  • Reference - learn about PHP Classes which work behind the scenes on LemonStand-driven websites
  • Caching API - describes LemonStand caching features.
  • Using third party software with LemonStand - explains how to install a third-party software, like a forum, on a same domain with LemonStand.
  • Troubleshooting during the development and learning process - describes the detailed error information page and how to disable it.
  • Customizing Invoices, Packing Slips and Shipping Labels - explains how you can create invoices, packing slips and shipping labels consistent with your company identity.
  • Customizing the Administration Area - explains how you can customize the look of LemonStand back-end area.
  • Extending LemonStand - learn how to develop modules, payment and shipping methods, dashboard indicators and reports.
• Additional modules - contains descriptions about additional LemonStand modules developed by Limewheel Creative Inc.
  • Blog module - explains how to add blog features to your store.
  • Subscriptions module - describes the Subscriptions module features and API.
  • Giveaway module - describes features of the Giveaway module.

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