Getting Started

We tried to think of everything, so you don't have to. Here is a checklist to get you up and running quickly.

• Install LiteCart using one of the alternative ways.

• Go to Admin -> Settings -> Listing -> Maintenance Mode to protect your store until it's ready for the public.

• Go to Admin -> Settings -> Store Info and edit your store information. To set the head title and meta description go to Admin -> Translations and search for index:head_title and index:meta_description.

• Go to Admin -> Appearance -> Logotype and upload your brand logo.

• Go to Admin -> Languages to install any extra languages.

• Go to Admin -> Translations to upload or complete missing translations for your languages. Don't forget to first scan your platform for untracked translations Admin -> Translations -> Scan Files.

• Translate some database related objects:

  • Admin -> Catalog -> Delivery Statuses
  • Admin -> Catalog -> Sold-out Statuses
  • Admin -> Orders -> Order Statuses

• Go to Admin -> Currencies to install any extra currencies.

• Go to Admin -> Countries and disable any countries to which you are not selling.

• Go to Admin -> Geo Zones to set up some geographical zones. These will be used for tax and shipping and it's best to keep them separate, example: My Shipping Zone, My Tax Zone, etc. LiteCart Add-ons

• Go to Admin -> Tax and set up some tax classes and rates.

• Go to Admin -> Catalog -> Add New Product when you are ready to start creating your first products.

• Go to Admin -> Modules -> Shipping or Payment to install and configure your shipping and payment modules. More modules are available on the official website.

• Go to Admin -> Pages to create some information pages, e.g. privacy policy, conditions, shipping and returns. Then assign them under Admin -> Settings -> Legal.

• Create a cron job on the server poking LiteCart's background job engine every 5 minutes.

  /5 * curl --silent https://yoursite.com/push_jobs &>/dev/null

Discover our add-ons on the official website. Get help from other merchants in the LiteCart forums. LiteCart Add-ons

Make sure you have all the shipping and payment modules you need. Do some testing by browsing around making sure everything looks okay.

If you are going to modify the platform, consider using virtual modifications (vQmod technology) rather than permanently changing core files. Otherwise you will lose your changes while upgrading to newer versions. How to Create A vQmod

Extras

• Give your site a custom favicon under Admin -> Appearance -> Favicon. If you need a third party converter for graphics, try ICO Convert.

• If you migrated to LiteCart from another system, make sure old URLs are redirected to their new destinations. This can be done inside .htaccess or LiteCart's own routing modules. Redirect Links From Another Platform

• Install an SSL certificate if you haven't already. Talk to your web host if you are uncertain how to enable SSL. Once done, you can force redirects for all unsecure routes by uncommenting the following in .htaccess.

  Force HTTPS (Standard SSL)

    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^.well-known/

    RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

When you are ready to go live

• Sign in to Google Search Console account (formerly Webmaster Tools) and Bing Webmaster Tools to add your sitemap: https://www.yoursite.com/feeds/sitemap.xml

• Keep an eye on your search engine rank position. There are several tools out there. Wincher

Now begins a great journey.

We are wishing you the best of luck!

See also

LiteCart Add-ons

Revisions