Overview
The Online Store is a RescueGroups.org Web Site feature that allows you to sell items on your web site. Your customers use a PayPal shopping cart to purchase the items, so you don't have to worry about handling credit card information or online payments.
You must have a PayPal account to use this feature. If you do not already have a PayPal account, you can sign up for one on their web site.
Getting Started with the Online Store
Step 1: Enable PayPal
- Go to Website > Affiliates and enter your organizations PayPal email address.
- Click Save Affiliates.
Step 2: Enable Online Store
- Go to Features > Online Store
- Click on the Settings Icon
- Enable the Online Store
- Click Save Settings
Step 3: Create a Store Category
- Go back to the Online Store (Features > Online Store)
- Click on the Store Categories icon.
- Click Add a Story Category
- Name your category
- Enter a brief description
- Click Save Category
Step 4: Add an Item to the store
- Go back to the Online Store (Features > Online Store)
- Click Add an Item
- Name your item
- Enter a description
- Enter the price
- Click Save Store Item
Step 5: Add Item to Store Category and Add Images (Media)
You now have created both a store category and a store item.
Since you've just added the item, you will see links above the item to add the item to Categories and to add Media.
- Click Categories to add the store item to a category.
- Click Add this Item to a Category
- Select a category from the drop-down list.
- Click Save Item to Category
- Click Media to Add Images to the store item.
- Click Media
- Click Upload a Picture for this Item
- Click Upload Store Item Photo to save.
For best image quality resize the images for the store items to 350 x 250 pixels.