Project Guideline
Please browse all templates which have been posted here (username: Intial of your first name followed by your last name @example jvega, password: last 4 digits of your social security). If you see a template which you like, click submit. Once you hit submit, you will not have the option to select another template. Click previous or next links found at lower left corner to view each template screenshot.
For the final project you must satisfy all the conditions below
To accomplish the tasks in terms of a workflow, tasks are divided into stages
Stage 1 to complete by Tuesday, May 3
- Have minimum 2 Manufacturers
- Have minimum 4 categories — make it up or copy and paste category description
- Have minimum 24 products — make it up or copy and paste product description from a real store like Best Buy, or Macys
- Have minimum 3 different Attributes with attribute price, attribute weight, and proper attribute flags (attribute images are optional)
- Have minimum 10 Featured products
- Have minimum 6 Special Products
- Have minimum one quantity discount
- Have minimum one sale for one of the category
Stage 2 to complete by Tuesday, May 10
- Have minimum one tax zone , one Shipping zone, one payment zone
- Setup tax rate for taxable goods
- Setup shipping module — store pickup, Table Rate or UPS, Free shipping based on threshold amount
- Setup Payment Module — cash, check/money order, and Paypal Express Checkout
- Configure your email option, store information, customer details, etc
- Modify the following define pages such as Shipping & Returns , Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use and Contact Us
(Note: you can copy text for any one of these pages - Shipping & Returns , Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use and Contact Us– from a real store like Best Buy, or Macys) - Have following EZ-Pages – Home Page, All products, New Products, Special Products, Contact Us, and FAQ at the Ez Page header and footer
Stage 3 to complete by Tuesday, May 17
- Have minimum 3 discount coupons (1) fixed amount off based on Coupon Minimum Order (2) Percentage amount off based on Coupon Minimum Order (3) Free Shipping based on Coupon Minimum Order
- Have minimum 1 banner
- Use one of the free template found at http://www.12leaves.com or Zen Cart Template Package to overrride the current Zen Cart Classic green template.
- Based on the template you chose, customize the storefront to display only the necessary sideboxes.
- Have minimum 3 customers — (Use the Customer Information provided during the semester)
- Have minimum 3 order transactions (1) using Cash on Delivery (2) using money order (3) Paypal Express Checkout
- Have minimum 3 Reviews
You are fully liable for the following:
Emailing me the URL for the storefront, the URL for store backend, along with username and password, and store DB file on Thursday, May 24 2011
As precaution always back up your information, which includes
- Database
- Folders and Files
- Images