Store

Use the Store database to add CDs or other items that you want to sell on your website's store page.

Before adding an item to the database, click Edit Categories to add any categories you want to use. You can use the default categories or change them.

If you have an item that is not for sale yet, but still want to display it on the store page, leave the Paypal 'Add to Cart' button code, and Paypal 'View Cart' button code blank.

Before adding an item, see How to set up Paypal to work with skinAsite


The Price field in the Store database is only for displaying the price on the Store Page. (It does not effect the price in the PayPal button code.)

To generate the PayPal button code follow these steps:

1) Open a new browser window, and login to your PayPal account at paypal.com.(Leave your current database page open for pasting into later.)
2) Click the tab at the top that says Merchant Services.
3) In the Key Features box click the PayPal Shopping Cart link.
4) Enter the Item Name
5) Enter an ID number (example CD-1) or leave blank.
6) Enter the Price, Currency, and Buyers country.
7) Choose the default Add to Cart button. (Larger buttons will not fit on the store page.)
8) Click the Add More Options button.
9) Edit your Shipping and Sales tax.
10) Again, select the small Add to Cart button.
11) Under 'Customize Your Buyer's Experience (optional)' make sure that the Successful Payment URL is set to the PayPal Return URL (You can find the PayPal Return URL in your skinAsite control panel in the Site Info database under the Setup section.) Copy and Paste this URL to the PayPal field.
12) Enter a Cancel payment URL. This can be your main website link (example: http://mysite.com) or the link to your store page.
13) Under Miscellaneous (optional), select Yes, require shipping.
14) Click Create Button Now.
15) Copy and paste the Add to Cart Button Code to the Paypal 'Add to Cart' button code field (in the PayPal Store database, in the skinAsite control panel).
16) Copy and paste the View Cart Button Code to the Paypal 'View Cart' button code field (in the PayPal Store database, in the skinAsite control panel).


In the database, select an Item Photo by clicking the Browse button. Upload Jpeg files only. the skinAsite program will automatically create a thumbnail for the Store page and it will size the image for the popup image window. The thumbnail's largest side is sized to 115 pixels. The popup image's largest side is sized to 400 pixels. Leave the Item Photo blank if you do not have one. You can add the photo later by editing the item.

After you have entered all the information in, click Add to Database. Click once. Large image files may take several minutes to upload.

It is recommended to purchase the item and test to make sure that all was entered correctly and you are returned to the Successful Payment URL.

Tip

You can use the same button code for all items if they have the same shipping and tax prices. To do this, find and change these lines in the code:

<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="My CD">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="CD-1">

Change the item_name value (shown in bold above) to the item that you are going to use it for, and change the item_number value (shown in bold above) to another number.

You can use the same View Cart Button Code without making any changes to it.

See How to use Content Databases for more information.