Both administrators and providers have the ability to create manufacturer categories and assign specific products to them. Manufacturers is available as a built-in module in all X-Cart editions.
It does not require installation and can be enabled in the Modules section of X-Cart Admin area. Open the ' Manufacturers ' section of the store's back end: click on Manufacturers in the Catalog menu. In the ' Manufacturers list ' dialog box, click the Add new This opens a dialog box titled ' Manufacturer details '.
In the ' Manufacturer details ' dialog box, provide the details of the manufacturer category being created See Defining Manufacturer Details. When you click Save , the new manufacturer category is created.
A message is displayed confirming that the manufacturer category has been created successfully. To add another manufacture category, click the Add Manufacturer link at the top of the ' Manufacturer details ' dialog box.
To return to the list of manufacturers, click the Manufacturers list link at the top of the ' Manufacturer details ' dialog box. X-Cart Pro is an advanced shopping cart and ecommerce solution that can be installed onto any compatible hosting server.
Included in the license cost is unlimited access to new versions of the software and the full source code for the software. We think it's an easy to use product with lots of great features and it would suit anyone looking to avoid the ongoing costs of a fully managed service. Installing X-Cart Pro is fairly easy as far as installing server software goes, but we would still recommend getting some help unless you are pretty confident with such affairs.
An easy to use web interface guides you through the process and from there it's a quick jump into populating your newly created store with products. This is very easy to do and the different options for setting up products make it simple to sell exactly what you want to.
You even have the option to sell downloadable products, such as e-books or music. One of the main selling points of X-Cart Pro over and above other versions of the software is the multi-vendor capability that comes straight out of the box. This allows multiple different vendors to take responsibility for their own products and orders, but all sell from the same front end store - a perfect example being an online distributor or wholesaler.
There aren't many products out there that offer this kind of functionality and so X-Cart Pro wins big points for providing it at an affordable price. The top-tier plan includes premium online and phone support. Again, you can expect to pay an annual subscription fee to access software upgrades.
X-Cart has plans to fit every business, from startup to enterprise. Users who select the Cloud plans will find it appropriate for any size business, even those operating a multivendor marketplace. X-Cart has very specific and technical hardware and system requirements.
To launch an online store using X-Cart, you will need to be ready to handle coding duties. However, you can get a feel for how you can use X-Cart to operate an online store by signing up for a free day trial, with no credit card required. After that, you can use an Onboarding Wizard to walk you through a demo store.
You can leave the demo products intact and explore the admin, or you can delete the demo products and start to create your own storefront. The admin panel was complete, clean, and ready to use to set up my store, manage inventory, track sales, view reports, and perform just about every function necessary to eCommerce.
For example, under the Marketing tab, I found links that let me link to or set up a MailChimp account, create and buy Facebook and Instagram ads, and create a link I could use to email a Buy Button or post online. Before digging into marketing options, though, most users will want to set up their product catalog. Again, the options built-in seemed more than adequate.
Or you can enter products individually. As you add products, you can add them to membership lists, such as the default Wholesaler, set the tax class, apply global discounts, input quantity so you can track inventory, set backorder status, enter shipping weight, and more.
You can use autogenerated meta tags, descriptions, and URLs, or you can create your own. Because SEO is so important to eCommerce, having it appear on the page where you add products seemed appropriate. As I explored the admin, I was able to create a coupon and an exit offer, create categories for my products, and post a product review.
Overall, the admin had the functions needed to create and run a store, and every element I tested worked easily and as expected. While building an online store using X-Cart does require specialized knowledge, running that store seems about as user-friendly as it gets. As stated above, X-Cart comes with impressive features out of the box, although not all features are available on every level plan. Here are some of the best, grouped by category:. X-Cart offers four free, basic templates with mobile-responsive designs.
A new store is assigned a basic white theme, with three different colors and layouts that you can switch to. On the X-Cart App store, you can search about 45 paid themes by category — there are more than 30 of those — or browsed together. You can select one of those themes only after you purchase a license from X-Cart.
Once you have paid for a plan, you can make changes to the design through the admin, using CSS and JavaScript.
So you will need at least passing familiarity with CSS, or at least know someone you can turn to for help with it. If you have an add-on in mind, you can enter its name into the search bar, or you can search by category. It seems safe to say you can expect to find almost any integration you need to run your online store.
Here are some options you may already know and love:. X-Cart offers three levels of support:. Additionally, all paid support plans include email support, logs analysis, diagnosis, store setup assistance, X-Cart installation, basic SEO audit, GDPR consultation, and security patching.
My call was answered in a reasonable amount of time, and a friendly agent quickly determined that my situation required help from the support team.
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