The management operations of the HOPE Channel website are done through the Backend Interface provided by the TYPO3 content management system. Therefore we will presume you are logged in with the user credential provided to you.
In order to login in the Backend Interface, you have to open in your browser the following link http://www.hopetv.org/typo3/ and type in your username and password.
Here's a list of steps to follow in order to initially set up the shop:
More detailed information on how to create categories, products and banners can be found in the following chapters.
First of all upload the images for all your categories. Click on the File icon under the MEDIA section of the side navigation.
Upload your images to the folder images/categories. Make sure your file names have a meaningful name and that there are no special characters or whitespaces in it.
The minimun width of the image is 1024 pixel.
The allowed image formats ar .jpg, .png and .gif.
After uploading the images, edit the image and add a caption and alt text to it. This text will be displayed when a user moves the mouse over the image.
After uploading the images, you're ready to create the categories. Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Categories Folder.
Click on the Title icon to insert a new category.
Fill out the category form with the following fields.
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Categories Folder.
Click on the edit icon of the category you would like to edit. After you are finished editing the category form, you can save it by clicking on the save
icon. Alternatively you can click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Categories Folder.
Note: Make sure you only delete categories you won't use anymore. Furthermore, delete the products of the category before you delete the category itself.
If you want to remove the products from a category, you have two options: Either you delete the dependant products, or you assign them to another category.
Click on the delete icon corresponding to the category you would like to delete.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Categories Folder.
Click on the hide or show
icon of the category you would like to hide or show. The process of hiding a category is similar as deleting it, with the difference that it can be restored at any time by clicking on the show
icon.
Note: By hiding a category, all contained products will not appear anymore in the shop.
First of all upload the images for all your products. Click on the File icon under the MEDIA section of the side navigation.
Upload your images to the folder images/products. Make sure your file names have a meaningful name and that there are no special characters or whitespaces in it.
The minimun width of the image is 1024 pixel.
The allowed image formats ar .jpg, .png and .gif.
After uploading the images, edit the image and add a caption and alt text to it. This text will be displayed when a user moves the mouse over the image.
After uploading the images, you're ready to create the products. Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Products Folder.
Click on the Title icon to insert a new product.
Fill out the product form with the following fields.
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Products Folder.
Click on the edit icon of the product you would like to edit. After you are finished editing the product form, you can save it by clicking on the save
icon. Alternatively you can click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Products Folder.
Note: If you delete a product from the list, associated orders will get lost. If you just want to remove a product from the shop, hide the product instead of deleting it.
Click on the delete icon corresponding to the product you would like to delete.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Products Folder.
Click on the hide or show
icon of the product you would like to hide or show. The process of hiding a product is similar as deleting it, with the difference that it can be restored at any time by clicking on the show
icon.
You have to possibilities where the advertisements can be positioned on the shop:
First of all upload the images for all your banners. Click on the File icon under the MEDIA section of the side navigation.
Upload your images to the folder images/advertisements. Make sure your file names have a meaningful name and that there are no special characters or whitespaces in it.
The minimun width of the horizontal banner is 1024 pixel.
The minimun width of the vertical banner is 600 pixel.
The allowed image formats ar .jpg, .png and .gif.
After uploading the images, edit the image and add a caption and alt text to it. This text will be displayed when a user moves the mouse over the banner.
After uploading the images, you're ready to create the advertisement. Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Advertisements Folder.
Click on the Title icon to insert a new advertisement.
Fill out the advertisement form with the following fields.
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Advertisements Folder.
Click on the edit icon of the advertisement you would like to edit. After you are finished editing the advertisement form, you can save it by clicking on the save
icon. Alternatively you can click on save and close
or save and create new
.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Advertisements Folder.
Click on the delete icon corresponding to the advertisement you would like to delete.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Advertisements Folder.
Click on the hide or show
icon of the advertisement you would like to hide or show. The process of hiding an advertisement is similar as deleting it, with the difference that it can be restored at any time by clicking on the show
icon.
You can define the methods how products are ordered. A product can either be ordered from the online shop, by calling the customer service, by AIM, etc.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Order methods Folder.
Click on the Title icon to insert a new order method. All you need to specify is the title of the new order method.
You can also
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
You can define the types for artiles. The type is an attribut of an article.
Click on the List Element on the side navigation and select the Types Folder.
Click on the Title icon to insert a new type. All you need to specify is the title of the new type. It is not allowed to insert a type with an existing title. The title must be unique.
You can also
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
A list of all articles that have been ordered can be seen in the Shop Administration. The customer service has also the possibility to create an order manually.
Click on the List element on the side navigation and select the Orders Folder.
On this page, you can
Click on the icon to insert a new order. When you create a new order, you'll have to fill out data on 4 different tabs:
1. Basic data
This tab contains the basic data of the order.
2. Billing address
Mandatory fields are marked with a star (*).
3. Shipping address
This tab is only interesting if the order should be sent by letter post.
4. Order items
Click on the Create new icon to add a new item. At least one item needs to be added.
Click on the save icon, on the upper left side of the page. Alternatively you may click on save and close
or save and create new
.
When saving the order, one of following scenarios will occur:
If you want to resend an email, uncheck the field Confirmation sent on the Basic data tab and save the order by click on the save icon. The email will be sent again.
Click on the Shop element on the side navigation and select the Orders
Folder.
You have two options:
On the top of the page, you can see how many objects haven't been exported.
All articles with product and category data can be find in the following RSS feed.
The JSON API provides a list of all articles, a single article and all articles for a specific type. To get the JSON data, you need a the api key.
To get all articles, use the following URL:
http://www.hopetv.org/free-offers/json/data.json
?tx_amsshop_pi1[apiKey]=YOUR_API_KEY
To get a single article, use the following URL:
http://www.hopetv.org/free-offers/json/data.json
?tx_amsshop_pi1[apiKey]=YOUR_API_KEY
&tx_amsshop_pi1[articleNumber]=YOUR_ARTICLE_NUMBER
Please note that YOUR_ARTICLE_NUMBER must be URL encoded.
To get all articles for a specific type, use the following URL:
http://www.hopetv.org/free-offers/json/data.json
?tx_amsshop_pi1[apiKey]=YOUR_API_KEY
&tx_amsshop_pi1[type]=YOUR_TYPE
You can enter for YOUR_TYPE the type uid, the type title or 0 for all articles without a type. Please note that YOUR_TYPE must be URL encoded.
To get all articles for a specific category, use the following URL:
http://www.hopetv.org/free-offers/json/data.json
?tx_amsshop_pi1[apiKey]=YOUR_API_KEY
&tx_amsshop_pi1[category]=YOUR_CATEGORY
You can enter for YOUR_CATEGORY the category uid or the category title. Please note that YOUR_CATEGORY must be URL encoded.
You can use the type and category parameter together.