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Store Builder - CartLink Developer's Guide
The following paragraphs demonstrates how to link an existing site to the xAuthorize Shopping Cart and Ordering Engine:
Table of Contents
Introduction
The xAuthorize CartLink service works side by side with your online store allowing you to link directly to your Shopping Cart and Ordering System from any existing website. For example, a merchant might already have a functional site containing all their product information, and they only need a shopping cart and ordering component. That's what the CartLink system can offer. One of the powers of the xAuthorize system is in giving the merchant the option of how to use the service. The service can generate an entire site allowing the merchant to open for business within minutes from signing up, or the service can be used as a component adding functionality to an existing site. This section demonstrates the procedure for how to create an online store, and how to link to the created store from any existing website or webpage.
Here's a quick overview of the steps involved:
Create your store at the xAuthorize website.
Use your Online Control Panel to add product names and pricing.
Add some HTML tags to link your site to your Shopping Cart.
Create Your Online Store
The procedure for creating a new online store is quite simple.
Click Sign UP on our main page.
Choose among the different packages we offer.
Fill in your store information.
Create a new account and provide your payment information.
Click on the button labeled "Click to Create Site"
Within seconds, your store will be generated.
You will be redirected to your Online Control Panel.
Add Your Products
Once your store has been generated, you can use your Online Control Panel to add your products.
Choose CATALOG from your Online Control Panel.
Click on New Item.
Fill in the item information (only the item name is required).
Click Save.
You will be redirected to the Item View Layout.
The first cell in the top item menu shows the Item ID (in bold).
You will need the Item ID to identify your products.
Link to Your Shopping Cart
Once your store has been created, you're ready to link your existing site to your shopping cart. You will now need to locate your Store ID.
Locating Your Store ID
Locating your Store ID is quite simple. If you look at the top of any of the pages of your Online Control Panel, you'll find your Store ID between parenthesis right after your Store Title.
For Example: My Store Title (1056) - Control Panel
Link using HTML <A> Tag
There are several ways to link your website to your shopping cart. The first and easiest way utilizes the HTML <A> Tag allowing the user to click on any item to be transported to the shopping cart. For example, on the page describing your product, you can have a link labeled "Click to Purchase". When this link is clicked, the user will be redirected to the shopping cart system, and the item will be placed in their cart allowing them to checkout or go back and add more items.
For Exmaple:
Lets assume your Store ID is 1059, and you've added an item to your catalog, and the newly added item has an ID of 1000. Here's the HTML code you'll need to link to your cart:
<A HREF="http://www.xauthorize.com/cart/cart.asp?StoreID=1059&ItemID=1000">Click to Purchase</A>
You can change the ItemID to link to any of the products you've added to your catalog.
Link using HTML Form
Another way to link to your cart is using an HTML form. The form will contain a button which when clicked will redirect the user to the shopping cart and add item to the cart. The following example demonstrates how to create such a form. Using the same Store ID and Item ID from the previous example, the link can be created as follows:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.xauthorize.com/cart/cart.asp">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="StoreID" VALUE="1059">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="ItemID" VALUE="1000">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Click to Purchase">
</FORM>
Display Shopping cart
You may display the customer's cart at any time:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.xauthorize.com/cart/cart.asp">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="StoreID" VALUE="1059">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Click to Purchase">
</FORM>
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