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Within the General Options link you will find a collection of options that pertain to your site's settings.

 

 

Home Country: select the country in which your store resides in drop down menu. As with all changes made within the admin section of your site, be sure to click the save changes/ok button before you move off the page you are working on.

 

Default Home Page: type in the address of your homepage here. You may leave this field blank.

 

Server Time Offset: if you reside in a different time zone than EST you may adjust the time in which your orders are placed on your site here. Follow what the Current Server Time is and adjust by + or - the number of hours you are different.

 

Show Product Image in Cart: check this box if you would like to display a small image of the product in the shopping cart before the customer checks out.

 

Show Sign Image in Cart: check this box if you would like to display the sign image in  the shopping cart.

 

Small Product Image Size: set the dimension of the small image here. The small image is displayed when the product is viewed as part of the category in a list/grid format.

 

Medium Product Image Size: set the dimension of the medium image here. The medium image is displayed when the product is being detailed on the product detail page.

 

Tiny Product Image Size: The size of the image that displays in the shopping cart.

 

Force Image Product Sizes: If you place different size images for various products, the system will automatically display them all at the same size for a more uniform look.

 

Show Powered By icon in footer: when this box is checked the powered by Stamp Shop Web logo will appear at the bottom of your site. Uncheck this box to remove it.

 

Show Cart Totals in Header: click this box if you would like to display the shopping cart totals in the upper part of your site.

 

Site Cookie Name: a behind the scenes computer transaction which helps your site track what users place in their shopping carts. There is no need to change this but if you do, you cannot use any spaces in your new cookie name. (Example: MyStampCompanySiteCookie for www.mystampcompany.com website.)

 

Allow Personalized Themes: check this box to allow personalized themes for customers. When checked, customers will have the option of viewing a different theme (look & feel) for your site once they have signed-in to your site with their username.

 

Allow Affiliate Themes: check this box to allow affiliates of your store to have their own theme (look & feel).

 

Show Wish List on Cart Page: check this box if you would like to display the customer's wish list items on the shopping cart page.

 

Gift Wrap Charge Per item: check this box if you would like to set a gift wrap charge per item. To set the charge you must edit each individual product over in the Products tab.

 

Charge Tax on Non-Shipping Items: check this box if you would like to charge tax on products that you have set as "non-shipping" items.

 

Remember Carts for Anonymous Users: check this box if you would like your store to remember the carts for anonymous users who have shopped on your site and have items in their shopping cart but have not signed in to your store yet.

 

Disable Product Caching: Forces a re-read from the database for product display. (Not recommended)

 

Force Upper-Case for Addresses: check this box if you would like to force addresses typed in to your site to always be uppercase.

 

Force Login: check this box if you would like your site to force customers to sign in first before they can view your site.

 

Allow New Customers: check this box if you would like to accept new customers to your site.

 

Use Metric: check this box if you would like to change measurements on your site to the metric system.

 

Use Voucher System: check this box if you would like to allow vouchers to be accepted on your site for checkout. Pre-assigned codes are linked with stamp mount products (sold without a die plate) to be then made customizable on your site. Since the mount would have already been purchased elsewhere, the voucher system allows customization and checkout without additional payment.

 

Allow user to change tax exemption status: when this box is checked a new customer may check a box "I am tax exempt" when creating a new user account on your site.

 

Allow Remote Login: check this box only if you were advised by Connectweb Technologies, Inc. When this box is checked customers who are using an intranet to connect to your site may pass over the sign in process, making it transparent.