Modules are boxes of information to help the customer make their purchase. Some require additional setup in addition to enabling them in this section (for example, you must specify the discount price for each product displayed in Specials on the individual product page). Most can be displayed in left or right column or some above or below the page content, and include the following:
Account
Information about the customer's account, including email address, password, street address for shipping and billing.
Affiliate
Information about becoming an affiliate who receives commissions for referring customers to your store.
Banner
Ad banners that can be placed in left or right column, or on home page above or below page content. See also slideshow.
Bestsellers
Automatically tracks the most commonly purchased products in your store.
Carousel
A slideshow of manufacturer logos that appears on the home page in a new store, can be customized to manage any set of small images. Requires additional setup in System -> Design -> Banners.
Category
Product navigation box.
Featured
Choose products to be featured in your store by typing in the products box the FIRST letter of a product name, and select from the drop-down box of products appears.
Google Talk
Chat with live customers. You must sign up for a Google Talk account.
Information
Additional pages for shipping information, privacy policy, and any other purpose. A CMS or content management system for organizing pages of information.
Latest
Automatically lists the newest products added to your store.
Manufacturer
Allow customers to view products by manufacturer or brand name. (Pre-1.5.1.1 only; replaced with Carousel)
Slideshow
Select different ad banners to display as a slideshow. See also banners above.
Specials
Display discounted products in a box.
Store
If you have multiple stores, "Choose a Store" box allow customers to choose which store to browse. Can restrict to Admins only.
Welcome
Home page welcome message or other text to greet customers.
Modules typically have position, status and sort order fields. There may be additional fields depending on the functionality of the module. Most modules contain the following fields:
Images
The program will reduce your images to the same size. Expressed in pixels where 100= approx. 1 inch.
Layout
Select the template you want to use for this box.
Position
Position the module will appear, typically left or right column, but some modules can display in content top or bottom.
Status
Select "Enabled" to display the module or "Disabled" to hide.
Sort Order
Sort order determines what order the modules are displayed in their column.
