Go to System -> Setting
General Tab
*Store Name
The name of your store.
*Store Owner
The store owner's name, or can also be the name of the store. This value will be in the "from" field of any email that is sent from the website when sent, such as one that is sent to the customer after purchasing.
*Address
The address of your store. This will be displayed on the contact page and on invoices.
*E-Mail
The store general email address used for receiving. This will be the destination for any emails sent through the website, such as through the feedback from or notification emails sent by the website as notification of new orders. This should be a SINGLE email address only.
*Telephone
The contact telephone number of your store. This will be displayed on your contact page.
Fax
The contact fax number of your store. This will be displayed on your contact page.
Store Tab
*Title
Meta Title displayed as the title in search engine results, and in the top bar of the browser.
Meta Tag Description
Meta Tag Descriptions are used by search engines to describe the content of your web site in the search engine results page.
Template
If you have uploaded additional templates, select a template for your store.
Default Layout
If you have uploaded additional sub-templates for your store, select the main one here.
Local Tab
Country
The default country your store is located in.
Region / State
The region or state your store is located in. This will be used to decide via geo zones if taxes should be added to your products.
Language
The default language your store uses. See also System -> Localisation -> Languages.
Administration Language
The default language you see in your store administration. See also System -> Localisation -> Languages.
Currency
The default currency your store uses. See also System -> Localisation -> Currencies.
Auto Update Currency
If set to yes your store will automatically get currency rates and update the values daily.
Length Class
The default length class your store uses. See also System -> Localisation -> Length Classes.
Weight Class
The default weight class your store uses. See also System -> Localisation -> Weight Classes.
Option Tab
*Default Items Per Page (Catalog)
How many catalog items are shown per page (products, categories, etc.)
*Default Items Per Page (Admin)
How many admin items are shown per page (orders, customers, etc.)
Display Prices With Tax
If you are required to display prices with tax. If set to no then taxes will only be included in the order totals on the checkout confirmation page.
Invoice Prefix
Set the invoice prefix (e.g. INV-2011-00). Invoice ID's will start at 1 for each unique prefix.
Customer Group
Default customer group when customers register. Can change if, for example, you only sell to wholesale, employees, or other group you have created.
Login Display Prices
Only show prices when a customer is logged in.
Approve New Customers
Don't allow new customer to login until their account has been manually approved by store owner.
Guest Checkout
Allow customers to checkout without creating an account. Not available if a downloadable product is in the shopping cart.
Account Terms
Forces people to agree to terms before an account can be created.
Checkout Terms
Forces people to agree to terms before an a customer can check out.
Affiliate Terms
Forces people to agree to terms before an affiliate account can be created.
Affiliate Commission (%)
The default affiliate commission percentage.
Display Stock
Display stock quantity on the product information page.
Show Out Of Stock Warning
Display out of stock message on the shopping cart page if a product is out of stock but stock checkout is yes. (Warning always shows if stock checkout is no)
Stock Checkout
Allow customers to still check out if the products they are ordering are not in stock.
Out of Stock Status
Set the default out of stock status selected in product edit.
Order Status
Set the default order status when an order is processed. See also System -> Localisation -> Order Status.
Complete Order Status
Set the order status the customers order must reach before they are allowed to access their downloadable products and gift vouchers.
Return Status
Set the default return status when an returns request is submitted.
Allow Reviews
Enable/Disable new review entry and display of existing reviews
Allow Downloads
Set your store to allow downloads. If customers make orders with that have downloadable products this setting will stop them from being able to access their downloads.
Allowed Upload File Extensions
If you allow customers to upload a file, which file extensions are allowed to be uploaded. Use comma separated values.
Display Weight on Cart Page
Show the cart weight on the cart page
Image Tab
Store Logo
The logo you want to display in the header of your store.
Icon
A Favicon icon to display in the browser window next to the store address. Should be a PNG that is 16px x 16px.
Product images are automatically resized by OpenCart, so you only need to upload one product image and it will resize to the sizes you specify below:
*Product Image Thumb Size
Default is 228x228.
*Product Image Popup Size
Size Default is 500x500.
*Product List Size
Default is 80x80.
*Category List Size
Default is 80x80.
*Manufacturer List Size
Default is 80x80.
*Additional Product Image Size
Default is 74x74.
*Related Product Image Size
Default is 80x80.
*Compare Image Size
Default is 90x90.
*Wish List Image Size
Default is 50x50.
*Cart Image Size
Default is 80x80.
Mail Tab
Mail Protocol
Leave at 'Mail' UNLESS your host has disabled the php mail function.
Mail Parameters
When using 'Mail', additional mail parameters can be added here (e.g. "-femail@storeaddress.com".
SMTP Host
If your host requires you to use SMTP mail, get this from your web host.
SMTP Username
If your host requires you to use SMTP mail, get this from your web host.
SMTP Password
If your host requires you to use SMTP mail, get this from your web host.
SMTP Port
If your host requires you to use SMTP mail, get this from your web host.
SMTP Timeout
If your host requires you to use SMTP mail, get this from your web host.
New Order Alert Mail
Send a email to the store owner when a new order is created. Yes No
New Account Alert Mail
Send a email to the store owner when a new account is registered. Yes No
Additional Alert E-Mails
Any additional emails you want to receive the alert email, in addition to the main store email. (comma separated)
Server Tab
Use SSL
If you did not install store with SSL, check with your host to have an SSL certificate is installed, then add the SSL address in your catalog and admin config files.
Use SEO URL's
To use Search Engine Friendly SEO URL's with product or page names instead of page numbers, first Apache module mod-rewrite MUST be installed (ask your web host) and you must rename the htaccess.txt to .htaccess. Read the htaccess.txt file for more information
Maintenance Mode
Prevents customers from browsing your store. They will instead see a maintenance message. If logged in as admin, you will see the store as normal.
Encryption Key
Please select any secret random number that will be used to encrypt private information when processing orders.
Output Compression Level
GZIP for more efficient transfer to requesting clients. Compression level must be between 0 - 9.
Display Errors
Yes or No.
Log Errors
Yes or No.
* Error Log Filename
Default is error.txt.
Google Analytics Code
Log in to your Google Analytics account and after creating your web site profile copy and paste the analytics code into this field.
