Beginning entrepreneurs often need an online store ready for work in the shortest possible time. But the price of such an order will be unacceptably high, so another way is needed. There is a solution: do it yourself online store !
From the outside, this may seem like an insoluble task. We need knowledge of programming, various content management systems, and no one wants a template site, it will have to be made more unique. But today you can easily from scratch .
First you will need to select the appropriate edition of the CMS "1C-Bitrix: Site Management". Any one will do (except for "First Site"), but there is a small nuance: the basket functionality appears only in senior editions, starting with "Small Business". For orders, it is not necessary, because There is always the possibility of ordering through the mail, but with a basket it is still more convenient.
Then we need to choose a hosting. The CMS developer has prepared a special rating of hosting sites that are best used. In them, the installation of "1C-B: US" can occur with one click, including therefore they are preferable for us.
Now we have an installed content management system and we must choose: we will use the standard online store or install a ready-made solution from the Marketplace store. There you can choose from a variety of ready-made solutions, each of which is designed for a certain type of activity, although there are universal ones.
The better the second choice is the great uniqueness of the site and many devices specifically for your field of activity. But there is a minus - most of them are paid. If you still decide to use them, then you will be explained in detail in their technical support. So we will analyze the work with a standard online store, especially since we have methods to customize the site: the Localization and Live Editor modules from Accorsys.
Actually, for further actions, nothing is needed anymore, it simply acts at the prompts of the wizard to create an online store and that’s all. There you will need to enter information about the company, payment and delivery methods, work hours - nothing complicated. And at the end of your he'll be ready.
Now the time has come for the most important thing: create sections, fill out the product catalog with products, and customize the site. For this, the modules we mentioned are used. First install the "Live Editor". Now we can create the necessary sections on the go. Products can be added directly from the catalog menu by simply clicking on the "plus" (+).
But the help of this solution is not limited to this, with it we will add descriptions of goods, price, images, and we will also attribute certain properties. For each of these actions, 1 mouse click is usually enough. All management is intuitive, but if you want to be sure, you can work out on a special demo site of the online store.
Now our site already has everything you need for an online store, but you need to make sure that it is somewhat different from everyone else. This can be done either with the help of developers, or with the help of another module - "Localization".
This solution allows you to edit the text of the site interface, to make it more unique. This is also done very simply: select the phrase or word we need, select the "Change" item in the menu that appears, and enter a new word. Thus, you can change any text. But that is not all.
"Localization" allows you to translate a site or create a multilingual site. So you can quickly expand your potential audience by increasing the number of visitors who can read and understand what is written on the site. Additionally added the ability to create tooltips that help visitors use the services of the site.
Total, we got a working online store, made by ourselves. Moreover, it is already quite unique, with the ability to quickly add products and a tool for easily creating a multilingual site.