Magento

Chapter 1: Introducing Magento

• What is Magento
• Elements and Terminologies of Magento Sites
  • Websites and Stores
• Magento’s Architecture
  • Core
    • Local
    • Community
  • Extensions
    • Modules
    • Interface
    • Themes
      • Layouts
      • Templates
      • Skins
    • Blocks
      • Structural Blocks
      • Content Blocks

Chapter 2: Getting started with Magento

• System Requirements
• Downloading Magento
• Installing and Configuring Magento
  • Downloader Install
  • Default Install
  • Appendix PHP5 CGI Setup
  • Configuration during Installation
  • Troubleshooting Installation
• Introduction to the Administrative Panel
  • Creating Multiple Websites and Stores
  • Permissions
    • Creating Roles
    • Assigning Users
  • Cache Management

Chapter 3: Set Up Your catalog

• Overview of Catalog Concepts
  • Categories
  • Attributes
  • Products
  • Stock Management
  • Batch Updates
  • URL Rewrites
• Creating and Managing Categories
  • Setting Up Defaults
  • Creating Categories
  • Assigning products at the category level
  • Assigning designs at the category level
  • Using static blocks with categories
• Attributes
  • Creating Attributes
  • Managing Attribute Sets
• Products
  • Setting up configuration and Attributes
  • Creating a Simple Product
  • Creating a Configurable Product
  • Creating a Grouped Product
  • Related Products, Up-sells, Cross-sells
  • Product Comparisons
  • Layered Navigation
  • Assigning Designs at the product level
• Stock Management
  • Creating stock management default options
  • Configuring stock management on the product level
• Batch Updates
• URL Rewrites
  • Configuration Settings
  • Editing URL Rewrites
  • Creating URL Rewrites

Get Ready for Selling

• Checkout Process
• Localization Settings
  • Locale Settings
  • Currency
• Taxes
  • Tax Classes
    • Product Tax Classes
    • Customer Tax Classes
  • Tax Rates
  • Tax Rules
• Shipping Options
  • Shipping Settings
    • Origin
    • Checkout with Multiple Addresses
  • Shipping Methods
    • Flat Rate
    • Table Rates
    • Free Shipping
    • UPS
    • USPS
    • FedEx
    • DHL
• Accepting Money
  • Saved Credit Card
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • Zero Subtotal Checkout
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • Check/Money Order
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • Purchase Order
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • Authorize.net
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayflowPro
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayPal Express
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayPal Direct
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayPal Standard
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayPal UK Express
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • PayPal UK Direct
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End
  • Google Checkout
    • Setup
    • Functionality on Front-End and Back-End

Chapter 5: Promotions, Marketing and Content Pages

• Customer Personalization
  • Wishlist
  • Compare Products
  • Recently Viewed/Compared Products
  • New Products
  • RSS Feeds
• Tier Pricing
• Catalog Price Rules
• Shopping Cart Price Rules
• Newsletters
  • Newsletter Configuration
  • Newsletter Templates
  • Newsletter Queue
  • Newsletter Subscribers
  • Newsletter Problem Reports
• Static Blocks
• Landing Pages
• Polls
• Search Synonyms and Re-directs
  • Quick Search
  • Advanced Search

Chapter 6: Customers

• Default Customer Options
• Contact Options and Emails
  • Editing Email Templates
  • Email Sender
  • Contact Us
• Creating Customers
  • In Front-end
  • In Admin
• Customer Groups
  • Creating Customer Groups
  • Managing Customer Groups
• Batch Updates to Customers
• Front-End and Back-End functionality for Customer Accounts
  • Front-End
  • Back-End
• Online Customers

Chapter 7: Reports and Analytics

• Reports
  • Sales
  • Shopping Cart Report
  • Products
  • Customers
  • Review Reports
  • Tags Reports
  • Search Terms
• Dashboard
• Analytics

Chapter 8: Managing Orders

• Overview of Order Functionality
  • Creating Orders
  • Terminologies
  • Managing and Editing Orders
• Creating Orders
• Sales Order Options
  • Invoice Options
  • Shipment Options
  • Credit Memo Options
• Managing and Editing Orders

Chapter 9: User-Generated Content

• Ratings and Reviews
  • Managing Ratings
  • Managing Reviews
• Tags
• Email to a Friend Options