Adding a new category
- Log in through the back-end of the website.
- Point your mouse to Components in the tab menu and then select VirtueMart
- Select Product Categories
- Select the New icon, enter the necessary details in the form
- Scroll down the form and select if the category should be top-level or a sub-category to an existing category.
- To add an image, select the images tab (next to the category information tab)
- Browse for the image and select it – do this for both the full image section and the thumb-nail section.
- Click the Save & Close icon at the top.
Adding or Edting a Product item
- Log in through the back-end of the website.
- Point your mouse to Components in the tab menu and then select VirtueMart
- Select Products
- To find an existing item, use the search box at the top of the page
- Click on the item you wish to edit and make your changes. Once done, click the Save & Close icon at the top.
- To add a new product, select the New icon, enter the necessary details in the form
- Please note that there are a number of tabs which can be opened (Product Information/ Product Description/ Product status/ Product Dimensions and Weight/ Product Images/ Custom Fields). Edit these as appropriate.
- Edit the content as required and then save the changes by clicking the Save & Close icon at the top.
Publish or unpublish an item
- To unpublish a product from the website, go to the list of products and then click on the green 'tick' icon in the column that states Published. It will change to a red circle, signifying that publishing is not active.
- To re-publish, simply click on the red circle in the Published column and ensure it has changed to a green 'tick' icon.