User's Manual

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Table of Contents
Preamble .................................................................................................................... ix
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1
1.1. What is VirtueMart? ......................................................................................... 1
1.2. What does it not do? ........................................................................................ 2
1.3. Screenshots ..................................................................................................... 2
2. Installation ............................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Joomla! / Mambo Installation ............................................................................. 5
2.2. VirtueMart Installation ...................................................................................... 5
3. First Steps .............................................................................................................. 15
3.1. Joomla! Global Configuration ........................................................................... 15
4. Administrator Tutorial .............................................................................................. 17
4.1. Shop Configuration ......................................................................................... 17
4.2. Getting Started ............................................................................................... 24
4.3. Store Setup .................................................................................................... 25
4.4. Countries, Currencies, Core Modules & Functions ................................................ 27
4.5. Manufacturer Administration ............................................................................ 32
4.6. Product Administration .................................................................................... 34
4.7. User Management ........................................................................................... 53
4.8. Order Administration ...................................................................................... 60
4.9. Vendor Administration .................................................................................... 63
4.10. Tax Rates .................................................................................................... 68
4.11. Shipping Modules ......................................................................................... 69
4.12. Payment Methods ......................................................................................... 72
4.13. Coupon Administration .................................................................................. 76
4.14. Reports ....................................................................................................... 77
5. About VirtueMart .................................................................................................... 79
5.1. Known Problems ............................................................................................ 79
5.2. To-Do List .................................................................................................... 79
5.3. The Project .................................................................................................... 79
5.4. The Community ............................................................................................. 79
5.5. The Documentation ......................................................................................... 80