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Creating an online store from scratch using DuxCommerce

Install DuxCommerce

DuxCommerce is implemented as a few Orchard Core modules. Installing DuxCommerce is not different from setting up a Orchard Core website.

1. Clone DuxCommerce soure code.

2. Open DuxCommerce.Source.sln in Visual Studio and build the solution.

3. Set DuxCommerce.Web.csproj as starup project and start it.

4. Fill in the setup form as usual and submit it.

5. Log in using the user account you created in the previous step.

6. In the Admin section, navigate to Configuration > Features, enable the following DuxCommerce modules:

   • DuxCommerce.Storefront
   • DuxCommerce.Payments.Offline
   • DuxCommerce.Payments.PayPal
   • DuxCommerce.Payments.Stripe

7. Check the logs under src\DuxCommerce.Web\App_Data\logs to ensure there are no errors.

8. After a successful installation, a Commerce menu will appear in the Admin section.

   

Manage catalog

Under Commerce > Catalog, you can manage categories, products, inventories and shared product options such as size and color.

Create a category

1. Navigate to Commerce > Catalog > Categories and click the Create button.

2. Fill in the category details and click Publish button.

Create a product

1. Navigate to Commerce > Catalog > Products and click the Create button.

2. Enter product name and prices.

3. Select the category created in the previous section.

4. Click the Publish button.

Enable payment methods

DuxCommerce supports PayPal, Stripe and five offline payment methods out of the box. You can enable and configure different paymethods for different countries.

1. Navigate to Commerce > Settings > Payments and click the Enable button to enable a payment method.

   

2. Click the Configure button to configure the selected method.

   

3. Enter payment instructions, choose the countries where the selected method will be available and click the Save button

   

Set up shipping methods

DuxCommerce supports shipping fee calculation based on weight, quantity and order total. You can enable and configure different shipping methods for different countries and regions.

Update shpping origin

1. Navigate to Commerce > Settings > Shipping.

2. On the Shipping Origin page, click the Edit button.

3. Update the shipping origin address and click the Save button.

Define shipping zone

1. On the Shipping Profile page, click the Add Zone button.

2. On the Create Zone page, enter zone name and choose applicable countries and states.

3. Click the Save button.

Create shipping method

1. On the Shipping Origin page, selected the created shipping zone by clicking the Edit button.

   

2. On the Edit Zone page, click the Shipping Methods tab.

   

3. On the Shipping Methods page, click the Add button.

   

4. On the Add Methods page, enter method name, choose method type and click the Save button.

   

5. On the Shipping Methods page, click the Edit button.

   

6. On the Edit Method page, click the Add button.

   

7. On the Add Rate page, enter rate detais and click the Save button.

   

8. Add more rates until you cover all the ranges.

   

Configure taxes

DuxCommerce supports tax codes like Tobacco and Alcohol, and three types of tax zones:

• Tax zones based on countries
• Tax zones based on states or provinces
• Tax zones based on postal codes

Add tax codes

1. Navigate to Commerce > Settings > Taxes > Tax Codes.

2. On the Tax Codes page, click the Add button.

3. On the *Add Code" popup, enter tax code and click Save button.

Define tax zones

1. Navigate to Commerce > Settings > Taxes > Tax Zones.

2. On the Tax Zones page, click the Add Zone button.

3. On the Create Zone page, enter zone name, select the first zone type, choose a country and click Save button.

   

Add tax rates

1. Navigate to Commerce > Settings > Taxes > Tax Zones.

2. On the Tax Zones page, click the Edit button.

   

3. On the Edit Zone page, click on Tax Rates tab and then the Add Rate button.

   

4. On the Add Rate page, enter rate for each tax code and click the Save button.