Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions from blog owners:

Ok, I created my blog. What do I do next?
If you are familiar with how Wordpress works and just want to know how to get started with your cart, look over this page here - Getting Started with your blog shop
If you’ve never used Wordpress before, have a look around at the Wordpress Codex.

I have a template that I really like. Can I use it here?
If you know of an existing Wordpress theme that you’d like to use, contact me and if it is compatible with this version of Wordpress, then I will upload it to the themes list.

How do I add pictures of my products?
From the “write post” or “manage post” screen, click “add media” on the upper right side of the text editor. That will open a window allowing you to choose to either upload a picture directly into your blog files or link to the URL of a remotely hosted picture. You can also choose to display the image full size within the post or as a thumbnail.

How do I organize my products like a regular store?
Because the cart uses posts for products, it makes use of the built in category organization of Wordpress. You can create your categories according to your product types and then when you add products, place them into their proper categories. You can also go back and move existing products to a different category after they’ve already been created.

You can also create a page in your blog for your shop. Name it “my shop” or whatever else you’d like and in the text editor add either of these tags:

<!–eshop_list_featured–> lists products that you have marked as being featured..
<!–eshop_list_random–> This displays a random list of products.

That will display your products on the page you’ve created.

Do you have anything available for spam management?
We have Akismet available as a plugin. In order to use it, you need to activate it from your plugins and enter your own Wordpress API (if you already have one, otherwise you need to get one from Wordpress.com)