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Description

Where to find it

Shop name

Defines your brand, most notably on search engines (Google, Yahoo!, Bing...).

"Shop Parameters" menu, "Contact" page, "Stores" tab, then in the "Contact details" section, edit the "Shop name" option.

Shop logo

Defines your brand visually. The default logo says "Classic", which is the name of the default theme.
Displayed at the top left of every page of your store, as well as in your invoices and other automatic e-mails.

"Design" menu, "Theme & Logo" page, "Your current theme" section, then change the various default images to your logo.

Default shop currency

The currency in which you want to set the default price for your products.

"International" menu, "Localization" page, "Configuration" section.
If the currency is not available, you must import a localization pack for its country first: use the "Import a localization pack" tool from the same page.

Shop information

Several blocks presenting the phone number for your shop, your contact address and the email for your shop. These are displayed at various places in the front-offices.

The information comes from "Shop Parameters" menu, "Contact" page, "Stores" tab, then in the "Contact details" section.

To disable it, refer to the "Contact information" module.

Advertising

A block presenting an image with a link to another site.
Displayed in front office, left column.

"Advertising block" module.

Image slider

The slider presents several images, scrolling one after the other. It is a strong visual signature for your store and products.
Usually placed front and center of the homepage

"Image slider" module.

Pages

The content of static pages, such as "About Us", "Delivery", "Legal Notice", "Terms and Conditions", and "Secure Payment". Some of them have default content, which you should adapt to your business; some others are empty, and you should paste your own text.
Displayed in the "Information" section of the footer.

"Design" menu, "pages" page, then edit and create pages at will.

Social networks

A block presenting several icons to follow your company on social media. It won't display by default, so make sure you enter your social media links on the module.
When active, displays in the footer, right column.

"Social media follow links" module.
Social media sharingOn each product page, 4 buttons to share the page's URL on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Google + and Pinterest."Social media share buttons" module.
Top menu

The top of the default theme uses a top menu to indicate categories that the visitor can go to, as well as links to other locations.

"Main menu" module.
ReassuranceOn the product page, a block allows you to display some reassurance details. Use it to give some details about your return policy ("Free returns!"), your security policy ("Secured payments"), etc., so that visitors will feel it's safe to order from your shop."Customer reassurance" module.

Homepage content

The default theme contains a lot of demo content: texts, images, links, etc. If you intend on using that theme for your own store instead of buying your theme, you should make sure to remove all the default content first.

"Banner" module: change the image at the bottom of the home page.

"Custom text blocks" module: display your own messages at the bottom of the home page, below the banner.

Other modules available in "Installed Modules", "Theme modules" section will help you define the various settings for your front office, make sure you check them all!

Legal complianceSome countries require you to give specific information to your customers, regarding your various policies. The "Legal compliance" module is here to help.Please read the "Complying with the European legislation" page to know more about the changes you should make.

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Your shop is meant to earn money, and this can only become a reality if you use at least one payment module. Several modules are already available in the default install, which you can install and configure (from from the "Installed Modules" page under the "Modules" menu, in the "Payments & Gateways" category), and create restrictions for them (in the "Preference" page under the "Payment" menu). Many payment modules require you to first set up an account on the service they were built for.

See the "Payment" section of the "Making the Native Modules Work" chapter of this guide in order to learn about them all.

You can also install other payment modules, downloaded from the Addons marketplace: http://addons.prestashop.com/en/4-payments-gateways-prestashop-modules

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PrestaShop comes bundled with more than a hundred modules. These are very varied: analytics, front office features, payment, shipping... You should explore the available modules in full, in order to know which ones you might want to enable, and which you'd rather keep disabled.

See the "Managing Modules" and "Making The Native Modules Work" chapters of this guide in order to learn about them all.

You can also find many other modules on the Addons marketplace: http://addons.prestashop.com/en/2-modules-prestashop

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Some pages already exist, but their content should really be triple-checked, as they can have a lot of impact on your shop's legal status, among other things.

The default pages are "About Us", "Delivery", "Legal Notice", "Terms and Conditions of use", and "Secure Payment". Some of them have default content, which you should update; some others are empty, and you should paste your own text.
To edit these pages, go to the "Design" menu, click the "Pages" page, then choose the page you want to edit, or create new ones.

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