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CREATE YOUR STORE FOR FREE
(Hey don't worry, we are always in the background helping you create your profile and making sure your store settings are correct before you go live.)
LOGIN
Once you have registered, you will get an email from us with your login details to set your password to your own store dashboard. To access your dashboard, you need to Login, and then go to the Store Dashboard on the menu of the NZHELLO website to get into your store back end. If you have lost your password, simply reset it.
Your store dashboard
This will be your dashboard. Here you will see your orders, add products the the marketplace, purchase subscriptions and add on's etc. Familiarise yourself and get to know your new dashboard.
STORE
Under settings, here you can personalise your store front. This is where you add your business banner, logo (under profile picture) store category and business description. You might like to add your website URL here to so people can find you directly. There is a progress bar that will let you know if you need to add more information to make your profile stand out and more complete.
Social Profile
Go to Social Profile and copy and paste all your social links. People can visit your socials direct from your NZHELLO Store.
UNDER SEO ADD AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU CAN
Payments
You only need to connect payments to your store if you are going to sell products from your store.
By setting up a payments method, this is how you will get paid after a sale.
Connect your Store to Stripe
Navigate to – Vendor Dashboard → Settings → Payment You will see a new option titled Dokan Stripe and asking to Connect with Stripe.
Shipping Method
Take note of the blue highlighted sections. this is where you need to click to add your shipping settings.
Add Shipping Method
Add a shipping method and then save. Flat Rate/Pick Up/Free Delivery
Edit Shipping Method
Please add your Shipping Prices for the various class costs that you assign your products as when uploading your products through your dashboard. You also must add a calculated type - we recommend the highest shipping rate. Then SAVE.
NZ RURAL SHIPPING
You can add a Rural Shipping Rate here. You just need to click on the blue button and add your extra 'Flat Rate' charge to ship to a Rural NZ Postcode.
Selling Products
In your dashboards, click Products and then click Add New Products. It will then take you to a new page where you can add more product details.
ADDING IMAGES
To the left of 'Media Library' if you hover over you will see 'Upload Media'. This is currently invisible! Here is where you upload your product images.
Configuring Shipping Class
- Navigate to Store→Vendor Dashboard→Products.
- Select the product that you want to add the shipping class to, then choose which class you want to assign to your parcel. You create these prices from the Shipping section in your dashboard.
Variables
If you want to add Variations to your product, change Product type to Variable.
How to add Variations
Attributes is found when you upload your product. This is where you add variables for your products, such as colours/sizes.
To add an attribute you need to put '|' between each variation. (found on keyboard |\)
Tick Used for variations
Tick both boxes and then press SAVE
Set price when using Variations
After clicking on the 'used for variations' box, you will be able to make the variation from the attributes you made. Then you click on the variation and you will be directed to a drop down where you can add your Price, Shipping Size. Then press Save.
IMPORTANT - WHEN YOU UPLOAD YOUR PRODUCTS, YOU MUST ADD A SHIPPING CLASS OR CUSTOMERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE YOUR PRODUCTS. BY DEFAULT WE WILL ADD A DEFAULT SHIPPING COST TO YOUR PRODUCTS.
FLAT RATE - NZ NATION WIDE
SMALL - $5
MEDIUM - $10
LARGE - $15
X LARGE - $20
Rest assured we check every product upload before it goes live 🙂
DISCOVER LOCAL
This is a great place for any industries who are location based to upload a product or service. Upload your offer as a product in your dashboard, and in the category choose your location and we will add it to the Discover Local category when we publish your post.
If your local product/service does not require shipping, click on 'Virtual'. Customers will get an email confirmation that can be used as proof of purchase.