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    How do I set up metatags for my site, or per-product for search engines to find? 


    Zen Cart is built with a feature to have separate meta tags for each Category and Products -- separate from the ones on general pages.

    Categories
    To define meta tags for a Category, go to the Admin -> Catalog -> Categories/Products once you're there..click on the meta tag icon (the last one to the right for any given category) and set your content.
    Note: A meta tag must contain keywords and ...
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    Is there a way that I can check on what users with Admin access to my site are doing? 


    There isn't currently a Zen Cart page to do this, but each time an Admin page is called, the access date, admin ID, page accessed, page parameters ...
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    How do I set up PayPal IPN to return to my store automatically? 


    Detailed setup instructions can be found here:  http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/PayPal

    In brief, as an answer to just the question mentioned as the title of this article, the following applies:

    1. You must have a "Premier" or "Business" PayPal account in order to use the PayPal module for receiving payments.

    2. ...
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    How do I configure for Canadian Taxes? 


    Vendors operating in Canada need to accommodate numerous tax configurations to support proper tax collection on sales to customers in provinces where they are registered to sell. There's a Federal GST, HST, and provincial PST/RST.

    Tax Zones / Rates configuration can be a little confusing at times, as the terms are easily and accidentally swapped ... by mistake... thus it's sometimes hard to follow the process through completely.

    Hopefully this short article will help clarify.

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    Understanding Terminology
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    TAX CLASS = A setting assigned to PRODUCTS and to SHIPPING that's used to calculate final taxes.
    TAX ZONE = A regional setting used to help determine tax rates by geography.
    TAX RATE = A rate calculated by combining a product's tax class and shipping zone with the relevant tax percentage.
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    How can I restrict my employees to just maintaining products and processing orders, and stop them from changing configuration settings? 


    At the moment Zen Cart gives all Admin users access to all functions, though this will be subject to review for Zen Cart 1.6. Until then, there is a 3rd ...
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    What do the numbers in the admin "Counter History for last 10 recorded days" mean? 


    The counter counts two things:

    Session count is the number of 1st hits to your site based on unique browser sessions ... more or less this is 1st visit of the day

    NOTE: this does not distinquish between someone coming to ...
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    How do I configure the taxes? (US state sales tax - single rate) 


    FIRST, set your store's zone properly:
    Admin > Configuration > My Store > Zone
    Choose your country and zone from the lists provided by the edit button.


    Here is an example, for setting up taxes for the state of Colorado:

    Go to:
    Admin > Locations/Taxes > Zones Definitions > Insert

    Zone Name: Colorado
    Description: Colorado State Sales ...
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    Is there any way to generate a report on my banner advertising? 


    Banner statistics are tracked on an ongoing basis. When you open the Banner Manager, you can see the last 3 days' details on-screen.

    For more information, ...
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    How do I enable free shipping for orders more than $XX? 


    Open your Admin, point your cursor at Modules on the top menu, choose Order Total from the dropdown. Then select Shipping from the list. If the module ...
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    Can I skip the shipping selection page when shipping is free? 


    Set all products as free shipping in by editing each one and setting the button in the middle of the product-info/edit screen.

    Then enable the free shipping ...
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