Frequently asked questions

We have put together this list of frequently asked questions on our forums. Please find them here

Other suggestions for this FAQ are welcome

a.m. wrote:
Q. Shared hosting or VPS?

Q. Tips for optimizing store performance performance.
A. http://www.nop-templates.com/performance-optimizations-in-nopcommerce-33

Q. How to change texts strings in the store.
A. In admin>configuration>languages>view strings resources [of your language], with the help of filters (funnel tools) you can find and edit the texts whose value you want to change.

Q. How to configure Multi-Vendor feature.
A. Check these links:
http://www.nop-templates.com/whats-new-in-nopcommerce-30-part-1-multi-vendor-support
https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/postnew.aspx?topicid=22403&quotepostid=92622

Q. How to configure Multi-Store feature.
A. Check these links:
http://www.nop-templates.com/whats-new-in-nopcommerce-30-part-2-multi-store-support
https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/21356/multi-store-roadmap-lets-discuss-update-done.aspx?p=3#89679
http://www.nopaccelerate.com/setup-nopcommerce-multi-store-shared-hosting-environment/

Q. The Nopcommerce platform.
A. Check this document


Andrei: Suggestion. FAQs and Useful Links should also be included in Nop Documentation page

a.m. wrote:

We would like to contribute to the list of FAQs with a few videos answering one of the most frequently asked questions we have came upon. We hope that they will be useful to the nopCommerce community.

Q. How to install nopCommerce on a local machine?
http://www.nop-templates.com/how-to-install-nopcommerce-on-a-local-machine

Q. How to search and change resources in nopCommerce?
http://www.nop-templates.com/how-to-search-and-change-resources-in-nopcommerce

Q. How to search and change settings in nopCommerce?
http://www.nop-templates.com/how-to-search-and-change-settings-in-nopcommerce

Q. How to set the number of products per page?
http://www.nop-templates.com/how-to-set-the-number-of-products-shown-per-page-in-a-category

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Q: I accidentally deleted the admin user.  How can I get back in as admin?

A: If you have access to the database  (using a tool like SSMS, etc) then un-delete the user:

  update Customer
  set Deleted = 0
  where Id = 1

(Typically the Id for Admin is 1, but if not, then find Id, or use the Username - e.g
  where Username = '[email protected]'
)

Q: Why use nopCommerce?
A: https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/27820/why-use-nopcommerce.aspx

Q: How do I stop logging "The controller for path ... was not found or does not implement IController?

A: Change to false...
Admin Site > Configuration > Settings > All Settings >>  commonsettings.log404errors

Q: What are the best practices to apply change sets?
A: https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/11806/custom-dev-source-control-changesets-best-practices.aspx

Q. How can I re-assign an email address if I've deleted the customer?

A.  There is a setting that will Suffix a customer email with "-DELETED" when the record is deleted

All Settings - customersettings.suffixdeletedcustomers

Out of the box, the setting is FALSE.  If you deleted the customer prior to making the change to TRUE, then you need to manually suffix the email using a SQL tool (e.g. SSMS)

Q: How to create a new language set?
A: https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/25984/how-to-create-a-new-language-pack-for-310-based-on-300.aspx