Training Session #3 (Part 1) - Payment Processor and E-Commerce Settings

This training session provides an overview of the payment processor and e-commerce settings that power your online store in InkSoft. It explains how to configure key settings related to payments, checkout, and store operations, helping merchants create a smooth purchasing experience for customers while ensuring their store is set up to process orders efficiently.

Payment Processing

Here at InkSoft, we proudly offer merchant processing with embedded Payments for our US-Based customers! Head to this guide for a general overview on Inksoft Payments. Here is a guide to set up Inksoft Payments:

• Setting up Inksoft Payments

For our Non US customers, we offer integration with Stripe! Below is the guide to set up Stripe:

• Setting up Stripe
   

Shopping Cart Settings

Cart Settings are not a global setting and can be changed per each store you create. The Cart Settings section allows you to decide what features you would like to have turned on for your customer's shopping cart experience.

Configuring Cart Settings

Each store can have a unique shopping cart experience. To get to your Cart Settings:

1. Click Settings
2. Click Shopping Cart Settings
3. Click Cart Settings
4. Filter: Store (to configure the cart settings for selected store)
5. Click Apply

Questions? Click here for a guide.

Site Security and SSL Settings

"SSL" is the acronym for Secure Sockets Layer and is the Internet standard security technology used to establish an encrypted (or safe) link between a web server (website) and your browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc…). This secured link ensures that the data/information that is passed from a web browser to the web server remains private and encrypted. SSL technology is essential for selling online as it allows consumers to make payment online safely.

InkSoft provides options two options for securing your InkSoft powered online stores:

1. Dedicated SSL (RECOMMENDED)- InkSoft offers a complimentary SSL product available from the leading provider Let's Encrypt, offered within the Inksoft system! Dedicated SSL certificates allow you to use and secure your custom domain name(s).

Benefits:

• Creates consumer confidence by indicating site security
• You can use your custom domain name versus stores.inksoft.com
• Every page is secured with an important search engine ranking factor

2. Free 'Shared' SSL- Enabling the free 'Shared' SSL will use https://stores.inksoft.com as a prefix in web pages that require security; such as account sign-in and checkout.

Questions? Click here for a full guide.

Quickbooks Online Integration

If you use Quickbooks this will be a great video to help you configure your Quickbooks.

Questions? Click here for a guide.

Taxation

Enjoy our Taxation video to get you some general knowledge on taxation and then review the guide if you have advanced questions.

Generally speaking, you do not have to use these tax controls. They are available for advanced configuration. InkSoft uses a third-party tax service which provides tax percentages for each State, City, and Zipcode. By default sales tax will be based on the zip code assigned per store.

Questions? Click here for a full guide.

Taxation per Product

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers to classify traded products. It came into effect in 1988 and has since been developed and maintained by the World Customs Organization (WCO.) An independent intergovernmental organization based in Brussels, Belgium, with over 200 member countries.

To read more about Harmonized System click here