How to Create a PrestaShop Store?

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PrestaShop offers an open-source solution that allows you great freedom when creating your online store. The platform is already used by over 300,000 merchants. If you are wondering how to create a PrestaShop store, read our article.

PrestaShop Store – index:
Hosting
System Requirements
Installation
Maintenance mode
Language selection
Taxes
Models
Terms of sale
Adding products
Payments
Shipping
Modules
PrestaShop Essentials
Marketing
Hosting
Hosting is an essential element for creating an online store. PrestaShop has a list of hosting companies on its website that it cooperates with. Among them is 1&1 IONOS. Using their offer, the merchant can install PrestaShop as a Click&Build application. The hosting package recommended by the company is 1&1 Unlimited on Linux, which costs $5 per month.

System Requirements
PrestaShop allows you to install the software on your bolivia whatsapp number database or online. Depending on which option a merchant chooses, they will be subject to different system requirements, as shown in the table below.

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Installation
PrestaShop has prepared a guide on how to install the software. It is available in English at this link . The entire installation process is divided into 6 steps:

Download and unzip the PrestaShop package,
Create a database for the PrestaShop store on your web server,
Upload three PrestaShop files (including the .zip file) to the chosen location on the web server,
Run the installation script,
Follow the instructions that appear on the installer screen,
After the installation is complete, for security reasons, delete the “install” folder and create a new “admin” folder.
Maintenance mode
Use maintenance mode to calmly make changes to your online store, without fear that some user will visit your unfinished page (or even buy a product, for example, at an underestimated price). To activate this mode, select the “ Store Settings ” → “ General ” tab in the admin panel. To deactivate this mode, select “ Store Settings ” → “ General ”, then at the top of the window, go to the “ Maintenance ” tab and press “ no ” next to “ Activate store ”. In the “ Custom maintenance text ” field, it is worth entering information about the changes introduced and when the store is likely to be active again.

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Language selection
Sellers who plan to sell not only domestically but also abroad should go to the “ International ” -> “ Localization ” tab. Here they can adjust the appropriate language and currencies, as well as check whether the system has entered the data regarding units, weight, etc. correctly.

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Taxes
The seller can set up tax rates and rules under “ International ” → “ Taxes “.

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Models
Each merchant after installation has a store template automatically configured, which should be enough to get started. However, it is possible to change it in “ Design ” → “ Theme & Logo ” → “ Add new theme ”. The “ Design ” → “ Theme & Logo ” → “ Add new theme ”. The template can be uploaded via .zip file (if it is on the computer), uploaded from FTP or imported from the internet.

In the same tab, you can change your store logo and favicon, as well as the logo that is visible in emails to customers.