Products & Purchases

Within Commerce, you can create two different types of products. In this section, we’ll walk through how to add a “Normal” product. A Normal product is typically used for digital goods, such as downloadable files or other non-physical items that customers can access immediately after purchase. Product Settings To add a new product, navigate to the following area of your Admin CP Commerce → Store → Products From here, click the + icon next to an existing product group to add a new item. (If need

The Commerce application allows you to sell subscriptions to your users. These can be used to provide enhanced status within your community, grant access to additional areas, change user groups, or offer other benefits depending on how you configure the subscription. Subscriptions can become an important source of revenue for your community and can also encourage engagement by offering multiple membership tiers. Selling Subscriptions In Commerce The following guide within our monetisation secti

Selling advertising space to your customers can be easily managed through Commerce by creating a new product in: Commerce → Store → Products Before following this step, it is recommended that you review the previous guide on creating products in Commerce. This section focuses specifically on the options and settings that apply when selecting Advertisements as the product type. {linktoproductguide} Selling Advertisements Selling advertising space on your website is one of the longest-standing way

Your customers have access to several areas related to their purchases and orders within Commerce, as well as sections where they can manage their personal details, such as addresses and alternative contact information. By default, these areas are available under the Store tab, which is what will be shown in this step. Please note that these items may have been moved if you have customised your navigation using the Menu Manager. Orders Under the 'Orders' tab, you will see any orders that are st

Gift Card Gift cards are an important part of many online stores, providing a flexible and convenient way for customers to purchase for others while helping to drive additional sales. You can set up gift cards on the system, allowing your customers to purchase gift cards for others to use on your site. To configure gift cards, navigate to the following location within your AdminCP: Commerce → Store → Settings → Gift Cards When visiting this area, you can configure the gift card amounts available

Managing invoices is an important part of any e-commerce platform. In IPS4, you are provided with the tools to manage these directly within your Admin CP. Invoices and Settings You can manage invoices from the following area in your Admin CP: Commerce → Payments → Invoices. When entering this screen, you will see the following screen. It is important to note the statuses and what these represent on the system. Pending - This is the initial invoice status. By selecting the tick icon,  you can ma

Donations can be a quick and easy way to generate revenue towards the running costs of your site. Within Invision Community, you can create donation goals, for example, setting a goal for 'Running Costs' with a target amount, allowing members to contribute towards it. Donation Goals You can set up a donation goal within the following area of your Admin CP: Commerce → Payments → Donations → Goals Goal Setup Here, you can set the target amount for your goal along with a description to explain its

Selling products within the Commerce platform requires very little setup to get started. However, you may wish to collect additional information from customers, either to help fulfil orders or to adjust pricing based on selected options. Creating Fields Creating fields can be done from the following area within the Admin CP: Commerce->Store->Custom Fields Select 'Create New', and fill in details as required for your own fields. This is shown below as an example where we are selling support