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Install the Arcavias TYPO3 Extension

 * 1) log into the TYPO3 back end
 * 2) Admin Tools::Extension Manager, tab Available Extensions:
 * 3) * enter "arcavias" in field Filter
 * 4) * click the icon with the little plus sign to install Arcavias
 * 5) pop-up Install extension: Arcavias opens:
 * 6) * click button Make updates
 * 7) * click "Close window."

Run the Arcavias Check update script

 * 1) Admin Tools::Extension Manager, tab Available Extensions:
 * 2) * enter "arcavias" in field Filter
 * 3) * click on the row showing "Arcavias"
 * 4) new window Arcavias opens, tab Info:
 * 5) * click "Check update script" on the right

Configure the Arcavias Extension

 * 1) Admin Tools::Extension Manager, tab Available Extensions:
 * 2) * enter "arcavias" in field Filter
 * 3) * click on the row showing "Arcavias"
 * 4) new window Arcavias opens, tab Configuration:
 * 5) * check box Use APC cache if you want to use the APC cache (APC must be installed and configured on the web server)
 * 6) * check box Use auto-configuration for RealUrl if you want to use the auto-configuration for RealUrl shipped with Arcavias
 * 7) * click button Update to save changes

Include the Arcavias TYPO3 Extension in the root template

 * 1) Web::List, root page in Page Tree:
 * 2) * Edit root template
 * 3) Content Area Edit Template opens, tab Includes, section Include static (from extensions):
 * 4) * add "Arcavias configuration (arcavias)" to Selected Items
 * 5) * IMPORTANT: If you are using a TYPO3 version prior to 4.7.7 check box in section Include static templates after basis templates
 * 6) * click Save and close document.

Available Arcavias plug-ins
The following Arcavias plug-ins are now available as content elements in TYPO3:


 * Catalog list
 * Shows all articles in the catalog as list. Click on one article in the list opens detail page for this article.


 * Catalog detail
 * Provides the detail page for each article. Customers can add articles to the basket.


 * Catalog filter
 * Displays a sidebar with product categories; products shown in the catalog list can be filtered according to the category chosen by the user.


 * Catalog search filter
 * Provides a search field; catalog articles in the catalog list are filtered according to keywords used for search, results are shown in plug-in Catalog simple search list.


 * Catalog simple search list
 * Displays results from search for keywords entered in Catalog search filter.


 * Basket standard
 * Offers the basket functionality. Customers can add articles to the basket, view / control their added articles and all costs. When finished with shopping costumers can start the checkout process (delivery and payment).


 * Basket small
 * Displays a small basket with number of added articles, total price and a link to the basket. It's meant to be placed in headers or sidebars.


 * Checkout standard
 * Guides the customer through all necessary steps for a successfully order (forms for delivery and billing addresses, delivery and payment methods, final overview).


 * Checkout confirm
 * Displays a confirmation page of the order for the customer.

Using the Arcavias plug-ins
In order to use these plug-ins for the first time and to get a feeling how it works, create six new pages in the TYPO3 Page Tree according to the following structure and settings:


 * One page "Arcavias Shop" and five sub-pages:
 * "Catalog"
 * "Detail"
 * "Basket"
 * "Checkout"
 * "Confirmation"
 * hide all pages but "Arcavias Shop" in menus:
 * edit page
 * new Content Area Edit Page opens, tab Access, section Visibility
 * check box In Menus Hide
 * click Save and close document.
 * Display content of page "Catalog" on page "Arcavias Shop":
 * Web::List, page "Arcavias Shop" in Page Tree
 * Edit "Arcavias Shop"
 * new Content Area Edit Page opens, tab Appearance, section Replace Content:
 * select page "Catalog" for field Show Content from Page
 * click Save and close document.
 * enable all pages (right click on page, click "Enable" context menu entry)

All pages but "Arcavias Shop" will not be shown in menus and this way will not be accessible directly via the front end. Only the page "Arcavias Shop" appears in menus and site maps. And if properly configured as described above, it will show the content of page "Catalog" from which all other pages can be accessed. This prevents, that a user browses for example the page "Detail" or "Checkout" without having selected or added an article.

Final steps
Since there are no articles in your brand new online store, there is nothing to see in the front end on page "Arcavias Shop". Please refer to Create the first product to learn, how to add products to your store.

Once articles are added, the index of the database has to be rebuilt, see article Rebuild the index.

After this, the last step is to configure the "Catalog filter" plug-ins again on pages "Catalog" and "Detail":


 * 1) WEB:Page, page "Catalog" in Page Tree, new Content Area Edit Page opens, tab Plugin, section Plugin options:
 * 2) * click on the category you created while creating your first product in field Display categories beginning from the following node
 * 3) * click Save and close document.
 * 4) repeat these steps with page "Detail"

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