I ordered a new site. What should I do first?

Create auctions

To create auctions log in at the general user part of your website at yourdomainname.com/user/login.

How do I start changing my auction site?

Log in to your admin area. This is the part of your auction site where you can manage your site and its users. Log in to your admin area at yourdomainname.com/ea-admin, have a look around, and play with the settings. You cannot break anything, just click through the menu items it will take you 5-10 minutes to learn all settings.

To change the site's categories go to Settings > Categories.

Single or Multiple Seller mode

Once logged in at yourdomainname.com/ea-admin you can go to Settings > General Options' to the left side of the admin area. There you will find a setting called 'Grant right to sale to new users by default'. If this checkbox is checked all new users will be able to auction items on your auction site. If this checkbox is unchecked new users will not be able to auction items. Other users can only place bids!

Single Seller mode

If you choose to be the only seller on your site by keeping 'Grant right to sale to new users by default' unchecked then please allow at least one user to auction items (probably yourself). In the User menu, you will find an option called 'Manage user rights'. You can grant a user the right to sell by switching the button 'Sell rights Y/N' to 'Yes'. You probably want to call this user 'Seller' or '(Your company name)'.

After you have granted one user the right to sell you can login with this user at yourdomainname.com/user/login and start auctioning! Other users who register from now on will only be able to place bids: they cannot sell anything on your auction site and won't see the 'Publish an ad' link as you do.

Payments

You can turn on/off the built-in PayPal.com and Stripe.com payment gateways here: yourdomainname.com/ea-admin/index.php?page=items&action=option. Then the seller can enter the PayPal and/or Stripe credentials here: yourdomainname.com/user/profile. Only if the seller enters something, this payment option is offered to the winning bidder.

How to create a new email address

You can create unlimited email addresses. Please visit this page: https://www.easy.auction/clientarea.php?action=products and click the green 'Active' button. You will find a Panel there called 'Quick Create Email Account'. You can access your email using webmail: yourdomainname.com/webmail/.

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