eCommerce and Banners
These Frequently Asked Questions briefly summarise the key points of Composr's eCommerce system.
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Question | What payment gateways does Composr support? |
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Answer | Composr supports PayPal, CCBill, and Authorize.Net for processing payments. While Composr could be extended to support other gateways, doing so may require professional development and customization. |
Question | How do I set up PayPal in Composr? |
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Question | What are the different types of products in Composr? |
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Answer | Composr offers various "products," which are broader than typical eCommerce products. They include:
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Question | How do I handle taxes in Composr? |
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Answer | Composr offers flexible tax handling:
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Question | What are the shipping options in Composr? |
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Answer | You can handle shipping costs in three ways:
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Question | How do I manage refunds in Composr? |
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Question | How can I audit my eCommerce activity in Composr? |
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Answer | Composr provides tools for monitoring your eCommerce activities:
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Question | What security measures should I consider for local payments? |
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Answer | While Composr supports local payments (Authorize.Net), it requires high PCI compliance. Ensure you adhere to the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guidelines, including secure coding practices, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, regular security audits, and staff screening. |
Question | What are the different types of banner deployment agreements? |
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Answer | There are three types of banner deployment agreements:
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Question | Can I restrict who can see specific banners? |
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Answer | Yes, by enabling the "Permissions" configuration option in the Admin Zone (Admin Zone > Setup > Configuration > Feature options > Banners), you can control which usergroups can see individual banners. This feature allows for banner targeting and prevents inappropriate banners from being shown to specific audiences, such as adult banners to minors. |
Question | What is a banner network, and how can I create one? |
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Answer | A banner network is a system for exchanging banners between websites. You can create a banner network in Composr by associating banners with specific websites. When a site joins your banner network, you provide them with an iframe code to display banners from your rotation. Composr uses a "hit balancing" system where sites in the network receive banner impressions based on the clicks they generate for other sites in the network. |
Question | What is a banner wave, and how is it different from a banner rotation? |
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Answer | A banner wave displays all banners within a specific type as a single advertising block, similar to a list of sponsors. In contrast, a banner rotation randomly displays banners from a set based on factors like display likelihood. You can add a banner wave using the main_banner_wave block and configure it to show a specific number of banners or all banners within a type. |
Question | What are the different media types supported for banners? |
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Answer | The Composr banner system supports various media types:
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