CS-Cart: Add a Store in ShipWorks
ShipWorks connects directly to your CS-Cart account. With one click, or on an automated schedule, your orders are downloaded from CS-Cart. As soon as you process a shipment, ShipWorks communicates the updated order status, shipping method and tracking information back to CS-Cart.
This article will walk you through how to connect your CS-Cart store to the ShipWorks software.
Before you begin you will need to have a few things available:
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ShipWorks installed and the ability to log into ShipWorks as an administrator.
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Your CS-Cart store's FTP (File Transfer Protocol) host address, username and password. If you do not have this information, please reach out to your resident IT person, host provider, or CS-Cart.
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So that you can be sure that you have access to all of the latest tools and features that ShipWorks has to offer and so that you can ensure the steps in this article will work for you, we recommend making sure that you are running the latest version of the ShipWorks software. For assistance with checking your version of ShipWorks or with upgrading to the latest version, please see the How Do I Upgrade ShipWorks? help article.
ShipWorks connects to CS-Cart using a .php module which is placed into your CS-Cart store's root directory. The file is attached to the end of this article and will need to be uploaded to your CS-Cart store using your favorite FTP client. If you are not familiar with the process of transferring files using FTP, that's OK. You have a few options.
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Review this article. It will introduce you to and guide you through the process.
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Reach out to your IT person. He or she should be able to upload the file for you.
ShipWorks supports CS-Cart versions 3 or higher.
1. Download the attached shipworks3.php module (found at the bottom of this article). Once downloaded, you will need to unzip the file.
Note: Typically you can unzip a compressed (.zip) file by right clicking on it and selecting Extract All....
2. Using the FTP client of your choice, upload the unzipped shipworks3.php file to the root directory of your CS-Cart store. Please see Please see this article if you need assistance with this process.
You are now ready to connect your CS-Cart store to ShipWorks. Here's how:
1. Click on the Manage tab, then on the Stores button. Then, click Add Store.
2. Select the platform you are adding to ShipWorks from the What platform do you sell on? drop-down menu. Then, click Next.
3. On the Store Setup screen, enter your CS-Cart username and password. Then, enter the Module URL. The module URL is the path to the shipworks3.php module that you uploaded in the previous steps.
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Your module URL is typically your store's address with /shipworks3.php added to the end. So, if your store's address is www.widgetmethis.com, your Module URL would look like http://www.widgetmethis.com/shipworks3.php.
4. Click Next.
Great! You are connected. Now, you will need to fill out a few more screens.
5. On the Store Information screen, enter your Store Name: and Address:. Then, click Next.
6. Enter the additional Contact Information: for your store. Then, click Next.
Note: This information is optional.
7. Select how much order history you would like to download into ShipWorks during your initial download. The default is to download all order history into ShipWorks. You can modify this by clicking on the Edit link.
8. Under When a shipment is processed: we recommend leaving the default for Upload the shipment tracking number.
11. Select the status for a processed order that you would like for ShipWorks to upload back to CS-Cart from the Set the online order status to: menu.
9. Click Next, then Finish. Then, click Close.
Your order will automatically begin to download.
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