Next Steps

After you complete the steps outlined in the Getting Started section, you can now view your site on your development domain. At this point, this is only a basic site to get you started. Your next steps depend on the type of site you are creating:

SuiteCommerce MyAccount Sites

SuiteCommerce MyAccount sites do not incorporate shopping or checkout-related features. We recommend browsing through the following setup options to see what is best for your site. However, consider the following principle topics as the most important of your next steps:

  • Item Record Setup – Set up your item records to allow product images to appear on a customer’s purchase history, returns, invoices, and quotes.

  • Themes & Extensions – Install and activate themes to change the look and feel of your site or extensions to add functionality.

  • My Account – Set up your site’s My Account area so your customers can access subscriptions, review orders, etc.

SuiteCommerce and SuiteCommerce Advanced Sites

The SuiteCommerce Storefront topics offer many options for your site, from item search preferences to marketing features and site analytics. We recommend browsing through the various set up options to see what is best for your site. However, consider the following principle topics as the most important of your next steps:

  • Web Store Items – Make items that are set up in NetSuite available to site visitors for viewing and purchasing on your web store.

  • Web Store Transactions – Set up payments, shipping, and checkout.

  • Themes & Extensions – Install and activate themes to change the look and feel of your site or extensions to add functionality.

  • Search – Set up item search to help customers quickly find items they are looking for.

  • Orders – Make online ordering quick and easy for your customers.

  • My Account – Set up your site’s My Account area so your customers can access subscriptions, wishlists, review orders, etc.

  • SEO & Analytics – Optimize your site for search engines and set up site analytics.

  • Marketing – Enable features to help you reach out and attract customers.

Site Management Tools

The Site Management Tools user interface lets you manage and preview content in real-time using an unpublished version of your site. You drag and drop new content, edit or remove existing content, and rearrange content by dragging it from one location to another. See Site Management Tools Overview to learn more about SMT, including the types of content you can manage, how to set it up, and how to use it.

Site Management Tools help you perform several important website management related tasks, including:

  • Manage content (HTML, text, images, and merchandising zones)

  • Add landing pages and enhance existing pages

  • Customize and enable skins for themes

  • Change page layouts

  • Manage commerce categories and subcategories

  • Assign items to categories

Related Topics

Getting Started
Enable Features and Set Preferences
Install Your Commerce Website Applications
SuiteCommerce Roles and Permissions
Link Your Commerce Applications to a Domain
Prepare the Web Site Setup Record

General Notices