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Setting Up Classified Ads on Composr
Depending on the purpose behind your Composr website, it may be you will want to generate revenue from your site. Classified ads is one way to do this.
by Steve
eCommerce
Use the eCommerce system to sell things. Usergroup subscription and member invoicing are available out-of-the-box.
by Chris
Implementing a "Shopping discounts" feature
A live programming tutorial, implementing a new "discounts" feature into the shopping catalogues. Shows you how coding for Composr gets done.
by Chris
Add a Booking System to your Composr Website
There is a Bookings addon which allows you to add booking functionality to your website. This tutorial explains some of its functionality.
Running advertisements (via the banner system)
Use the banners system to run multiple advertising campaigns on your website, using multiple media profiles.
Creating a Store Locator for Your Composr Website
A store locator is very useful for any retail business. This tutorial shows how to create one using catalogues.
by Steve
Document management via file downloads
How to create a download category, upload a file, and set permissions.
Catalogue entries
Use the Catalogue system to create your own record definitions. This tutorial video is about using the default Contacts catalogue to maintain a list of contacts.
by Rajesh
Setting up a shopping catalogue with PayPal
Create an eCommerce website using Composr CMS, integrated to take payments via PayPal.
by Rajesh
Setting up Google Ads in Composr
In this tutorial I go through the process of setting up Google AdSense without Composr's own banners system.
by Steve
Setting up usergroup subscriptions with PayPal
Create a paid subscription eCommerce website using Composr CMS, integrated to take payments via PayPal.
by Rajesh
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Adding Banners to Your Composr Website
Banners make up a key part of many websites and Composr has a banner system which allows you to display a number of banners in any of your site panels.
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