Building an Online Store with Plentra Sphere: Complete Tutorial (New Update)
Summary
TLDRThis tutorial guides viewers through creating an online store using Plantes Sphere. It covers account setup, app creation, personalization, and the addition of products and categories. Learn how to customize the control panel, develop a main menu, create mobile apps for Android and iOS, manage product categories, and utilize features like bulk upload and dynamic pages. The guide also touches on setting business location visibility, announcements, and domain linking for a complete e-commerce solution.
Takeaways
- 🛍️ Create an online store with Plantes Sphère by visiting their website and signing up for an account.
- 📧 Account verification is required, so check your email for a verification link from Plantes Sphère.
- 📝 Personalize your app with a business name, subdomain, and select the e-commerce app type for your store.
- 🎨 Add an app icon and customize the appearance for both mobile and web interfaces.
- 📊 Access the control panel for managing various aspects of your store, including metrics and different sections.
- 📦 Explore options for adding new items, bulk uploads, editing, and managing categories in the control panel.
- 📱 Create a mobile app for Android and iOS by customizing the theme color and package name, then generating the APK.
- 📷 Add product categories and manage them with unique IDs for easy updates and deletions.
- 🛒 Develop a main menu using launchers and launcher items, linking them to product categories for easy navigation.
- 📝 Add products to your store with detailed descriptions, pricing, and images, including options for variants.
- 🔗 Utilize the bulk upload feature for efficient addition of multiple products using a CSV file and image files.
- 📑 Create dynamic pages for additional information like 'About Us' or 'Privacy Policy' and link them to launcher items.
- 📍 Display your business location on the app using the 'My Business' section and allow users to view it on a map.
- 📢 Use announcements to inform customers about offers, updates, or maintenance mode, with options for different types of announcements.
- 🔒 Link your own domain to the app for a personalized web presence and verify ownership through DNS settings.
- 🌟 Enable 'Item Rail' in app settings to display selected products on the homepage or home screen for easy access.
Q & A
How do I start creating an online store using PlantSphere?
-To start creating an online store using PlantSphere, go to plant.com and click on the dashboard button. If you don't have an account, sign up by filling in the required details such as your name, email, ID, password, and phone number. Check the terms and conditions box and create your account. Wait for the verification email to activate your account.
What is the default partner code if I don't have one?
-If you don't have a partner code, you should enter the default code 'AS' when creating a new app on PlantSphere.
What type of app should I select for creating an online store for a chocolate and nuts shop?
-You should select the 'e-commerce app' type when creating an online store for a chocolate and nuts shop, as it includes essential features like add to cart, wishlist, checkout, and order management.
How can I customize the appearance of my online store?
-You can customize the appearance of your online store by setting an app icon image, uploading an image to replace the placeholder, and using the website builder to modify the standard template deployed with pre-added elements and components.
How do I create a mobile app for my online store?
-To create a mobile app, go to the control panel, click on the mobile app button, and follow the app creation screen instructions. You can create both Android and iOS apps by customizing the theme color, package name, and generating an APK for Android apps.
What is a subdomain and how do I use it for my website?
-A subdomain is a free domain provided by PlantSphere for your website, which you can later customize with your own domain. You can access the website by clicking on the subdomain link provided in the control panel.
How do I add product categories to my online store?
-To add product categories, open the product category page in the control panel and create your first category by entering its name and clicking 'add category'. Each category gets a unique ID which can be used later to update the category name.
What is a launcher item and how is it used in the main menu?
-A launcher item is an element in the main menu that links to specific sections of your app or website. You can add a launcher item by entering its name, choosing the action (e.g., displaying all products in a specific category), and adding an image. This item will appear in the main menu for users to navigate to the linked section.
How can I add products to my online store?
-To add products, open the 'add new item' page in the control panel. Enter the item name, select the item category, add the item body using the text editor, set the price, and add images or videos to the product gallery. Click 'add item' to complete the process.
What is the bulk upload feature and how do I use it?
-The bulk upload feature allows you to add multiple products at once using a CSV file with the correct format. Download the format file template, fill it with your product details, and upload it. You will then upload item images and gallery images, ensuring they have the correct prefixes for proper mapping, and start the bulk upload process.
How do I create subcategories and submenus for my online store?
-To create subcategories, enter their names in the product category page. To create a submenu, open the launchers page, add a new launcher for the submenu, and add launcher items to it. Link the submenu to the main menu or home launcher by creating a home launcher item and selecting the submenu in the launcher item action.
How can I display dynamic pages like 'About Us' or 'Privacy Policy' on my website and mobile app?
-To display dynamic pages, open the 'pages' section in the control panel, click 'add page', enter the page title, and fill in the page body. Link the page to a launcher item by choosing the 'page' action and selecting the page. You can update or delete the page from the pages section as needed.
What is the 'Under Construction Mode' and how do I use it?
-The 'Under Construction Mode' allows you to temporarily block access to your website and mobile app during maintenance or updates. Check the 'enable under construction mode' option in the app settings and save. To restore access, uncheck the option.
How can I link my own domain to my PlantSphere website?
-To link your own domain, go to 'app settings' under 'domain management', verify ownership by adding a verification token to your domain's DNS as a TXT record, and then link the domain by creating a CNAME record pointing to app.plant.com. Enter your domain name in the app settings and click 'link your domain'.
How do I display products on the homepage of my website or home screen of my mobile app?
-Enable the 'item rail' feature in the app settings. Select the categories whose products you want to display on the homepage or home screen and save the settings. Upon refreshing, the selected products will be listed.
Outlines
🛍️ Setting Up an Online Store with Plantes Sphère
This paragraph introduces the process of creating an online store using Plantes Sphère. It guides users through account creation, app setup, and personalization, including entering business details, selecting an app type, and uploading an app icon. The tutorial also covers accessing the dashboard, app creation, and the initial setup of the store's control panel. The focus is on the basic steps needed to get an online store up and running.
📦 Product Categories and Main Menu Development
The second paragraph explains how to manage product categories and develop the main menu for the online store. It details the creation of categories, updating and deleting them, and then moves on to the development of the main menu using launchers. The process includes adding, updating, and removing launcher items, as well as setting a launcher cover for the mobile app. The goal is to organize the store's navigation and prepare for product listings.
📝 Adding and Managing Products in the Store
This section delves into the specifics of adding products to the store, including entering product details, setting prices, and uploading images. It also covers adding product variants and using the bulk upload feature for efficiency when dealing with a large number of products. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of accurate product information and the use of images to enhance the shopping experience.
📑 Bulk Uploading and Subcategory Organization
The fourth paragraph focuses on the bulk upload process for adding multiple products at once and organizing subcategories within a category. It describes how to upload item images, manage the item gallery, and handle bulk uploads, including dealing with potential errors. The paragraph also explains how to create submenus or sub-launchers for better category organization and how to link these to the main menu.
📍 Dynamic Pages and Business Information
This paragraph discusses the creation of dynamic pages for additional information such as 'About Us' or 'Privacy Policy' and the use of the 'My Business' section to display the business location. It also covers how to manage announcements and the under construction mode for website maintenance. The aim is to provide customers with essential information and updates while ensuring the business's online presence is always accessible and informative.
🔗 Domain Management and Homepage Customization
The final paragraph covers the process of linking a custom domain to the online store and customizing the homepage or app home screen with an item rail. It explains the steps for domain verification and linking, as well as enabling and configuring the display of products on the homepage. The focus is on enhancing the store's branding and user experience by integrating a personalized domain and tailoring the homepage layout.
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Keywords
💡Online Store
💡PlantSphere
💡Dashboard
💡App Creation
💡Subdomain
💡E-commerce App
💡App Icon
💡Control Panel
💡Bulk Upload
💡Product Variants
💡Launcher Items
💡Dynamic Pages
💡Announcements
💡Domain Management
💡Item Rail
Highlights
Introduction to creating an online store using Plantes Sphère platform.
Registration process for a new Plantes account including verification via email.
Accessing the dashboard and starting app creation with partner code or default code.
Personalization of the app with business name, subdomain, and app type selection.
Adding an app icon image for branding on mobile apps and websites.
Exploration of the control panel for managing various aspects of the online store.
Adding new items and managing product categories in the store.
Developing a main menu for the app and website using launchers and launcher items.
Creating a mobile app for Android and iOS with customization options.
Generating APK files for Android app deployment and installation.
Adding product categories and managing them with unique IDs for updates.
Adding products to the store with detailed descriptions, pricing, and images.
Utilizing bulk upload feature for efficient addition of multiple products.
Creating subcategories and submenus for organized product listings.
Developing dynamic pages for additional information like about us or privacy policy.
Displaying business location on the app with map integration.
Using announcements for communicating offers and updates to customers.
Blocking access during maintenance or updates with construction mode.
Linking custom domain names to the website for professional branding.
Displaying products dynamically on the homepage or app home screen.
Transcripts
Welcome to our tutorial on creating an
online store using plantes spere let's
dive in head over to plant.com and click
on the dashboard button if you don't
have a pliner account yet no worries
just click on sign up and fill in the
required details your
name email
ID
password and your phone number
feel free to set a profile picture if
you'd like don't forget to check the box
agreeing to the terms and conditions
before hitting
create your account is now pending
verification keep an eye on your inbox
for the verification email if it's
taking longer than expected you can
click on the reset account
link once you receive the email from
plenter accounts click on the
verification link to activate your
account
successfully now let's log in using the
account we just
created welcome to your dashboard this
is where all your apps will be
listed let's kick things off by creating
a new app you'll need to enter the
partner code if you have one if not just
enter the default code AS mentioned and
click done
our account is successfully linked and
now you'll see the app creation page
time to personalize it enter your
business or brand name as the app
name you'll also get a free subdomain
for your website which you can later
customize with your own domain enter the
subdomain name now select the app type
since we're creating an online store for
a chocolate and nuts shop let's go with
the e-commerce app this will include all
the essential features like add to cart
which list checkout and Order
management you'll want to add an app
icon image this will be used as the app
icon for mobile apps and as the favicon
for the website let's upload an image to
replace the
placeholder with all the details set
let's create the app it may take a few
seconds as your online store is being
created and the website is deployed
and there we have it our store is now
created and ready to
go now that our store is listed in the
dashboard let's click on it to access
our store's control
panel here we are in the control panel
where various metrics indicate the
resource usage based on the plan we're
on below you'll see various cards
representing different sections each
with an open button to access them we
have options like adding new items items
bulk uploads editing items managing
categories and more we'll explore each
section in this tutorial above the
resource usage box you'll find the
subdomain we added during app creation
you can access the website by clicking
on this domain
link entering the website you'll notice
a standard template deployed with
pre-added elements and components we can
customize this template using the
website builder which we'll explore
later
let's now create a mobile app click on
the mobile app button this takes us to
the app creation screen where we can
create both Android and iOS apps let's
start with the Android app on the left
you'll see a preview of our app and on
the right the app details choose the
theme color from the dropdown and
customize the package name if needed
plantra sphere will autogenerate a
version code which you can increment
with each update click generate APK to
create the Android app this may take a
few
minutes once built the download APK
button will appear download the file and
install it on your
device to install without the place
store allow installation from unknown
sources in your phone
settings install the app and verify its
installation on your
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phone you'll see the app icon launch the
app which currently displays a blank
screen as we haven't developed the main
menu yet similarly the we site shows the
same blankness until we develop the main
menu let's head back to the control
panel before adding products or
developing the menu we should first add
product
categories open the product category
page and create your first category by
entering its
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name and clicking
add category created each category gets
a unique ID which will utilize later to
update the category
name make the necessary changes and
click
update category name
updated you can also delete a category
by clicking on the delete
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button now that we've learned to create
and manage categories let's create a few
more we've successfully created a few
categories next let's do develop our
main
menu back in the control panel open the
launchers page you'll see the Home
Launcher created by default which serves
as the main menu for our app and website
let's open the Home
Launcher add a launcher item by entering
the launcher item
name choose the launcher item action in
our our case we want to display all
products in a specific category so
select the action as category and choose
chocolates from the list of
categories add a launcher item image by
clicking the change icon
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button click add item and the launcher
item will be successfully
created refresh your website and mobile
app to see the launcher item we just
added
clicking on this item will take you to a
page listing all products in the
chocolates category it's empty since we
haven't added any products
yet to update a launcher item click on
it in the control
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panel make the necessary
changes and click update launcher item
the launcher item will be successfully
updated refresh the website and app to
see the updated launcher name to remove
a launcher item click on
it and then click remove launcher
item the launcher item will be
successfully
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deleted now that we've learned how to
add and manage launcher items let's add
a few more to develop our main
menu we've added several launcher items
and our main menu is now
developed to set a launcher cover for
our mobile app click the change cover
image
button select the cover
image and click save cover
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image refresh the app to see the new
cover to change the cover image repeat
the process Click Change cover image
select a new image and save it
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to remove the cover image click remove
cover
image the cover image will be
removed now that we have product
categories and a developed main menu
with launcher items linked to their
respective categories let's start adding
products to our
store in your control panel open the add
new item
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page enter the item name and select the
item
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category enter the item body using the
text editor options to style it as
needed
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add a price to the product by clicking
add
extra and then price fill in the
mandatory input Fields marked with a red
asterisk and any optional ones you
prefer enter the product
price if you're not offering a discount
set the offer price to
zero the default currency is Indian
rupees but you can change change the
symbol as
needed enter the quantity which defaults
to 10 and the unit the skew field is
optional so you can leave it blank if
you wish click add to successfully add
the price to this product note that for
e-commerce apps adding a price is
mandatory for all products next let's
add the product image icon and product
images to the image gallery
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you can also add a product video click
the add item button then check our
website to see the product added and it
will also appear in the mobile app
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to update the product open the edit
items
page select the product you want to
update make the necessary
changes and click the update item
button refresh the page to see the
updated price with the discount
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now let's add another product with two
variants a box and a heart-shaped
container
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click the add variant button to see a
variant
template enter the variant
tag update the
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price set a variant
image and add images to the variant
Gallery repeat for the second variant
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click add item to add the product with
variance
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when you click on the product you can
choose and view the variants from the
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list to remove a product click the
remove item
button then refresh the website and
mobile app to see the product
removed adding products one at a time
can be challenging with hundreds or
thousands of products instead use the
bulk upload feature open the bulk upload
page which requires a CSV file in the
correct format click download format
file to get the template open the format
file the First Column is for the item
name followed by the item category with
the category ID item body where you can
add HTML content item price mandatory
for e-commerce item offer price set to
zero if no discount item currency item
unit and quantity and opally skiu every
item should have a unique prefix ending
with an
underscore fill in the file with your
product
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details save or export it as a CSV
file upload the CSV file and click the
process
button the file will be processed and if
there are no errors three buttons will
appear upload item images upload item
gallery images and start bulk
upload click upload item
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images ensure the image file names start
with the respective item prefixes from
the CSV file for proper
mapping select all the images and upload
them this may take some time depending
on the number of images
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once done click
close now you should see that all items
have their respective images
uploaded next let's add the item Gallery
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images note that the item gallery image
file names must also start with the item
prefix of the respective item select all
the images
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you can also delete item Gallery images
by clicking on the delete
icon now let's start the bulk
upload this process can take some time
depending ing on your items and internet
speed our bulk upload was successful you
can see the items that were successfully
uploaded and any that failed in our case
all items were successfully uploaded
with no
failures check your website and mobile
app to see the newly uploaded items
if you have a category with
subcategories such as dry fruits with
subcategories almonds dates cashews and
walnuts you can organize them by
creating a submenu or sub
launcher first create your subcategories
now open the launchers
page to create a sub launcher click add
launcher enter the launcher name and add
it
you can update the launcher Name by
clicking
edit making changes and clicking
update to delete this launcher click the
delete button the launcher will be
successfully
deleted add launcher items to your
submenu
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now the submenu is
ready to access the submenu link it to
the main menu or home launcher by
creating a home launcher item and
selecting the submenu in the launcher
item action
add the
item refresh your website and mobile app
you will see a new launcher item called
dry fruits clicking on it will take you
to the submenu dry
fruits add items and Link them to your
subcategories using bulk upload
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the items will be successfully added and
linked
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to display information like about us or
privacy policy on your website and
mobile app create Dynamic
Pages open the pages
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section click add page
enter the page title and fill in the
Page
Body click add
page link the page to a launcher item by
choosing the launcher item action as
page selecting the page and adding it
you can now access the
page to update the page make the
necessary changes and
save the updated page will be visible
to delete a page simply delete it from
the pages section the page will be
removed to display your business
location to app users use the my
business
section click yes to show your business
location search for the
location drag the marker on the map and
edit the address to be more explicit if
needed click
update the business location will now be
visible in your app's Home Launcher
click view location to see it on the
map to hide the location click
cancel and
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update notice that the location is Now
hidden you can inform your customers
about offers updates Etc using
announcements displayed in your website
and mobile app open the app
announcements
section there are three types popup
message and Universal announcements
let's first try a popup by checking
enable popup entering the popup title
and
message and then save it
upon refreshing notice the pop-up
appears on the homepage or home
screen now let's try a message enter the
message title and
content then
save you'll see the message displayed
lastly let's try a universal
announcement enter the
announcement and notice it appears below
the nav bar and appar
this announcement is universal meaning
it's visible on product pages and
listings you can have all three types
enabled simultaneously
you can also temporarily block access to
your website and mobile app during
maintenance or
updates check under construction mode in
the app settings and
save notice the access is blocked
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uncheck it to restore
access you can link your own website
domain to your website in the app
settings under domain management follow
the steps to verify ownership and link
your domain first verify ownership by
copying the verification token and
adding it to your domain's DNS as a txt
record
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next link the domain to the website by
creating a cname record in your DNS
pointing to app. plant.com
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please note that DNS changes may take
some time to propagate in the app
settings enter your domain name and
click link your domain will be
successfully
linked verify by accessing the domain
and seeing your website load
successfully
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you can dynamically display products on
the homepage of the website or home
screen of the
app enable item rail in the app
settings select the categories whose
products you want to
display and save settings
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upon refreshing you'll see the selected
products listed on the homepage or home
screen
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