An Introduction of Store Admin in Magento 2

Talking about an online store in general, and in Magento in specific, we know that there are 2 factors in the site: the frontend and the backend. The frontend is all things what you want to show for customers, whereas, the backend is where you totally control everything about your store, such as products, customers, and so on. In this article, we will introduce about Store Admin in Magento 2 so you can have an overview of this term in the backend of Magento 2.

Store Admin in Magento 2

Store admin in Magento 2
Store Admin in Magento 2

At first, you need to login your account in the backend, and this is your store admin. Actually, Store Admin is understood like a back manager office protected by password. In this office, you enable to configure products, set up promotions, organize and manage order or other admin tasks. Obviously, admin does all the configuration tasks and organize store management.

An interesting feature is that when you install Magento, your initial sign-in credentials are set up. In case your password is forgot, there will be a temporary password sent to your email address which is associated with your account. For higher security, you can totally configure a case-sensitive username and password for your store requirement. If you want additional security, you can configure CAPTCHA requirement for admin login.

Discussing about Store Admin, you might talk about:

  • Admin Sign-in: you will learn how to sign in and sign out your Admin account.
  • Your Admin Account: it is initially set up during the installation.
  • Admin Sidebar: this is located on the left side of the admin dashboard
  • Admin Workspace: this factor supplies access to all the tools, data and content you need to organize your store.

However, we would not introduce these factors in this blog, and we will reveal them in the next coming article.

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An Overview of Catalog in Magento 2

As mentioned in the previous article, products in Magento 2 backend consists of 2 factor: Catalog and Category. In this topic, we will discuss more details about Catalog in Magento 2.

Catalog in Magento 2
Catalog in Magento 2

At first, the term Catalog is used to refer to the products in Magento database. There are several factors for admin to determine when accessing to the data of catalog, namely scope configuration, catalog setting and the root category which is assigned to Magento store.

Secondly, it contains products which are available or offered for sale, as well as those which are not enabled or not available for sale currently.

The next interesting thing about catalog is that all products in the database in the backend can be accessed through the catalog grid. In case your Magento store has multiple websites, each one of them can have a different choice of choosing products for sale from the same database.

Besides, the word Catalog has another more narrow definition in sales, and it is used to refer to a special choice of available items for sale. For instance, you are running a discount promotion, so you might create a saleoff catalog for this promotion; or a catalog for new products in your Magento store.

When discussing about it, we might need to mention 3 included factors: catalog workspace, catalog URLs and using a flat catalog. However, please wait for the next coming topics for detailed user guide of these factor in catalog.

Like a printed one, the content of catalog in Magento 2 has the main menu to organize items by category so that customer can find what they need conveniently. The main menu, also known as ‘’top navigation’’ is based on a root category, containing for the menu assigned to your store. Due to that the store view scope is configured for the specific menu options, there will be different menu based on the same root category for each view. Moreover, there is a curated choice of products suitable for your Magento store as you want.

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How Much Do You Know About Product Menu in Magento 2?

Products, the most necessary factor in business in general and in e-commerce in specific. Of course, in Magento 2 platform, we cannot ignore this important factor. When we discuss about products in Magento 2, we have to mention Product Menu, which might not be strange any more to Magento store owners.

Product Menu in Magento 2

From the admin panel in Magento 2, products have their own parts for admin to manage. You just need to login your admin account, next open the menu in your left side, and click into Products. Then, there will be Product Menu which provides you with ability to create product, category; manage product and inventory as well as content of catalog conveniently. The Product Menu in Magento 2 is divided into 2 options: Catalog and Category. When click Product menu in the backend, you have to choose selecting Catalog or Category depending on your purpose.

Product menu in Magento 2
Product menu in Magento 2

Catalog in Magento 2

Regarding to product catalog in Magento 2, Catalog is used to create new products and manage inventory of products. Admin can create all types of Magento product, manage product or edit them.

For more details about Catalog in Magento 2, please wait for the next article.

Category in Magento 2

In the backend of Magento 2, Category allows admin to create the structure of category. One interesting thing is that category structure is actually the foundation of the navigation of Magento store. The store’s navigation is understood like the simple group of website page’s links which allow customers to navigate around the Magento site. Obviously, the store’s navigation plays an important role in online store.

For more detailed information about Category in Magento 2, please wait for the next blog.

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A Helpful Guide to Basic Configuration in Magento 2

Mastering the basic configuration is a must-have thing for any store owner. This blog will guide you through the basic setting in Magento 2 admin panel. To be more specifically, there are five main sections that will be introduced in this article, including store admin, store details, storefront branding, website – store – view and industry compliance.

1.Store Admin in Basic Configuration

 

The store admin is your back office that you can conduct all the actions here, from creating product, managing order, setting promotion to configuring tax and checking customer data. All the administrative tasks are executed in store admin.

The store admin is protected by a password that is set up when you install Magento 2. In case you forget the password, you can request a temporary password sent by the system to the email you use when creating your account.

2. Store Details in Basic Configuration

Please navigate to Admin => Sidebar => Stores => Configuration => General => Store Information.

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Magento 2 store details

This part allows admin to enter detailed information about your store, including store name, store phone number, store hours of operation, country, region, postal code, city, street address, and VAT number.

The store’s detailed information such as name, address, email and phone number will be included in your document like invoice and email sent to customers.

3. Storefront Branding in Basic Configuration

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Magento 2 storefront branding

When first setting up for your frontend store, here are a few quick thing you can do: add logo in the header, use the favicon for the browser, a demo notice on the header such as “This is a demo store. Any orders placed through this store will not be honored or fulfilled” and a copyright note on the footer of the page.

4. Websites, Stores, and Views

During Magento 2 installation, admin can create multiple websites, each website can have multiple stores and each store can hold multiple store views. Admin is capable of managing all websites, stores and store views from admin panel.

5. Industry Compliance

It is merchant’s responsibility to oblige the legal requirements, industry guidelines and best practices which are set by law, payment card industry and depended on the location.

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An Explanation For Structure Of Magento 2 System Menu

The system menu is an important part of Magento 2 admin panel that admin needs to know it like the back of their hands. This blog will give you a full explanation of the Magento 2 System Menu, its structure and benefits of each part.

The system menu is composed of five options: data transfer, extensions, tools, permissions, and other settings.

Please navigate to Admin => Sidebar => System.

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1. Data Transfer

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Magento 2 system menu import

This part of Magento 2 system provides tool for exporting and importing data. Admin can make use of this tool to easily import new items, delete or update data. For example, when first creating the catalog with lots of products, admin can import the product using CSV file. This will make the process of adding new products faster and easier than doing this manually.

Updating information on existing products or replacing products in your large catalog won’t take much time because admin can export the data, edit it and then import back to the store.

2. Extensions

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Magento 2 system menu extension

Using extension is the solution to store owner’s request that wasn’t available in Magento default. Many store owners purchase extension as a way to equip their stores with the advanced function that Magento didn’t support without interfering with the core codes.

3. Tools

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Magento 2 system menu cache management

This is the basic information that all admin need to acquire: executing routine index, flushing cache, backing up the system and other tools that will be benefit for troubleshooting and issue detecting for the support team.

4. Permissions

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Magento 2 system menu user role

Magento allows admin to create roles and permission to limit the information that account can have when working on site. With permission, admin can restrict the access of different accounts to the admin panel.

5. Other Settings

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Magento 2 system menu notification

With this part, admin can execute other settings in System, such as managing notification, encryption key and adding custom variables.

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