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Rather than set up forums, I’ve added an FAQ page to the main HC site. I’d love if you could read through it and let me know if you have any other questions you’d like answered. It’s mostly for wahm’s, but some customers may find it useful as well: http://hyenacart.com/hc_faq.php

As long as I’ve just updated the mailing list, I have another question for you all. Do you think it would be worthwhile to have a Hyena Cart forum? I actually don’t get too many how-to questions, but if you had any, I could answer them there and everyone would have access. We might also be able to share some tips on how to make stockings as successful as possible. Just a thought. I won’t go through the rigamarole of setting one up unless most of you are interested.

I’ve been a busy bee and have just added the ability to categorize store items. This is mostly geared for those of you with a large number of items up for sale at the same time. Categories could be different sizes, different products (e.g., diapers, soakers, and pants), or, if you’d like to run a mini-congo, different wahm’s. I do think those of us who stock fewer than, say, ten items at a time, should be able to get by without categories. I think it’s beneficial for the customer to see as many products as possible on one page. However, if there are too many, it can be overwhelming and difficult to scroll through. So if you’re in that situation, just contact me and I can get you switched over to a categories store. It’s not an option that you can choose from your current stocking pages. I need to get you set up with a category-store and stocking page. But I’d be happy to do if for anyone who contacts me. There’s no cost to switch, and the monthly charge is the same.

To take a look at a store with categories, go here: http://hyenacart.com/Test_cat/

If you don’t have graphical buttons for the various categories, the links can be plain text rather than images, as seen here: http://hyenacart.com/Test_cat/index_text.php

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and let me know if you’d like to switch over.

Also, I’ve had several people asking about having their store integrated into their site the way it is on KSS and MDF. The only way I’ve thought of to do that is for your site to be hosted by me, through 1&1. I may offer this option someday, but it’ll probably be a while before I get around to it. Just something to keep in mind for the future.