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Developer FAQ

What version of Drupal is IndieCommerce currently using?

We are using Drupal 6.28 and Ubercart 2.2.  We do not have immediate plans to upgrade to Drupal 7.

Highlighting Publisher eBook Promotions

There are different ways to display the promotional sale information to your customer.

Creating a Page with a Book List

If you would like to create a page where all of the titles can be made available for purchase, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to: Create Content > Page

2. Give your page a title, and enter any copy about the promotion in the 'Body' field of the page (don't forget to switch the 'Input Format' to 'Rich Text Editing' if you are adding any formatting to your text, or any additional images.)

Search Weights

The book search in IndieCommerce is a powerful tool, but with over 5 million products in the database, it can be difficult to choose the best results for each store. Although the default settings configured by ABA are suitable for most stores, you can likely improve the relevance of search results for your store by adjusting a few settings.
Below is a guide to help you get started:

Online Only Gift Codes

For stores not currently using Givex as their gift card provider, we now have an automated gift code feature that is fully integrated with your IndieCommerce site!  These codes can be used on books, as well as any custom products your store has created. Gift codes are NOT compatible with Kobo eBooks.

You can read through the entire document, or click the links below to jump to what you are looking for.

Section 1: Creating the online gift code product on your site.

Section 2: Selling gift codes on your site

Coupon Codes

Since there are so many different configuration options for coupon codes, it is easiest to explore this feature using examples.  The following examples are provided solely as illustrations of the coupon code functionality and are in no way recommendations. Given antitrust laws, ABA never suggests what promotions or discounts any store should offer. Those business decisions are made solely by each individual bookstore.

In order to create coupon codes for your store, there are several basic steps to know. 

Suckerfish Menus

Q.  How do I get my sub-menu items to display in my drop-down menu?

If you would like to use a dropdown menu, it is highly recommended that you review the page on menus first.

Highlighting Indie Next List and Bestsellers

Q.  How can I display the Indie Next List & Bestsellers widget on my site?

When you go to Site Building> Blocks, each of our Indie Next Lists have a corresponding block that can be enabled on your site.  By default, the Indie Bestsellers and Indie Next List blocks are set to display on the front page of your site. The Kids Next Lists and Reading Group Guides are located in the 'Disabled' section of blocks. To turn on the blocks, select the region where you would like this block to appear, and then save changes on the blocks page.