E-commerce Overview

Falcon CMS includes a complete e-commerce system built directly into the package — no extra plugins needed.

Features

• Products with images, pricing, inventory, SKU
• Variable products — size, color, and custom options
• Product Categories & Tags — dedicated, first-class taxonomy
• Shopping cart — session-based, persistent
• Coupon codes — percentage or fixed discount
• Checkout — guest or registered customer
• Multiple payment gateways — PayPal, Stripe, SSLCommerz
• Order management — status workflow, invoices, refunds
• Product reviews with moderation
• Wishlist
• Order tracking — customers track by order number + email

Setup Checklist

1. Create pages — Falcon CMS auto-creates Shop, Cart, Checkout, and Account pages during falcon:install. If missing, create them and assign in settings.

2. Configure Shop Settings — Go to Admin → Shop → Settings:

   • Currency and format
   • Tax rate
   • Shipping method and rate
   • Payment gateways

3. Add Products — Admin → Products → Add New

4. Test checkout — Add a product to cart and complete a test order

Shop Settings

Navigate to Admin → Shop → Settings:

Setting	Description
Currency	USD, EUR, BDT, GBP, etc.
Currency position	Before or after price
Decimal places	Price formatting (e.g., 2 → $10.00)
Shop page	Post ID of your main shop/products page
Cart page	Post ID of cart page
Checkout page	Post ID of checkout page
Account page	Post ID of customer account page
Guest checkout	Allow checkout without an account
Shipping method	flat_rate, free, or calculated
Flat rate	Cost for flat rate shipping
Tax enabled	Enable/disable tax calculation
Tax rate	Percentage (e.g., 10 for 10%)

Payment Gateways

PayPal

1. Go to Admin → Settings → Integrations
2. Enable PayPal
3. Enter Client ID and Secret (from PayPal Developer Dashboard)
4. Select Sandbox / Live mode

Stripe

1. Enable Stripe in Integrations settings
2. Enter Public Key and Secret Key (from Stripe Dashboard)

SSLCommerz (South Asia)

1. Enable SSLCommerz
2. Enter Store ID and Signature Key

Shop Dashboard

Admin → Shop → Overview shows:

• Total Orders
• Net Revenue (gross minus refunds)
• Gross Revenue
• Total Refunded
• Average Order Value
• Order status breakdown chart

All stats are filterable by: Today, Last 7 days, Last 30 days, This month, This year, All time, Custom range.