The Associate-O-Matic Control Panel (admin.php) is where you customize settings for your Amazon Associate store.
At the top of the control panel you will notice a few links. They are:
| View Store |
At any point, you can click this link to view your current store. It will open in a new window. |
| Clear Cache |
This link allows you to clear your cached store pages. Saving your settings will also automatically clear your cache so that your changes are applied to your store pages. |
| Enable/Disable Descriptions |
You can toggle on and off settings descriptions at any time. |
| Restore Backup |
Whenver you save your settings, an automatic backup copy of your prior settings is saved to a file called /aom/cfg.savedBACKUP.php. Clicking this link enables you to restore the most recent, prior settings in case you make a mistake or something goes wrong. |
| Check For Update |
See if you are using the most up-to-date version of Associate-O-Matic. Clicking this link will open a new browser window. |
| Reset Login |
Click this link to reset your control panel username and/or password. Once clicked you will be redirected to the login setup screen where you would setup a new username and password. |
| Logout |
Securely exit your control panel. |
| Amazon |
General settings related to Amazon such as locale and your Associate ID |
| CSS |
This section details CSS settings |
| Cache |
This section gives you control over how caching works within your store |
| Categories |
This is where you define the categories of your store |
| Colors |
This section lets you customize various colors within your store |
| Currency |
This section gives you control over how currency rate conversions work within your store |
| Custom Boxes |
This section details Custom Boxes and related settings |
| Custom Pages |
This section details Custom Pages and related settings |
| Display |
This sections is a hodge podge of various display customizations you have at your disposal |
| Errors |
This section lets you customize error messages for situations where a search returns no results and where an item is no longer for sale |
| Filters |
This section details various Filter settings |
| Home Page |
This is where you setup the format for the homepage of your store |
| Images |
This section lets you control image sizing and your site logo |
| Layout |
This section details various Layout settings |
| Merchant |
This section lets you control whether Amazon only, third-party merchants or both types of items are featured in your store. |
| Meta Description |
This is the section that lets you control what's included in the meta tag descriptions of your store pages |
| Meta Keywords |
This is the section that lets you control what's included in the meta tag keywords of your store pages |
| Reports |
This section gives you visibility of what people are looking to buy from your store. Not available in the LITE edition - see a comparison chart of editions. |
SEO
(Search Engine Optimization) |
This section gives you SEO (search engine optmization) settings such as mod_rewrite and adding item names to URLs. Portions of this section are not available in the LITE edition such as mod_rewrite - see a comparison chart of editions. |
| Search |
This section lets you fine-tune how searching works within your store |
| Shopping Cart |
This section lets you turn on the built-in shopping cart. Not available in the LITE edition - see a comparison chart of editions. |
| Site |
Settings related to your site such as your store name and description |
| Subcategories |
This is where you define the subcategories of your store as well as additional related content boxes |
| Tabs |
This section lets you define how the category tabs look/behave |
| Text |
This section lets you setup the font face, size etc. for your store |
| Titles |
This is the section that lets you control what's included in the titles of your store pages |
