Tutorials

The Tutorials section is your “how-to” library for UltraCart.
While the main documentation explains what each feature does, these tutorials show you exactly what to click and in what order to accomplish a specific task or outcome.

Typical goals you can achieve with these tutorials include:

• Launching and testing a new checkout experience

• Setting up payment gateways and upsell offers

• Configuring shipping, free-shipping promotions, and pickup locations

• Connecting UltraCart to affiliate networks, autoresponders, and ad platforms

• Adding tracking (Google, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, etc.) and analytics (BigQuery)

• Improving your StoreFront content and navigation (videos, menu, 404 page, Schema.org , etc.)

• Handling chargebacks, subscription cancellations, and RMAs

Who this section is for

• Store owners & operations staff – day-to-day configuration, fulfillment, and support tasks

• Marketers – tracking, pixels, upsells, and onsite optimization

• Developers & technical teams – API usage, WordPress integration, data warehouse, and Schema.org

Prerequisites

Most tutorials assume:

• An active UltraCart account with access to the relevant area (StoreFronts, Checkout, Items, etc.)

• Appropriate user permissions for configuration changes

• Access to any required third-party tools (e.g., payment gateway logins, ad platform accounts, Google accounts, WordPress admin, BigQuery project, ShipStation account, etc.)

Quickstart / TL;DR

If you just want to get moving, use this quick map:

• New to UltraCart?

  • Checkout Tutorials – set up and test your checkout flow

  • A Tutorial on Placing a Test Order – verify everything works before going live
    
    

• Want to improve sales & marketing?

  • Implementing an Upsell Offer for your Product or Service

  • Tracking tutorials (Google Integration, Google GCLID, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter, Taboola, etc.)

  • Implementing Schema.org into your Storefront for SEO
    
    

• Managing items, orders, and payments?

  • Item Management Tutorials, Order Management Tutorials, Payment Gateway Tutorials

  • Drop shipping configuration for specific items and Ways to Make an Item a Free Shipping item
    
    

• Working with partners or advanced tools?

  • Affiliate Management Tutorials & Third-Party Affiliate Network Tutorials

  • Third-Party Autoresponder Tutorials

  • API Tutorials and Data Warehouse (BigQuery)
    
    

• Ensuring compliance & customer protection?

  • Chargebacks 911

  • FTC ‘Click-to-cancel’ Subscription Cancellation Compliance Guide

  • Add an Age-Verification Gate (DOB) to an UltraCart StoreFront\

Step-by-Step Instructions: How to Use the Tutorials Section

Step 1 – Start with your goal

Before browsing, decide what you’re trying to accomplish. For example:

• “I want to add TikTok tracking to my StoreFront.”

• “I need a wholesale order entry page.”

• “I need to connect ShipStation.”

• “I want to test my checkout before launch.”

Keep this goal in mind as you choose a tutorial.

Step 2 – Pick the right tutorial category

Use the left navigation to expand the tutorial categories. The most commonly used categories include:

• Affiliate Management Tutorials
  Learn how to set up, configure, and manage your UltraCart affiliate program and payouts.

• API Tutorials
  Practical examples for developers on how to use the UltraCart API to integrate with custom systems, sync data, and automate workflows.

• Checkout Tutorials
  Configure the checkout experience, customize branding, and walk through test orders. Includes guides like Replacing legacy screen branding with StoreFronts Checkout and Adding PayPal Fastlane to Your Custom Checkout.

• Configuration Tutorials
  General configuration tasks that don’t fit neatly in a single feature area—ideal when you’re setting up a store for the first time or making global changes.

• Customer Profile, Item Management, and Order Management Tutorials
  Step-by-step guides to managing customers, items, and orders inside UltraCart.

• Payment Gateway Tutorials
  Connect, configure, and test payment gateways so you can accept payments confidently.

• Testing & QA Tutorials
  Use tutorials like A Tutorial On Placing A Test Order to validate your store’s setup before a promotion or launch.

• Third-Party Affiliate Network & Autoresponder Tutorials
  Connect UltraCart to external affiliate networks and email providers so your sales and marketing data flows automatically.

Step 3 – Explore specialized “how-to” tutorials

Beyond the high-level categories, you’ll find focused tutorials for very specific outcomes, such as:

• Marketing & Tracking

  • Google Integration

  • Collecting Google GCLID parameters and reporting them back to Google Adwords

  • Taboola Tracking, Snapchat Tracking, TikTok Tracking, Pinterest Tracking, Twitter Tracking

  • Facebook Shop Checkout Integration

• StoreFront Experience & Content

  • Installing the UltraCart WordPress Plugin

  • How to add a video to an item using the Storefront Visual Builder

  • Editing the mobile menu

  • How to Customize the 404 Error Page in StoreFronts

  • Using anchor links in your Storefront

  • Add an Age-Verification Gate (DOB) to an UltraCart StoreFront

  • Implementing Schema.org into your Storefront

• Shipping, Pickup, and Fulfillment

  • Drop shipping configuration for specific items

  • Ways to Make an Item a Free Shipping item

  • How do I build a wholesale order entry page on my StoreFront

  • Configuring an order Pickup location

  • Integrating ShipStation with UltraCart

• Offers, Conversions, and Customer Communication

  • Using buy links

  • Implementing an Upsell Offer for your Product or Service

  • External Email Form That adds a customer to a Flow

  • Storefront Communications Tutorials

  • How to Configure Proactive Email Collection in the Storefront Checkout

  • Creating a Click-to-Call Button in the Visual Builder

• Compliance, Chargebacks, and RMAs

  • Chargebacks 911

  • FTC ‘Click-to-cancel’ Subscription Cancellation Compliance Guide

  • Processing Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMA)

If you see a tutorial title that closely matches what you want to do, that’s usually your best starting point.

Step 4 – Follow the tutorial from top to bottom

Once you open a tutorial:

1. Read the overview to confirm it matches your goal.

2. Check any prerequisites (for example, needing a pixel from an ad platform or an API key).

3. Follow steps in order—many tutorials assume prior steps are complete.

4. Verify your work using any included test or validation steps (like placing a test order or checking tracking tags in your browser console).

Step 5 – Save changes and document what you’ve done

After completing a tutorial:

• Confirm that changes are saved and published (especially for StoreFront and Visual Builder changes).

• Note configurations (IDs, keys, custom code snippets) in your internal documentation so your team can revisit or replicate the setup later.

• If the tutorial affects orders or payments, place at least one test order to validate your configuration.