Introduction

Use the Change Storefront Location feature in UltraCart to modify the host address of your StoreFront. This allows you to switch between the two default UltraCart hosts or configure your own custom domain with an SSL certificate.

Tip: Applying a custom domain enhances your store’s branding and trust with customers.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure you have:

Access to the UltraCart StoreFronts section.
A domain name if you plan to use a custom URL.
Optional: An existing SSL certificate or plan to purchase one.

Screenshot of 'Change Storefront Location' button in Storefronts Menu

Storefront Menu → Change Storefront Location (button)

NAVIGATE:
Main Menu → Storefronts → Choose Storefront host → ‘Change Storefront Location’

Default Storefront Hosts

Your two default StoreFronts hosts are:
MERCHANTID.ultracartstore.com
and
MERCHANTID.ultracartdev.com.

To add more storefronts, you need to rename your StoreFront host, and/or apply a custom SSL Certificate using your own domain name.

Edit Storefront URL

Edit Storefront URL Dialog Window

Navigation: Main Menu → Storefronts → Choose StoreFront Host → Change Storefront Location

Step-by-step Instructions

1. Navigate to the StoreFront Host Settings

From the UltraCart main menu, go to StoreFronts.
Select the desired StoreFront.
Click the Change Storefront Location button.

Choosing to edit storefront host or Purchase a custom SSL for storefront

In the ‘Edit Storefront URL’ dialog window:

You can change the default hostname by clicking the pencil icon that appears to the right of the current storefront host address.
or
You can purchase a domain (if you do not already have one) or purchase an SSL certificate to apply your domain to the Storefront host address.

Below is the dialog for purchasing a custom SSL certificate in order to apply your own domain to the Storefront host.

Click the button titled ‘I own a domain name I would like to add to UltraCart', you’ll be presented with the following dialog window:

Choose your storefront configuration for custom SSL purchase.

You’ll be presented with three URL choices:

Whole Website (Your Site, Store & Checkout)
(Recommended) Host your whole website on UltraCart.
Every page on your site will live within the StoreFronts CMS.
Only Your Store (Your Store & Checkout)
Host only your product pages and shopping cart with UltraCart.
Non-product pages will be hosted on your own server.
Only Your Cart (Checkout Only)
Host your shopping cart on UltraCart.
Front Facing Website and products well be hosted outside of UltraCart.

You’ll enter the domain name into the ‘Add Your Domain Name’, then click the ‘Next’ button.

Enter your company details for SSL Purchase.

Important:
Be sure to enter the company information details as they appear on the whois record of your domain name. This information will be verified by the SSL issuer, so please verify these details when completing this page, otherwise the issuance of the SSL certificate will be delayed.

In order to obtain an SSL certificate, a validation email must be sent to someone that controls the domain and responded to. Please select one of the available emails from the list. This list is from your DNS WHOIS record plus allowed standard email addresses for administrators.

Need a Domain Name? Purchase a domain at Godaddy (or any registrar) and follow StoreFronts Domain instructions to set up and point your domain name to http://UltraCart.com

Advanced Configuration

If you already have a SSL certificate or wish to have one with a different subdomain that the options provided for in the SSL purchase dialog, you can do so by navigating to the SSL Certificate Custom configuration page.

Change Storefront Location