First Steps
From AMember Pro Manual
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Before aMember is ready to use, you should do the following:
- Go to the Admin page and Login. From the Main Menu on the left select aMember CP -> Setup/Configuration. Read the following chapter to find out more about Initial Setup/Configuration.
- Enable any additional payment plugins that you need, then visit the plugins configuration section aMember CP -> Setup -> PluginName and enter your settings.
- Go to the aMember CP -> Manage Products page and add your products or subscription types.
You may prefer to refer to them as 'Products' or 'Subscription Types' depending upon the type of business you are in. For example, you might choose to refer to a newsletter as a 'Subscription,' while you might call computer software or hardware a 'Product.' It's up to you what you choose to call these aMember database records. Remember, a Product or Subscription Type is just a different way to refer to the same thing.
It is important to set up at least one product before you continue.
- Setup your protection for protected areas. Just go to aMember CP -> Protect Folders and follow instructions.
- Check your installation by testing your Signup Page http://www.yoursite.com/amember/signup.php
- Once you have payment process and protection set up and working correctly then you may wish to customize some of the HTML templates. You should at least consider customizing the following templates:
- amember/templates/header.html
- amember/templates/footer.html
- amember/templates/css/site.css (is not created by defaut, but you can create and it will be included)
Read more about Templates Customization.