Getting your first Cartble store live takes less time than you might expect. This guide walks you through every step, from creating your account to sharing a working storefront URL with your first customers. Follow each step in order and you’ll have a fully operational store ready to accept orders by the end.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cartble.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Sign up
Go to cartble.com and click Get started. Enter your email address and create a password to register your account. Once you confirm your email, Cartble takes you directly into the onboarding flow to set up your first platform.
Choose a blueprint
Cartble asks you to pick the blueprint that best describes your business. Your choice shapes the admin interface, catalog labels, and checkout options for your entire store.
- Retail
- On-demand
- Booking
Retail is built for merchants selling physical or digital products. Your catalog uses stock levels, SKU search, categories, and collections. The order manager tracks sales and shipments, and the dashboard shows stock-level alerts for items running low or out of stock.
Set up your store profile
Give your store its identity. On the Identity step of onboarding, fill in:
- Platform name — the name customers see on your storefront.
- Primary color — used as the main brand color across your storefront theme.
Add your first product
Navigate to your store’s admin dashboard and open the catalog section (the label varies by blueprint — it may read Stock Resources, Menu / Dishes, or Offered Services).Click New Resource to open the product editor, then fill in:
- Name — the title shown to customers on your storefront.
- Price — the selling price in your store’s configured currency.
- Stock — the quantity available (for Booking blueprints, this sets capacity).
- Images — upload one or more photos of your product or service.
- Category — assign the resource to at least one category so it appears in your catalog navigation.
Cartble pre-populates your catalog with three sample resources during onboarding so you can see how the admin interface works before adding your own items. You can edit or delete those samples at any time.
Connect a payment method
Go to Settings > Payments and connect at least one payment method so your store can accept orders.
- Stripe — click Connect Stripe and follow the OAuth flow to link your Stripe account. Once connected, your storefront accepts card payments at checkout with no transaction fees from Cartble.
- Manual Payment — enable this option to accept cash on delivery, bank transfers, or in-person payments. Customers place orders and pay through an agreed offline method.
Preview & publish
Your storefront is already live the moment your platform is created. Open a browser and visit:Replace
yourslug with the slug you chose during onboarding. You’ll see your storefront exactly as customers will — including the sample resources Cartble seeded for you and any products you’ve added.Share this URL with your first customers, add it to your social bios, or set up a custom domain from Settings > Domain to use your own branded address.What to do next
Store Setup
Customize your storefront theme, navigation, and pages to match your brand.
Selling
Learn how to manage orders, apply discounts, and configure shipping or delivery options.
Custom Domain
Connect your own domain so customers reach your store at a branded URL.
Plugins
Activate SmartPrice AI, Smart Importer, and other built-in plugins to automate key parts of your business.
