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FluentCart Glossary

Use this glossary to quickly understand key terms used in FluentCart. These definitions reflect the way each feature or concept is used throughout the plugin.

Product

An item you sell through your store. FluentCart supports physical, digital, and licensed products with flexible pricing options.

Variable Product

A product with variations (e.g., sizes or colors), each with its own SKU, price, and inventory.

SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)

A unique identifier for each product or variation, used to track inventory.

Inventory Management

Controls stock levels, low-stock thresholds, and product availability.

Attribute Group / Term

Custom product options like size or color. Used to define variations in variable products.

Order

A record of a customer's purchase. Includes product details, pricing, payment status, and customer info.

Manual Order

An order you create from the admin dashboard on behalf of a customer.

Manual Payment Collection

Collect payment manually when editing an existing order, useful for custom pricing or adding items after order creation.

Order Status

Defines the state of an order (e.g., pending, completed, refunded). Statuses can be updated manually or automatically.

Refund

A partial or full return of a payment to the customer. Managed through the order details page.

Customer

A person who makes a purchase. FluentCart tracks customer profiles, purchase history, and order value.

Customer Address

Stores billing and shipping information tied to customer accounts and orders.

Advanced Filters

Tools for segmenting and searching orders or customers based on detailed criteria like order total, status, or date range.

Checkout

The process where customers provide billing details and complete payment.

Checkout API

Handles the technical processing of checkout data and interactions.

Checkout Actions

Custom actions that trigger during checkout, such as FluentCRM tagging or third-party integration tasks.

Confirmation

Post-payment logic that confirms and finalizes the order.

Cart

The collection of products a customer intends to buy. Managed by the CartResource class.

Payment Gateway

A service that processes customer payments. FluentCart supports Stripe, PayPal, and manual (offline) payments.

Abandoned Cart

A shopping cart where the customer didn’t complete checkout. Tracked for remarketing and recovery.

Email Notification

Automatic emails sent for order confirmations, refunds, and cart reminders. Managed by EmailNotificationResource.

Coupon

Discount codes that apply fixed or percentage-based discounts during checkout. Managed by CouponResource.

Applied Coupon

Tracks how coupons are used during checkout and order creation.

License

A key attached to a digital product that controls activation or usage.

Integration

Connections to third-party tools, such as FluentCRM for email automation.

Roles & Permissions

Controls who can access and manage FluentCart settings and data within WordPress.

Report

Visual summaries of orders, revenue, refunds, and product performance.

Shipping Method

How you deliver physical products. Includes settings for flat rate, free shipping, or local pickup.

Shipping Zone

Groups of locations (countries, states, or zip codes) that share shipping methods.

Store Settings

Global configuration for currency, store pages, appearance, and single product behavior.

Currency Settings

Defines store currency format, symbol placement, and precision.

Add-on

An optional extension that adds features to FluentCart Pro, such as subscriptions or licensing.

Logs

System-generated records of actions and errors, useful for troubleshooting.

Support

FluentCart offers in-dashboard support tools and documentation links to help users solve common issues and get assistance.