Frequently Asked Questions
Make Shorter POS URL
As default , our POS panel url has this format : http://your_domain.com/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos
If you want make this url shorter like as : http://yourdomain.com/pos you can do it follow this way:
#1 : COPY folder your_webroot/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos to your_webroot/pos
#2: open file your_webroot/pos/index.php by your editor
At line 8 has content :
At line 23 , line has content
Change it to (pls enter correct your site address)
Now , we can change the "goto pos" link at admin/pos/dashboard to new url by add filter to end of file your_active_theme/functions.php
Done
Now , Goto https://yourdomain.com/pos to see the effect
How to update when have new version ?
when have new version, release, after update plugin, you should update the New POS url follow this guide
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/assets --> wordpress/pos/assets
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/main.js --> wordpress/pos/main.js
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/polyfills.js -> wordpress/pos/polyfills.js
.....
NO copy wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/index.php
after done, your pos already updated
NOTE: after get many support of customer cause can't load icon / errors , but the simple issues cause the POS url they set is "https" but when access to pos page , they use "http" . pls make sure you access with correct url like as $pos_url
If you want make this url shorter like as : http://yourdomain.com/pos you can do it follow this way:
#1 : COPY folder your_webroot/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos to your_webroot/pos
#2: open file your_webroot/pos/index.php by your editor
At line 8 has content :
# $base_dir = dirname(__DIR__); // uncommnent this linechange it to
$base_dir = dirname(__DIR__);
At line 23 , line has content
# $pos_url = 'https://yoursite-address.com/pos/';
Change it to (pls enter correct your site address)
$pos_url = 'https://yourdomain.com/pos/';
Now , we can change the "goto pos" link at admin/pos/dashboard to new url by add filter to end of file your_active_theme/functions.php
function custom_pos_url($url) { $url = 'your_new_pos_url'; return $url; } add_filter('op_pos_url','custom_pos_url',10,1);
Done
Now , Goto https://yourdomain.com/pos to see the effect
How to update when have new version ?
when have new version, release, after update plugin, you should update the New POS url follow this guide
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/assets --> wordpress/pos/assets
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/main.js --> wordpress/pos/main.js
wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/polyfills.js -> wordpress/pos/polyfills.js
.....
NO copy wordpress/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-openpos/pos/index.php
after done, your pos already updated
NOTE: after get many support of customer cause can't load icon / errors , but the simple issues cause the POS url they set is "https" but when access to pos page , they use "http" . pls make sure you access with correct url like as $pos_url
Last updated Wed, Sep 19 2018 6:50pm