This article takes you from an empty installation to a vehicle that is visible on your website. It takes about ten minutes.

1. Check the photo settings

Go to Components > Forecourt and click Options. Check the photo upload path and the maximum photo width. The defaults work for most sites. See "Configuration" for all options.

2. Add a vehicle

1. Go to Components > Forecourt > Vehicles and click New.
2. On the General tab enter the make, model and year. If you sell Dutch cars and have enabled the RDW plugin, enter the licence plate and click Fetch from RDW: most technical details are filled in for you.
3. Fill in the Technical, Price & Status and Appearance tabs. Fields you leave empty are simply not shown on the website.
4. Click Save. Photos can only be added once the vehicle has been saved.
5. On the Photos & Options tab drop your photos in the upload area. Drag them into the right order: the first photo is the main photo. Add options and accessories, grouped by category.
6. Click Save & Close.

For machinery such as tractors and wheel loaders you can also fill in the operating hours, category and condition.

3. Create a menu item

1. Go to Menus and open the menu where the stock page should appear.
2. Click New and choose Forecourt > Forecourt: Vehicle overview (grid) as the menu item type.
3. Give it a title, for example Stock, and save.

Open the page on your website. You see your vehicle in the overview, and clicking it opens the detail page with photos, specifications and the contact form. You do not need a separate menu item for the detail pages.

4. Add the filter (optional)

Go to Content > Site Modules, create a Forecourt - Vehicle filter module and assign it to the stock menu item. See "Vehicle filter module".

Next step: read "Configuration" for the photo and contact settings, or import your stock automatically with the Hexon or MachineTrack plugin.