# Create Orders

With the Ratepay Shopware 6 plugin, merchants can process orders in three different ways.

## 1. Online Shop Frontend

The buyer completes the standard online shopping process:

- Selects products and adds them to the cart
- Proceeds to checkout and enters their personal information
- Sees available Ratepay payment methods (if applicable to the cart)


## 2. Pay by Link

The merchant creates an order draft, and the buyer finalizes the payment:

- The merchant selects an existing customer in the Shopware administration
- Adds the desired products to the order
- Pre-defines the default payment method
- After creating the order, the buyer receives an email containing a link to a pre-filled cart


## 3. Admin Orders

The merchant completes the entire order on behalf of the buyer:

- In the Shopware administration, the merchant selects the option to create a Ratepay order
- A special web shop session is launched, allowing the merchant to complete the order as if they were the buyer