Changing 'page titles'

[Clive.Aspen]

Hi,

Iunderstand that to change a page title you go to the section page settings and enter the page title there.

But how do you change the page title for the shop home page?
On the page settings tab for the shop root page the only option to change is the 'base page name'. I'd like my own page title for the shop homepage.

Anyone know how to do that?

Cheers

[cren]

Hi Clive,

You can click the 'Home' icon in the content tree then switch to the 'Page Settings' tab and enter your new title there.

[NormanRouxel]

Also check the General tab.

[TraceyHand]

Hi Clive,

You can click the 'Home' icon in the content tree then switch to the 'Page Settings' tab and enter your new title there.

The page title doesn't appear on the store top homepage though, which is what the OP is asking about.
If you change the store top name (default "Online Catalogue") then this will appear as your title, prefixed (usually) by your store name.
Be aware though that changing this "Online Catalogue" text will also change the text in your breadcrumb trail (unless you edit the code to show otherwise)

Alternatively, you can add to the overall layout with a blockif (IsStoreFrontPage) containing your page title (not forgetting to put a blockif around the standard PageTitle variable for "IsStoreFrontPage ==FALSE" if you don't want the default title (my company online catalogue) adding on to it as well )

[Clive.Aspen]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

Maybe I didnt explain well... or I've not understood your answers.

I want to change the page title for the shop homepage... not the brochure homepage.

On the content tree you have 3 main sections
The home (little house)
The more pages (pages)
The Shop Pages.

Its the shop pages (the section list page) that I want to change the title for.
If you click on that and go to 'general' then you can change its meta description and keywords. If you click 'page settings' there is only the option to chnage the 'base page name'

On all the sections.. under page settings, you can change the page name and the page title.... but not on the main shop page?

[Clive.Aspen]

I posted my reply before I saw Traceys reply... I'm looking into that thanks.

[malbro]

Hi Clive,

You can click the 'Home' icon in the content tree then switch to the 'Page Settings' tab and enter your new title there.

I think he means the Online Catalogue which doesnt have a page title option and defaults to Company name in Business Settings and the name you use for the Online Catalogue which you can change on the General Tab

edit Bit slow posting

[Clive.Aspen]

Surely having the page title of the online catalogue default to the company name is a bit duff.
Page titles are one of the most important elements of seach engine optimisation.
I would have thought the page title of the online catalogue was porbably the most important bit of optimisation you can make !

having it default to the company name wont help much. It should include the keywords relevant to the rest of the store shouldnt it.

Its annoying because changing the page titles for all the sections and subsections is easy.. but these are not as important.

[Clive.Aspen]

My business partner had this sorted on v7.

I've just looked and his page title for the online catalogue is very descriptive and is displayed in google when our site appears.

It looks like he achieved this by using (in v7) a customvar 'owntitle'
In v7 if you go to
design options
site gefaults
properties
there is an 'owntitle' cusomvar in the box with his description.

None of these options seem to appear in v10.
design options in v10 do not include any of the above?

Have they been moved elsewhere?

[peblaco]

Customvars in V7 are now called variables in V10, you can create your own variable in the Design menu > Library for the page title, then insert that into the layout using a blockif as Tracey explained above so it shows for the shop home.

[Clive.Aspen]

I see, thanks peblaco, I'll have a go at that.

[Clive.Aspen]

Customvars in V7 are now called variables in V10, you can create your own variable in the Design menu > Library for the page title, then insert that into the layout using a blockif as Tracey explained above so it shows for the shop home.

I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to talk me through this process as I'm having trouble.. I cant even find out how to create variables.. and I'm afraid I've got a bit of a block with the the blockif

Alternatively, you can add to the overall layout with a blockif (IsStoreFrontPage) containing your page title (not forgetting to put a blockif around the standard PageTitle variable for "IsStoreFrontPage ==FALSE" if you don't want the default title (my company online catalogue) adding on to it as well )

This sounds like its exactly what I want to do, but I'm afraid I dont understand it.

[leehack]

Have a look for the tutorials thread, Gabe did some fab blockif tutorials, will teach you all you need to know. For help on creating variables, have a look in the inbuilt help within actinic, it's very good. KB also shows you with pictures too.

[Clive.Aspen]

yes, thanks, I'm plowing through those now.

but the annoyance is, I only want to change the page title of my online store!!

it seems I have to learn about blockifs and variables if I'm to do this!?!

Bit crazy really no?
I'll never need to use the knowledge I'm taking time to learn again, as I use an uncustomised theme. So its going to take me an afternoon or two learning stuff I have no interest or real need for... just to change a page title!

Not really what I would espect from actinic. A product we've used for years. Changing page titles in v7 was a doddle.

[leehack]

Unfortunately, being able to set the title on the shop top was something they overlooked, but the good news is that i believe this is to be fixed in V11. The information you learn won't just help for this, it will open up many doors for other things.

Try something like this:

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%27Section%27" ><actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%200" >Write your title here</actinic:block></actinic:block>

Add it just above the </title> (<< note this carefully, not the <title>) in the overall layout of your site.