Product Page outer layout

[mclbooks]

By default, shouldn't the outer layout for generated separate product pages be the same as the parent, especially as there is no site or product layout setting for the outer layout of individual product pages? I find that if I create a design based on, say, the Silver theme and give it a new name, the generated product page ignores the site and section settings and retains the original Outer Layout for Silver Theme. Seems odd… any thoughts?

[fergusw]

Matthew,
The ProductPageLayout does in fact have a selector - an option to change and select the layout for the product page.
For some reason it is not enabled to be accessible through the site options as the other overall layouts are.

You can change this:
Open "Design | Library"
Click on "Layouts" tab
Expand the "Web Page Outer Layout" item
Double click the "ProductPageLayout" selector
then "check" the checkbox for "Site" under the "Place of setting" options
Click "OK"
Now in site options under the "Product page" settings you should see the selector for ProductPageLayout.

You can "check" the checkbox for "product" and "Section" as well if you want to make it selectable at the individual section and product levels as well.

[dandelion]

Can product pages inherit the outer layout of their parent section?

I have a similar issue, and can see how you set the product page layout at a site level, but I would like to be able to set the outer layout independently per section, and have product pages within that section automatically inherit the outer layout of the section. So each section has it's own theme. Is this possible?

Thanks, Dan

[fergusw]

In a word, Yes!

Follow the steps above, however instead of

"then "check" the checkbox for "Site" under the "Place of setting" options"

do

"then "check" the checkbox for "Site" AND "Section" under the "Place of setting" options"

The selector will no be available at section level as well, allowing you to do what you require.

[dandelion]

Thanks Fergus. I've been away from Actinic for a while!