v8 Advanced Users guide

[cdicken]

Hi all

This is just starting a thread to collect together any good tips and tricks that are posted here that could go into a version 8 Advanced User Guide.

I'd really like the AUG for v8 to be much more collaborative than the one for v7 - and I think if we start rating posts on this community, and also if you chaps notify me about any good solutions, I think we will end up with a cracking guide.

Anyway, the first few tips will be added below this one

[cdicken]

Brochure Pages included in the Site Map

http://community.actinic.com/showpos...3&postcount=90

[cdicken]

Store css file as a *.css file in the Site folder:

http://community.actinic.com/showpos...7&postcount=70

[cdicken]

Only one parent section list (rather than top and bottom) and making the default navigation bars less 'clever':
http://community.actinic.com/showpos...63&postcount=3

[RuralWeb]

Brief description for best sellers/new product

Shortened description for best sellers/new products in side bar:
http://community.actinic.com/showthr...d=1#post114284

[pinbrook]

How to remove links frm tp level sections in a sitemap

You need to get into the layout called 'Site Map Section List'. You can either do this by going into 'Design | Library' - in the group called 'Site Map Section Lists' - or change the 'Select Page Type' drop down list in the 'Design' tab to 'Site Map'. Then click on one of the links in the sitemap and click the 'Navigate to Parent Layout' button a couple of times (yellow spiral with up arrow).

Highlight the 'Site Map Section Link' layout selector and click the 'Insert Block' button (green 'C'). The condition you want is:

SectionLevel >= 2

[pinbrook]

How to add a feature image to acatalog/index to only have it on that page only

I would add the image into the 'Main Product Area' layout - then add a condition so that it only appears on the store front page - as follows:

Highlight the image code and click the green 'Insert Block' button (green 'C' with a plus).

In the dialogue that appears, start typing 'SectionLevel' - Actinic will prompt you after a few characters to insert the variable.

Then from the 'Insert an operator' list select 'Equals'

Then type '0'.

SectionLevel == 0

That should mean that the image will only appear on the store front page.

[pinbrook]

Which designs are as table free as Actinic will take it?

Comtemporary and clean CSS

[jont]

Thumnail Images in side panels

How to have thumbnail images in the new arrivals / new products / best seller side bars:

If you wanted to use the 'Thumbnail' field for the best sellers/new products, then click on the product name of an item in the new products/best sellers list then replace

<img src="<actinic:variable name="ProductImageFileName" />" width="75" />

with

<img src="<actinic:variable name="ProductThumbnailImageFileName" />" />


to prevent an empty place holder from showing products without a thumnail image specified .....

Design | Library | Conditions > right click over "site" create new condition

Label as IsThumbnailAvailable and enter the text dscriptions

Condition : = ProductThumbnailImageFileName == true

Create a new condition around the <img> code as above

use : IsThumbnailAvailable > 0

[cdicken]

Create a new condition around the <img> code as above

use : IsThumbnailAvailable > 0
Edit/Delete Message

This will work. Just for the record, you don't have to use the libary. You can just put condition code around the <img> tag that says:

ProductThumbnailImageFileName != ""

You can select the 'Is Not Empty' option from the 'Insert and Operator...' list to insert the '!= ""' automatically.

[cdicken]

Product summary (with add to cart button) linking to full details page (also with add to cart button).

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22321

[cdicken]

Automatic thumbnail generation (nice one Norman!)

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22410

[cdicken]

I've also just written up in the Advanced User guide how to set up a second extended information page (i.e. how to have two pop-up windows for a product).

[Mike Hughes]

Jan's post on various 'out of stock' options:

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22549

Mike

[Jan]

Also one to only show certain top level sections in the sidebar

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22547

Regards,