Hi guys sorry if this is has been answered but this is driving me nuts. There appears to be a Mini Best Seller List, which has more options ie images, etc than the standard one. So I want to use that. But how the hell do I select it. The AUG talks about changing details in it but not how to use it in the first place. There is nothing in the knowledge base and nothing in the basic user guide. I have BestSellerListSideBar at the moment and want to just swap it for the Mini version. The Mini Version doesn't appear as an option in Settings>Site Options for example.
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You need to switch to the design tab and navigate to the top outer layout. Find the pink layout adding the best sellers... delete the code and then click on the pink circle "insert layout" .... tick the "use fixed layout" and the in the box enter something like "best" .. this will bring up all the selectors pertaining to the best sellers ... you can then click on the fixed layout you want at the bottom to insert into your outer layout. -
Jont,
Many thanks, I had tried this option but couldn't find the Mini Best Seller, because it doesn't come up in the list unless you type in something like Best. Wow, things like that can have you driving round and round in circles. Have done this now and inserted fine but it comes up with loads of coding errors and seems to have crashed but hey at least its a start
DavidComment
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There are existing threads about Actinic crashing with the best / new sellers list in place.
What do the errors say when clicking on to them?Comment
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Coding messages
Jont the error message is above, I am working from a pretty vanilla layout in V9.02 as I start the process of moving from v7. Have used the Actinic design wizard to go with two sidebars and had placed a best seller list on right sidebar and was wanting to try out the Mini List, but from the errors above then it looks as if it objects to the Mini List being placed in the sidebar.
The Mini List is on Factory setting but is below.
<p class="text_product_small_info_heading"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></p>
<div class="product_image_cost">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ProductImageFileName%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22">
<a href="<actinic:variable name="SearchCGIURL" />?PRODREF=<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />&NOLOGIN=1<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsHostMode%22%20%2f%3e">&SHOP=<actinic:variable name="ShopID" /></actinic:block>">
<img style="border: 0;" src="<actinic:variable name="ProductImageFileName" />" width="75" alt="<actinic:variable name="ProductName" encoding="strip"/>" />
</a>
</actinic:block>
</div>
<div>
<p class="text_product_small_info_price">
<Actinic:PRICES PROD_REF="<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />" RETAIL_PRICE_PROMPT="<Actinic:Variable Name="ProductPriceDescription"/>">
<actinic:variable value="Marketing Price List" name="PriceListRetail" />
</Actinic:PRICES>
</p>
<p class="text_product_small_info"><actinic:variable name="ProductDescription" /><br>
<a href="<actinic:variable name="SearchCGIURL" />?PRODREF=<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />&NOLOGIN=1<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsHostMode%22%20%2f%3e">&SHOP=<actinic:variable name="ShopID" /></actinic:block>">find out more</a></p>
</div>
Thanks for your replies
DavidComment
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Hi David,
I think you may have used the variable in the wrong place, which is why you are getting the coding errors.
I think you may have entered the 'mini best sellers layout' variable in your right-sidebar but I suggest that you do the following:
- locate the best seller variable that you have used and delete it (probably on your outer layout)
- use '<actinic:variable name="BestSellerListSidebar" />' instead
- double-click on this variable in the 'code' window of the 'Design' tab and it should take you into the list layout for the Best Sellers
- you should see the 'Standard Best Seller Item' variable
- right-click on this variable and select 'Edit Appearance'
- in the 'Use fixed layout' field you will be able to select the 'Mini Best Seller Layout' option.
- click 'Apply' and you should no longer get any coding errors.********************
Tracey
SellerDeckComment
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Tracy,
Yep that fixed it, a few wobbles along the way like an unsteady foal but got there in the end.
Many thanks
DavidComment
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