Changing The Way The Store Pages Work

'Design | Design Options' is used to set a few default settings for the whole site.

Shopping Mode

Further information about the shopping mode is available in Changing The Shopping Mode.

Field

Meaning

Quantity on Product Page

Select this if you want the shopper to enter the quantity (and other prompts) before pressing the 'Add To Cart' button.

Quantity on Confirmation Page

Select this if you want the shopper to enter the quantity (and other prompts) on a separate page after pressing the 'Add To Cart' button.

Quantity on Shopping Cart

Select this if you want the shopper to enter the quantity (and other prompts) within the shopping cart after pressing the 'Add To Cart' button.

Single Add to Cart Button Per Page

If you are using the 'Quantity on Product Page' shopping mode, then you can select this option. This removes the 'Add to Cart' button for individual products, and has one button for the entire page.

Bounce Page Delay

This controls how long a customer sees the shopping cart before being returned to the store page.

If you set this to '0', then as soon as you add a product to the cart, you will be shown an editable shopping cart.

 

Generation

These are a collection of settings that affect how Actinic generates the pages in your store.

Field

Meaning

Generate CGI Templates

If this field is selected, then the templates used by the CGI scripts (e.g. search results/shopping cart/checkout) are maintained by Actinic.

When de-selected, Actinic will no longer maintain the CGI template pages. You are then responsible for these pages.

Generate HTML and Search Files

Select this box if the store pages are to be maintained by Actinic.

When de-selected, Actinic does not automatically generate the store pages (front page, section pages, info page, and search page). You are then responsible for these pages.

Suppress Generation Warnings

Any problems when generating the online store prior to uploading it to the web site are normally displayed in a window.

Sometimes these problems are benign and don't need to be fixed. If the same 'problems' are invoked every time, such as a missing variable which you know to be OK, then this box can suppress the display of the problems.

Compact HTML/CGI

Select this box to remove comments and superfluous spaces from the generated HTML and Perl scripts. The savings on upload time and browser navigation times are increased as your online store grows.

If you de-select this box then you will be able to see comments about which layout generated which section of the page.

 

Frames

This area contains settings about how your store will interact with any frames that you might be using.

Field

Description

Retain Custom Frame when Navigating to Catalog

Selecting this box will ensure that when your customers navigate from your brochure pages (see What Are Brochure Pages?) to your store pages, any frames that are present will not be affected.

No Frames in Checkout

You can opt to use frames but have a full page display for the check out pages by selecting this box.

It's a very good idea to select this box if you are using frames, especially if you are using a Payment Service Provider.

URL for Completed and Aborted Checkout

Enter a URL in this field for the address to take customers to when they click either 'Done' or 'Cancel' in the checkout pages.

 

The Referral Scheme

The purpose of referral scheme is to reward you for the capture and conversion of genuine new sales leads on Actinic's web site by the placement of click-through banner advertisement on your web site.

Click the 'Learn More, Join Up or Check Points' button for more details.

Field

Meaning

Enable

When you select this box, a referral image and link will appear on the first page of your Actinic site (either your brochure home page or on the front page of your store).

This link will take people to the Actinic web site.

Powered by Referrer ID

Enter your ID you received when you registered for the Actinic referral scheme.

The scheme is described above in this section.

Powered By Partner ID

If you are an Actinic partner, and you are registered with the referral scheme, then when you design sites for other people, you can put your own referral ID in this field in order for the click-throughs to also benefit you.

The Referral Image

Select '<Browse>' in the drop down list to choose the image you want to use for the referral link.

 


Home Page Link

These settings control the functionality of the 'Home Page' icon in your store navigation bar.

Field

Meaning

None

Select this option if you don't want to use a 'Home Page' icon in your store navigation bar.

This removes the 'Home Page' icon from your store navigation bar.

Brochure

Select this option if you want the 'Home Page' icon to link to your brochure home page - see Creating A Brochure Page.

URL

Select this option if you want the 'Home Page' icon to link to a custom URL. Enter the URL in the field provided.

 

 

Information Link

These settings control where your terms and conditions appear in your store, and also affect the functionality of the 'Terms and Conds/Info' icon in your store navigation bar. See Entering Your Terms and Conditions for information about setting up your terms and conditions.

Field

Meaning

None

Select this option if you don't want to use a 'Terms and Conds/Info' icon in your store navigation bar.

This removes the 'Terms and Conds' icon from your store navigation bar.

Terms and Conditions on Separate Catalog Page

Select this option to display your 'Terms and Conditions' page on a separate page in your store called 'info.html'.

Terms and Conditions on Catalog Front Page

Select this option to display your terms and conditions on the first (front) page of your store.

URL

Select this option if you want the 'Terms and Conds' icon to link to a custom URL. Enter the URL in the field provided.

Brochure Page

Select this option if you want the 'Terms and Conds' icon to link to a brochure page you have created - see What Are Brochure Pages?. Select a brochure page from the list provided.