Common Elements Within Overall Layouts

Here are some of the layout selectors you might see and use within an overall page layout. A further guide can be found in Overall Page Layouts.

Layout Selector

Description

INNERLAYOUT

Essential

Insert this where you want the main page content (sections, products etc.) to be inserted into the design.

BestSellersList

A list of top sellers.

Described in Best Seller Lists

CompanyLogoImage

The logo image for your company. Used on all pages except brochure pages.

You might see this surrounded by 'block if' tags. This is to hide it from appearing on brochure pages.

BrochureLogoImage

The logo image for your brochure pages.

You might see this surrounded by 'block if' tags. This is to hide it from all pages other than brochure pages.

NavigationBar

The list of store navigation icons (sitemap, search, view cart etc.)

Select 'Fixed Layout' to specify what sort of navigation bar you want to use in your design.

You might see this surrounded by 'block if' tags. This is to hide it from appearing on brochure pages.

BrochurePageList

The list of brochure pages used in the store.

You might see this surrounded by 'block if' tags. This is to hide it from all pages other than brochure pages.

NavigationIcon

The layout selector for an individual icon. Useful if you just want a 'view cart' button or a 'search' button in a certain place.

Select 'Fixed Layout' to specify what sort of navigation icon you want to use in your design.

NewProductsList

A list of new products.

Described in New Products Lists.

QuickSearchBar

A search bar and button.

ShoppingCartSummary

A little box telling you how many items are in the cart, and what the value of the cart is.

TopLevelSectionList

A list of the main sections in your store.

SideBar

Inserts a side bar into the store design.

HeaderArea

Inserts a header area in to the top of the store design.

CouponEntryField

Inserts a coupon field into the store pages.

Here are some variables that you might see and use in an overall page design.

Variable

Description

PageTitle

Used within the <title> </title> tags on a page. Used to create a meaningful title for the page.

CompanyName

The name of the company.

SectionName

The name of the current section - this only works on section pages.

BrochureTitle

The name of the current brochure page - this only works on brochure pages.

CatalogURL

The full web address of the 'acatalog' folder for your store.

WebURL

The full web address for your main website.