The 'Layout' Tab - Selecting Default Layouts For Your Store

The main purpose of the 'Layout' tab is to change the default layouts that are used in your store. The most important of these are the default 'overall layouts' for your store pages. These are discussed in more depth in Editing An Overall Page Layout Within Actinic.

The selected layouts can often be overridden within the 'Layout' tabs of your sections and products. For more details see Use Parent.

The table below has more detail on each field:

Field

Description

Layout Selector Name

Site

Overall Page Layout

The default overall layout used for your entire store (other than brochure pages, checkout pages, the login page and the shopping cart).

Overall layouts are discussed in more depth in Editing An Overall Page Layout Within Actinic.

This selection can be overridden for individual sections within the 'Layout' tab of a section.

StandardLayout

Checkout Pages Layout

The overall layout used for the checkout pages in your store.

CheckoutLayout

Login Page Layout

The overall layout used for your login page ('login.html').

LoginPageLayout

View Cart Page Layout

The overall layout used for the 'view cart' page in your store.

ShoppingCartLayout

Navigation Bar Layout

The default appearance of the store navigation bar (containing 'view cart', 'checkout' etc.)

NavigationBar

Quick Search Bar Layout

Select the appearance of the quick search bar

QuickSearchBar

Top Level Section List Layout

Select the appearance of the top level section list in the sidebars of your store

TopLevelSectionList

Section

Section Link Layout

This is the default section link layout - used within the sub-section list within a section page.

This selection can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of a section.

SectionLink

Top Parent Section List Layout

If you want a parent section list (breadcrumb trail) to appear at the TOP of the page then select a layout in this field.

If you don't, select 'No Layout'.

ParentSectionListTop

Top Sub Section List Layout

If you want a list of sub-sections to appear ABOVE your products, then select a layout in this field.

Otherwise, for no sub-section list above your products, select 'No Layout'.

SubSectionListTop

Bottom Sub Section List Layout

If you want a list of sub-sections to appear BELOW your products, then select a layout in this field.

Otherwise, for no sub-section list below your products, select 'No Layout'.

SubSectionListBottom

Bottom Parent Section List Layout

If you want a parent section list (breadcrumb trail) to appear at the BOTTOM of the page then select a layout in this field.

If you don't, select 'No Layout'.

ParentSectionListBottom

Column Count for Section Lists

Default number of columns that your section link lists will appear in.

This can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of your sections.

SectionLinkColumnCount

Width of Section List

How wide do you want the section list to appear. 100% means it will fill the available space.

SectionListWidth

Main Product Area Layout

This is the default 'inner layout' that is used for the 'body' area of your section pages.

For more information about section pages, see Changing the Design of Section Pages.

MainArea

Column Count for First Row of Section Lists

Default number of columns that the section links in the first row of the list will appear in.

This can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of your sections.

SectionLinkColumnCount

Product

Product Layout

This is the default product layout for your store.

This selection can be overridden for all the products in a section by going to the 'Layout' tab of a section.

You can also override this selection for an individual product. Go to the 'Layout' tab of a product and select an alternative layout within the 'Product Layout' field.

ProductLayout

Price Layout

Select how you want your prices to appear in your store: including tax, excluding tax, or both.

This value can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of a product.

PriceLayout

Column Count for Products

Default number of columns that your product lists will appear in.

This can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of your sections.

ProductColumnCount

Width of Product List

The width of the product list, in pixels.

ProductListWidth

Product List Layout

Decide whether you want a standard table to lay out your products, or whether you want a table-free layout, without columns.

ProductList

Product Also Bought Item Layout

Select the layout for the 'customers who bought this also bought.' items that appear underneath your products.

ProductAlsoBoughtItem

Product Related Products Item Layout

Select the layout for the related products that appear underneath your products.

ProductRelatedProductsItem

Component

Component Layout

The default layout of components in the store.

ComponentLayout

Attribute

Attribute Layout

The default layout for the attributes in your store.

You can override this layout within the 'Layout' tab of your attributes. For more, see Creating Choices.

AttributeLayout

Column Count For Attributes

Specify how many columns you want your attributes laid out in.

AttributeColumnCount

Choice

Column Count For Radio Buttons

Enter how many columns you want your radio buttons laid out in

RadioButtonColumnCount

Brochure

Brochure Page Layout

Select the default overall layout for your brochure pages

BrochureLayout

Fragment

Fragment Layout

The default layout used for the fragments in your store.

This can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of your fragments.

For more details, see Creating A Fragment.

FragmentLayout

Column Count for Brochure Fragments

Default number of columns that your fragment lists will appear in.

This can be overridden within the 'Layout' tab of your brochure pages.

FragmentColumnCount

Brochure Fragment List Layout

Select whether you want your brochure fragments laid out in a table, or just one underneath the other on the page.

Brochure FragmentList

Best Sellers List

Location For Best Sellers List

Select where you want your Best Sellers List to appear

BestSellerListLocation

Best Sellers List Layout (For Section Pages)

Select the layout for the Best Sellers list when included in the section/brochure pages. The 'Home Page Best Sellers List' displays the best sellers in three columns, with a dotted line around each item.

BestSellersList

Best Seller Item Layout (For Section Pages)

The default layout used for items in the Best Seller list when included in a section/brochure page.

BestSellerItem

Best Sellers List Layout (For Sidebars)

Select the layout for the Best Sellers list when inserted into the sidebars of the page design.

BestSellersListSidebar

New Products List

Location For New Products List

Select where you want your New Products List to appear

NewProductsListLocation

New Products Item Layout (For Section Pages)

The default layout used for items in the New Products list when included in a section/brochure page.

NewProductsItem

New Products List Layout (For Section Pages)

Select the layout for the New Products list when included in the section/brochure pages. The 'Home Page Best Sellers List' displays the best sellers in three columns, with a dotted line around each item.

NewProductsList

New Products List Layout (For Sidebars)

Select the layout for the New Products list when inserted into the sidebars of the page design.

NewProductListSidebar