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MarcC · 02-23-2005 11:16:56

Hello all,

I have been designing web sites for 4 years now and I have not created a shopping cart before so be easy on me. I create web sites using html, xhtml, css, cgi scripts, javascripts and php. I am not an expert but I have an understanding of how most things on a web page works.

I am justing starting to look through all the elements and see that many of the attributes of the page design uses CGIVAR to write the code. I was wondering if it is possible to use less of the CGIVAR and write the specifications and attributes myself in a External CSS.

I was wondering if there was a list of elements and there descriptions or use. I found one for all the cgivars. Is it possible to add SSI, CGI Scripts or JavaScripts to elements for navagation, image display, test rotation, etc.

How do I customise meta tags for title and description?

Lastly, is there any way to condense or shorten the checkout process. It would be nice to be able to skip a step or two that is not need. Such as shipping, we offer it for free.

Thanks in advance,

Marc C.

julesdick · 02-24-2005 13:34:17

for customising your cart try which is always pinned at the top of this forum.

you can do almost anyting you want to your site then just drop elements in where you like. but ive still not got it worked out and have to refer to this forum - recently for example to add a border to all my product images - dont think stuff like that is documented anywhere.

for meta tags.... ste_layout.txt in the data/elements folder is your man.

couldn't tell you about the check-out process

MarcC · 02-24-2005 14:24:39

Thank you for your help,

It was easy altering the main ste_layout.txt file. It seems that I have to purchase to SEO Mods to customize the meta tags, title tags and urls for the category and product pages. I am going to take a closer look at the .txt files in the element folders so that I can get an understanding of the look and feel of what controls what and how things will look together.

I hope for the next verision that the programmers make the customization and optimization easier with less .txt files to alter. It seems that many of the files have one or two lines of code. That is crazy. Plus there are many tags that makes it difficult to validate pages.

Thanks again for the help,

marc

webmaster · 03-23-2005 06:48:22

I hope for the next verision that the programmers make the customization and optimization easier with less .txt files to alter. It seems that many of the files have one or two lines of code. That is crazy. Plus there are many tags that makes it difficult to validate pages.

Don't worry - we're working on it...

toxicjason · 06-16-2005 11:04:45

I have the same question regarding the meta generator referred to in the ste_layout file. I couldn't find any data files that the CGIVAR refers to that I could edit to include the information I need generated.

If I edit the ste_layout to remove the request, can I just then insert standard html meta tags? Will they propogate throughout the site and work the same way? Is there a drawback to doing it this way? If so, where is the CGIVAR file that I need to edit so that my meta information is populated correctly?

Thanks
TJ

webmaster · 06-16-2005 13:14:52

If I edit the ste_layout to remove the META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="(CGIVAR)admin_generator_meta_text(/CGIVAR)" request, can I just then insert standard html meta tags? Will they propogate throughout the site and work the same way? Is there a drawback to doing it this way? If so, where is the CGIVAR file that I need to edit so that my meta information is populated correctly?

Yes, you can remove that. You can add meta tags there too - without drawbacks. Just hand code the meta info into the layout without worring about CGIVARs.

Blitzen · 06-17-2005 08:16:29

Check out this mod. This is a mod to get the product/category/page name in the page title of the HTML pages generated dynamically by the program.

toxicjason · 06-17-2005 09:34:10

Nice mod... thanks for referring me to that!

TJ

Kryptronic Software Support Forum

#1 02-23-2005 11:16:56

Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#2 02-24-2005 13:34:17

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#3 02-24-2005 14:24:39

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#4 03-23-2005 06:48:22

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#5 06-16-2005 11:04:45

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#6 06-16-2005 13:14:52

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#7 06-17-2005 08:16:29

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

#8 06-17-2005 09:34:10

Re: Html, Xhtml & Css Less Cgivar

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