Page Templates

ShopSite provides several different page templates that you can choose from to customize the look of your store. You can select the same page template for each page in your store, or you can use different templates for different pages. However, using the same template on each page provides a consistent look and makes it easier for your customers to navigate your store.

Some of the templates are based on page themes, which means that those templates apply the layout of a theme, but not the color scheme. If you have selected a theme for your store, the name of that theme appears in the Page Template field.

All of the page templates include the same elements, such as space for headers and footers, graphic images, product information, and the Text 1, Text 2, and Text 3 fields. Each page template arranges the elements differently, though.

Note:

Nonexistent elements do not leave a blank space in the templates. For example, if you choose the default template and do not define a universal header, the banner graphic will be at the top of the page. Likewise, if you don't define a universal header or a banner graphic, the Text 1 field will be the first element on the page.

You can select a template for a page when you add the page or edit the page layout. Sometimes applying a page template to a page when you already have a theme in place will combine some aspects of both the template and the theme. To ensure a clean application of a page template, you should first go to the Layout & Color Theme screen in the Preferences section of ShopSite and select the Plain theme.

Click on the name or thumbnail image of a template to see a sample page using that template.

Default Page Template

The default template uses a straight-forward "top to bottom" approach. The universal header is placed at the top of the page, followed by the banner graphic and the Text 1 field. Any products and links to other pages appear under the Text 1 field. The Text 2 field is under the links, and the bottom of the page has the universal footer and then the Text 3 field.

Page Graphic Down Left Side

The Graphics Left template is very similar to the default template, except that the banner graphic is displayed at the left side of the page, and all other elements are moved to the right.

Page Links on Left Side

The Links Left template places links to other pages to the left of all of the other elements, creating a left-side navigation bar.

Text 3 on Left Side

Instead of placing the Text 3 element below the universal footer, the Text 3 Left template places it on the left side of the screen. You can include HTML code within the Text 3 field, thereby creating navigation links to other pages in your store, if desired.

Universal Header Down Left Side

The Universal Header Left template is similar to the Text 3 Left template, except that the universal header is run down the left side of the page instead of the Text 3 element. Though the difference may seem subtle, this template may be a good choice if you want your banner graphic to be at the top of the page, but don't want to waste the universal header field.

Theme - Lefty

A wide vertical stripe of one color runs down the left side of the page in the Lefty theme, containing the page banner graphic and links to other pages in your store, if any. All other page elements are displayed to the right of the stripe.

Theme - Mondrian

The Mondrian theme puts a thin border around each page. The page name and banner graphic are put against a colored rectangle just inside the border at the top. All text fields and product information are displayed in a wide column below the page name against a white background. Page links are in a narrow colored column to the right of the product information.

Theme - Matte

The Matte theme frames all page elements in a two-color border, like the matte on a framed picture.

Theme - Topnotch

The Topnotch theme puts a horizontal strip of color across the top of pages, with the page banner graphic in the top right corner and the page name to the left of the graphic. Links to other pages are in a narrow column down the left side of the page, and all product information and text fields, including the page header and footer, are in a wide column that fills the rest of the page.

Theme - Plain

The Plain theme sets all pages back to the Default Page Template.

ShopSite Help and Resource Center
February 6, 2002
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