Add a Page

Use the Add a Page feature to create a new page for your store. You can later assign products to the page, or use it for any other purpose in your store. You can create links from other pages in your store to the new page.

Consult the list below for explanations of the different fields. If there are any fields that you do not understand, leave the default setting.

Page Name

This is the name that appears at the top of the page and at the top of the browser window when viewed on line. This is also the name of the record in the database (the list of pages), so even if you have four pages of T-shirts, you may want to name the pages "T-Shirts Page One" and "T-Shirts Page Two," so you can differentiate.

Banner Graphic

Select the graphic, if any, that you want to appear on the top of this page. It will appear above the text and products on the page or down the left side of the page, depending on the page theme or template that you choose. There are two methods for selecting an image:

The top radio button provides pull-down menus of the image directories and images that are in your media directory. Select the directory that contains the image that you want to use, then select the image.

You can type the URL of an image or the directory path to an image.

If you want to insert an image anywhere else on the page, use an HTML tag in that field.

Text 1

Text you enter here will appear immediately below the graphic and page name, but above any products or page links, like this. You can enter any combination of text and into this field.

Text 2

Text you enter here will appear immediately below the products and page links, but above the page footer (if there is one), like this. You can enter any combination of text and HTML into this field.

Text 3

With the default template, text you enter here will appear at the very bottom of the page, like this. You can enter any combination of text and HTML into this field. Note: Further down the screen you will select a page template. Some page templates display Text3 text in other places.

Link Location

Every page in your store appears in this section with a check box next to it. Check all of the pages that you want to have a link to the page that you are currently editing. For example, if the page you are editing now is "Silverware," and you check none of these boxes, no links to the Silverware page will appear in the site. If you check all the boxes, a link to the Silverware page will appear on all store pages.

Layout Info

This option lets you select the page layout template to use for this page. ShopSite Pro and ShopSite Manager offer greater layout control.

Page Template

There are several page themes and templates to choose from to customize your store's look and feel. If you have applied a theme to your store, selecting a different template here may give unexpected results. See the Page Templates documentation for a description of the different page themes and templates. There are also several product templates that you can use to control the way that individual products are displayed.

Page Colors

Make selections here to set the color of the text on the page, the background color or image for the page, and the color of links before, after, and while they are being selected. See the ShopSite Color Reference Chart for examples of all available colors.

Text Color

This sets the default display of nonlink text to the color you choose. Be sure to choose a dark color (black is usually best) unless your background is dark, so the text on your site is easy to read.

Background Color

The entire background of your page will be displayed in the color you choose here, unless you select a background image, in which case the image will appear instead of the color. Be sure to choose a light color for the background, unless you have selected a very light color for your text.

Link Color

Unvisited links to other pages and sites will appear in the color you select here.

Visited Link Color

After a customer has clicked on a link and visited the page, the color of the link will change to the color you select here, to let customers keep track of where they've been.

Active Link Color

The color selected here will only be visible at the exact moment someone is clicking on the link. Adding a bright color here adds pizzazz.

Background Image

If you have uploaded an image of a textured background to your media directory, you can use that image as a background for your site. Be careful, though, as the image will tile, meaning that it will appear multiple times as a repeating pattern, so it's a good idea to use images that were designed specifically for backgrounds. Use the method for finding your image described for the Banner Graphic field.

Advanced Info

The fields in the Advanced Info section help search engines to find your pages, and help customers to find products on your pages.

File Name

This setting is optional. Use this field to give the page a file name that describes the page's contents, such as "wooden_toys.html" or "customer_service.html." Be sure to put a .html or .htm suffix on the end of the file name, or the page will not display correctly. If you do not assign a name to the page, it will have a default file name, such as page1.html or page2.html.

The file name cannot contain spaces or any of the following characters: '?', '+', '=', '&', '@'