From the Template editor, you can choose the layout of your eCommerce Home Page, pick images and/or videos, and add text and headlines.
- Go to the Home Page Content Management System and add rows and columns as described in Customize your homepage.
- Each template is assigned to one cell (row-column) in your layout. On the cell that you want to layout by template, click
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The Insert Template page appears, where you can choose the template you want to apply to this cell.
- Choose your template. Scroll through the options at the top of the page and choose the one you want. What you do next depends on the template you choose.
Important: You may add links to images, files, and web pages within these templates. When you do, make sure the URL uses the domain name (https://mysitename.com/productname) and not the IP address (https://192.0.0.1/productname).
Image right/text left
Content
- In the Content box, type the text that you want to appear to left. Use the toolbar to style the text and add links to other pages.
Image/Video
Image appears to the right.
- For a local file, click Upload image, then Choose File and navigate to the file you want.
- For a file already in the Inform database, click Select Image and then click the one you want.
Additional elements
- Title your elements: Type a Headline for your text and an Image Caption for your image.
Image left/text right
- Complete all elements as described Image right/text left, above.
Video right/text left
Content
- Complete as described Image right/text left, above
Image/Video
- In the Video URL box, type the full URL to your YouTube or Vimeo video, such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjsZcJAx7Y4
Additional elements
- Title your elements: Type a Headline for your text and an Video Caption for your video.
Video left/text right
- Complete all elements as described Image right/text left, above.
Featured product
Image/Video
- Upload or select a featured image as described Image/Video under Image right/text left, above. This image will appear as a hero image (large image at the top) on your homepage.
Additional elements
- Type a Product Name.
- If you want to link to a new web page when the Product URL is clicked, then type a fully qualified URL such as http://www.ddisystem.com into the Product URL box
Image carousel
- Upload or select images to add to the carousel image as described Image/Video under Image right/text left, above. The difference here is that you can continue to add as many images as you choose. Click Add Input to display a new Choose file row.
Important: any images used in an Image Carousel should have uniform dimensions (e.g. 960 x 300 or 1200 x 400) for the best results. Using images of variable sizes can produce erratic results.
- When you have finished, click Save. You will return to the editor with the template you chose applied to the active cell.