In this section
- CMS Page Controls: (Page, Category, Products, Tag, Blog)
- Add pricing snippet code to show specifically on product detail pages.
- Add HTML code snippets for better content control on any page in PrintNow.
Pages
If you have a PrintNow online store, then you can add content to pages in your PrintNow admin. Pages can contain information that rarely changes or that customers will reference often, like an "About Us" page or a "Contact Us" page or pages can be directly tied to products you sell.
You can also add a blog to your online store for content that you'll be updating regularly.
There are 5 different types of pages in PrintNow that offer different types of content controls (Page, Category, Product, Tag, Blog).
The Page CMS allows you to add and control content to system pages provided by PrintNow or pages you add on your own. From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Page CMS. To add a page click Add Page. To edit an existing page click Actions Icon and Edit.
- Page Details
- Page Title: The page name as shown in Admin Tools.
- Sidebar: Show or hide Sidebar.
- Req. Login: Decide if user is required to be logged into the Print Store to view page.
- Blank Page: A blank page won't use PrintNowDisplay.Master page. A default page adds content between header and footer as defined in your main master page.
- Published: Publish page or hide from view.
- Design & Code Editors
- PrintNow offers rich HTML editing software for fast development with developer and user experience in mind. Our products are the building blocks for creating and editing beautiful content easier and faster. Learn More.
The Category CMS allows you to add and control content to product category pages. From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Category CMS. To edit an existing category page click Actions Icon.
- Category Details
- Published: Publish page or hide from view.
- Show Overview: When enabled shows calculator and enabled buttons. When disabled shows product browser with all products enabled under that category.
- Show On Homepage: Show or hide category on Home page.
- Can Browse: Allow user the choice to browse products. Redirected to the product browser.
- Can Upload Designs: Allow user the choice to upload print-ready files. Redirected to the custom upload page.
- Can Create Designs: Allow user the choice to request design services.
- Can Customize Designs: Redirects the user to a specific template mapped to the size selection in the calculator.
- Sidebar: Show or hide Sidebar.
- Design & Code Editors
- PrintNow offers rich HTML editing software for fast development with developer and user experience in mind. Our products are the building blocks for creating and editing beautiful content easier and faster. Learn More.
- Page Tabs
- You can use these built in Tab controls or add your own using the WYSIWYG Editor.
The Product CMS allows you to add and control content to view detail product pages. From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Product CMS. To edit an existing category page click Actions Icon.
- Design & Code Editors
- PrintNow offers rich HTML editing software for fast development with developer and user experience in mind. Our products are the building blocks for creating and editing beautiful content easier and faster. Learn More.
The Tag CMS allows you to add and control content to tag pages assigned to products. By default a tag page will include a product browser and attributes you define. If you want to add content above the product browser to customize each tag page you can. From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Tag CMS. To edit an existing category page click Actions Icon.
- Design & Code Editors
- PrintNow offers rich HTML editing software for fast development with developer and user experience in mind. Our products are the building blocks for creating and editing beautiful content easier and faster. Learn More.
Your PrintNow online store comes with a built-in blogging engine. Blogging is a great way to build your audience and generate more traffic and sales for your business. Setting up a blog can help you build a community around your products and your brand. From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Blog CMS. To add a Blog Category click Add Blog Categorybutton. To add a Blog Page click Add Blog Entrybutton. To edit an existing entry click Actions Icon and Edit.
- Blog Post Settings
- Published Date: The published date of your blog post.
- Published: Publish post or hide from view.
- Require Login: Decide if user is required to be logged into the Print Store to view blog post.
- Category & Tags
- Categories: Choose what categories your blog post will display in.
- Tags: Tags display on Print Store and are search able.
- Featured Image
- Replace thumbnail: Default feature image for your blog post.
- More Options
- Url: The Url related path to the blog post.
- Excerpt: An excerpt is a the short description text linked to the whole blog post.
- Allow Comments: When enabled will allow customers to add comments powered by Disqus.
- Blog Category Settings
- Published: Publish category or hide from view.
- Require Login: Decide if user is required to be logged into the Print Store to view category page.
- Url: The Url related path to the category.
- Design & Code Editors
- PrintNow offers rich HTML editing software for fast development with developer and user experience in mind. Our products are the building blocks for creating and editing beautiful content easier and faster. Learn More.
Pricing Snippets
A unique placeholder on the product view details page used for pricing details. Enter it once and display it across products that share the same pricing.
- From your PrintNow admin, go to Stores/Pages/Pricing Snippets.
- Grid will show all Base pricing groups entered into PrintNow and any content entered into any one unique selection will show for every product detail page that uses that base price.
- Click Actions Icon to add content to WYSIWYG Editor.
HTML Snippets
Use HTML Snippets for better content control.
HTML Snippets can be created as separate code blocks and referenced in the WYSIWYG Editor like: {{home-slider}}, {{popular-products}}, {{contact-form}}. This cuts down on the amount of code on your page and makes it easier to maintain in the long run.
- To Add a Page to your system click the “Add Page” button on the top right of your screen.
- Enter in the title of your page
- Click Save.
- Go to any WYSIWYG Editor page and click on the gear icon and select your snippet or reference it in code as {{name-of-snippet}}.
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