This is where the appearance of your website is customized.
Navigate to Configuration > Website Architecture in the administrative area.
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Website Header
This subsection focuses on how to customize the appearance of the website header.
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Logo
The recommended size is 300 px in width by 100 px in height.
The recommended image format is png with a transparent background. Allowed image formats are gif, jpg.
Click the Change button.
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Select the desired logo image on your computer. To save the settings click on the check box.
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The logo you have selected will appear on the website immediately after saving.
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Website Title
This is where we type a text to be displayed in the website header.
Click on the dashed line.
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In the text area that appears type the website header text (in our example you can see “Demo site of the OT Box”
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Save the text by clicking the check box.
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The text will appear on the website immediately after saving.
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Telephone
Click on the dashed line.
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In the subsequent textbox enter your contact telephone number (in our example you can see “8-800-000-000”.
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Save the telephone number by clicking the check box.
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The telephone number will appear on the website immediately after saving.
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Operating Schedule
This is where one can specify operator’s hours of work, the time intended for order processing and call answering.
Click on the dashed line.
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In the field that appears enter the hours of work (in our example one can see “We’re open: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.”
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Save the text by clicking the check box.
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The hours of work will appear on the website immediately after saving.
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Online Support Block
Если у Вас есть сервис онлайн поддержки покупателей, то рекомендуем включить «Блок онлайн поддержки» в шапке сайта.
Click on the dashed line.
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Select a display mode from the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow.
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Save the settings by clicking the check box.
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The online chat will appear on the website immediately after saving.
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Online Support
Currently there are a lot of services which allow you to set up an online chat on your website. For its operation a special code is provided to be placed on your website. There is an area in the right-hand corner of the header for this purpose.
With the special code at hand you need to:
Click on the dashed line.
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In the text area that appears paste the online chat code.
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Save the settings by clicking the check box.
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Web Pages Settings
One can add web pages (for example, “About us” or “FAQ”) to the website using the instructions given in the Content section.
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Location in admin panel: Configuration → Website configuration
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Language version of site header
All settings for website template can be made for different language versions separately. Number of language versions will depend on countries coverage of your business .
When decide upon the list of countries, we recommend, if possible, to make a version for each country in its native language. By showing the customer a website in their native language, you increase their loyalty and trust in your business.
Open "Configuration -> Website configuration" in admin panel to select language version for website header
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Click language in the list on the right to select it
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In addition, you can make settings for all versions of the site: do not select language and leave “All language versions” by default.
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If there are settings for the language version, you will see an icon next to each field where the settings are. In the example, current language version is marked green (All language versions), and gray label indicates that there are settings for the Russian language.
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Website header set up: logo, contacts, support service
Header is website business card.
Website header gives all necessary information to your customers: opening hours, phones, by the logo they see whether this site was recommended by a friend or not, etc.
Upload website logo
It's possible to upload website logo in any form and format. However, the following recommendations should be taken into account:
300px width and 100px height are recommended maximum sizes.
Image format: png with transparent background, acceptable formats: gif, jpg.
Try not to take up a lot of screen space with the logo.
"Design Theme" article give information how to change website colors to match your logo and corporate identity as much as possible.
Open “Configuration -> Website configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Check the logo. OT Commerce logo is uploaded by default. Click "Change" button. There is only "Upload" button if there is no default logo.
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A folder on your PC to select a logo image will open. Select logo and click "Open".
Logo will be uploaded and save automatically and you will get a message "Data updated successfully".
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Website title
Here we write the text that will be displayed in website header.
Информация
This title can be located either in the middle of the site header or to the right of the logo depending on website design.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Click "Website title".
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A field to write website title will open.
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Save title and click tick button.
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Title will appear on website immediately after saving.
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Phone number for customers
It is advisable to add phone number for customers' information, questions or advice on the order.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Click "Phone" field.
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Write phone number for your customers' questions in the window.
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Click "Save" button to add phone number to website
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Phone number will appear immediately after saving. Its location and appearance will depend on website design.
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It's possible to add email for feedback to website header.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Find "Store mail" field
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Write email here which you will periodically check for new messages.
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Click "Save" button to add email to website header
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Its location and appearance will depend on website design.
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Opening hours of operators on your website
It's possible to add opening hours of operators, processing orders and receiving calls in this field.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Click ".
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Write opening hours: what days and time operators are available (or when orders are being processed, etc.).
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Click "Save" button to save work schedule.
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Opening hours will appear on the site immediately after saving.
Text direction
Text direction is left to right by default. Right to left is recommended for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, and Sindhi.
OT Box makes it possible to use several languages on the site, as well as individual settings for each language. (read above “Language version of site header"
OT Box makes it possible to use several languages on the site, as well as individual settings for each language. (read above "Language version of site header").
You can skip this step if website languages assumes only left-to-right languages.
Open “Configuration -> Website configuration → Global website template” section in amin panel.
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Find "Text direction" and click it.
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Select "Right to left" and click "Save" button.
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Online support block
We recommend enabling “Online support block” in website header if you have an online customer support service.
There is “Online support” block right after this item - a block where online support code is inserted.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Find "Online support block"
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Click drop-down list and select "Display"
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Click "Save" button
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Your customers will be able to write to you about their problems and ask questions if you add online support service code.
Online support
At the moment, there are many services for installing an online chat right on your website. For its work, they give a special code which must be added to the site. There is a place in the right corner of the header (see above) for this goal.
You can start setting up once you have this special code.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel.
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Find "Online support" block
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A field will open where we copy Online Support service code.
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Click "Save" button
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Online support will be shown on the site when you select "Display" in “Online support block”.
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Promotional offer above website header
You can add promotional offer text above website header. For example, information about a sale or about shipping or birthday bonuses.
Customer can hide promotional offer by mouse click. Offer will be hidden for one day and shown next day.
This line with promotional offer will be visible on the home page a well as all other pages of your store.
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Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel to make such offer
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Find "Stock" block
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Clicking the mouse open editing window where you can write promotional text
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Click "Save" button and this promotion will immediately appear on the site.
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Text pages setup
Website text pages are added using "Contents" manual (for example, "About us" or “F.A.Q.”).
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Column navigation
Selecting navigation menu display on website text pages. Navigation menu is displayed on the left by default. There are three display optionsThis is where one can select a display mode of navigation menu on the website’s web pages. By default the navigation menu is displayed on the left. There are three display modes:
1. Show all pages
2. Only show topics
3. Hide left menu
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To select a menu display mode one should do the following:
Click on the dashed line.
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Select a display mode from the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow.
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Save the settings by clicking the check box.
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Text Direction
This is where you can define the layout of blocks on the website for languages which differ in the direction of reading. It is recommended that you specify the right-to-left text direction for the following languages: Arabic, Persian, Yiddish and Urdu.
The default text direction is left-to-right.
To modify a text direction you should do the following:
Click on the dashed line.
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Select the right-to-left or left-to-right option from the dropdown menu after you have clicked on the down arrow.
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To save the settings click on the check box.
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This is how it is:
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Your Code in the Head Section of Website Template
Sometimes there is a need to place a code in the head section of website template (counters, Yandex or Google statistics and other services). This is what this block is meant for. By default it is empty.
To add a code one should do the following:
Click on the grey dashed line.
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In the text area that appears paste a html-code.
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Save the settings by clicking the check box.
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Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Find "Text page settings" block on the right
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Clicking the mouse will open the list. Select menu type that suits best.
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Save choice. Once the changes are saved, the menus will be visible on all text pages.
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Custom code for the head section of template
This block is used to add Yandex and Google code (rights confirmation or work with webmaster's service) and other useful services and changes. This block is empty by default.
Visitors' counter code can be added in "SEO" section.
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel to add the code
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Find "Custom code for the head section of the template" block on the right and click it.
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Write the code of required service or any other useful code into the window.
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Click "Save" button
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Custom html code at end of body
Used in the same cases as “Custom code for the head section of template". Third-party services always clearly indicate where it is better to add their code. For example, you need to write a code from Facebook pixel into this field (this is an analytics tool for identifying your advertising effectiveness, which allows you to study audience behavior of your website and create customized audiences).
Open “Configuration -> Configuration → Global website template” section in admin panel
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Find "Custom html code at end of body" block on the right and click it.
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Paste the code of required service into opened field.
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Click "Save" button
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Design Themes (outdated setting)
This is where one can set one of free design variants. The default design theme is Standard.
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To change a design theme you should do the following: