ShoppeGenie can be used with any design, you don't have to design around it - just create a design for your site as usual, or purchase a pre-made template, and plug in the following includes.
Refer to the following page for more information Custom designs
Title tag:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/metatitle.php");</script>
Displays the category, product or page "meta title" info, if filled in. For use with search engines. To have product and category meta title info display correctly do not fill the meta title on the category.php page. Should be placed inside the <title></title> tag.
Meta tags:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/meta.php");</script>
Shows the dynamic meta descriptions and keywords of the page. Should be placed inside the <header></header> tag.
CSS Style Sheet:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/style.php");</script>
Sets the fonts and colors for the catalog. Should be placed inside the <head></head> tag. Use the existing style sheet as a guide when creating classes.
Logo:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/sitelogo.php");</script>
Displays the uploaded logo, if one exists. If a logo does not exist, displays the site name.
View Cart:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/viewcart.php");</script>
Displays a "View Cart" link only
View Cart Info link:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/viewcontents.php");</script>
Displays a "View Cart" link, along with the quantity and total ordered.
Vertical listings
Categories Only:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_vertical.php");</script>
Shows a list of all categories vertically in the catalog, using the format specified in the "Settings" in the administration area.
Pages Only:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagelist_vertical.php");</script>
Creates an automated vertical list of active pages in the system.
All Pages:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagenav_vertical.php");</script>
Creates an automated vertical list of ALL ( pages and categories) active pages in the system. Under the "Catalog" page, a vertical list of active categories are shown, using the format specified in the "Settings" in the administration area.
******* Table Vertical listings - These make 'Buttons' defined via css *******
Categories:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_table.php");</script>
Creates an automated vertical "button" list of all active categories in the system, in a table format. Category images are not shown.
All Pages:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagelist_table.php");</script>
Creates an automated vertical "button" list of all active pages ( pages and a link to the catalog page ) in the system, in a table format. Page images are not shown.
Horizontal listings
Categories (link list ):
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_horizontal.php");</script>
Shows a list of all categories horizontally in the catalog, using the format specified in the "Settings" in the administration area.
Pages Only ( link list ):
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagelist_horizontal.php");</script>
Shows an automated horizontal list of active pages in the system. After the "Catalog" page, a horizontal list of active categories are shown.
All Pages ( link list ):
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagenav_horizontal.php");</script>
Creates an automated horizontal list of all active pages ( pages AND categories ) in the system.
Categories ( "bar"):
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_bar.php");</script>
Displays the categories in a colored, "light-up" bar horizontally displayed on the page. Category images are not shown.
Pages ( "bar"):
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagelist_bar.php");</script>
Displays the active pages in the system in a colored, "light-up bar" horizontally displayed on the page. Page images are not shown.
******* Tabbed listings - These make horizontal tabs *******
Categories:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_tabs.php");</script>
Creates an automated horizontal list of tabs showing all active categories in the system. Category images are not shown.
All Pages:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/pagelist_tabs.php");</script>
Creates an automated horizontal list of tabs showing all active pages ( pages and a link to the catalog page ) in the system.
Content
Site Name:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/sitename.php");</script>
Displays the name of your web site in a header tag on your page.
Site Message which will appear on all pages:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/sitemessage.php");</script>
Displays whatever you have entered in the "Site Message" field (in the variables area of the administration section). The text appears on every page, and is often used to easily update sale messages or note specials site-wide.
Page Title:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/title.php");</script>
Shows the title of the page (ie. "Home Page", "Catalog", "Links", etc.) or the header image.
Breadcrumb Navigation:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/navbar_list.php");</script>
On the catalog page, this displays catalog categories in the format Catalog > Category > SubCategory, with no images
Description:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/description.php");</script>
Shows the description of the category for the catalog, if one exists. For pages other than the catalog page, nothing appears.
Page Content and Product details:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/content.php");</script>
Shows the main content of the site - the content added to the "Pages" area and the product display for the catalog.
Featured Product:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/featured.php");</script>
Shows a vertical column of three featured items with images (usually added to a side bar).
Search Catalog:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/search_catalog.php");</script>
Displays a keyword search box which customers can use to search for products in your catalog by keyword.
Search Site:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/search_site.php");</script>
Displays a keyword search box which customers can use to locate pages on your site (including FAQs or articles), categories, or products by keyword.
Drop Down Boxes
Categories:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/categories.php");</script>
Shows a drop-down select box with all the category names listed within, to be used to search by category.
Item Numbers:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/catnum.php");</script>
Shows a drop down select box with all the item numbers listed within, to be used to search by item number.
Price:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/price.php");</script>
Shows a drop-down select box with your price ranges listed within, to be used to search by price.
Design Images
use this:
<?php echo "$urldir/imgs/spacer.gif"; ?>
EXAMPLE:
<img src="<?php echo "$urldir/imgs/yourbackgroundimage.gif"; ?>" alt="-" border="0" width="100" height="100">
This would display the yourbackgroundimage.gif that's in the /imgs folder of the root.
Footer
Email a friend link:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/email.php");</script>
Shows an "Email a friend" link on all pages, which allows your visitors to send the page to others.
Copyright info:
<script language="php">include("$Home_Path/$Inc_Dir/copyright.php");</script>
Shows a copyright notice with your site name and the current year.
