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Macro Instructions for carrying Article Information through to Feature List

Minimum

Version

Requirements

BPD

ONLY


Business Function

CMS Category

B2B
B2C

BOTH

Feature

Feature Description

(Written for our customers and can be pasted into comms sent to them)

Additional info

Pre-Reqs/
Gotchas

Self Configurable

Ballpark Hours
From CV

(if opting for CV to complete self config component)

Ballpark Hours
From CV

(in addition to any self config required)

Third Party Costs

Instructions for carrying Excerpts through from this page to the Feature List

Article Page:

Add macro  / Multiexcerpt (or copy and existing excerpt and edit) or (Copy existing page and place content into existing excerpt macros)

On Features List page:

Click in the Cell to be populated  / add macro /  Multiexcerpt Include / Select the Article page and the excerpt (or copy another feature line and edit the 'Article page' source.

Overview


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The Article system is great for displaying FAQs on the page. With the user-controlled toggle enabled, questions are displayed with hidden answers. This allows for a clean, streamlined page that doesn't overwhelm the user with a wall of text. They just have to click on a question to see the  answer. 





Step-by-step 

1. Create an Article Type

Articles are grouped into article types, and each type can be displayed by a widget. Before you begin creating questions and answers, you'll need an FAQ article type to group together your FAQ content.   

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  1. In the CMS, navigate to Content → Articles

  2. Any existing article types will be listed. To add a new article type, click the Add New Article Type button. 
  3. In the Add Article Type screen, enter a Code for the new article type. It must be one continuous string with no more than 10 characters.


  4. In Name, enter a suitable description. TIP - Remember, this name will be used to identity the article type, e.g., when selecting an article type for an article list page.

  5. (Optional) In Icon, select a suitable icon. This is for display only in the CMS. 

  6. Click Save. Once the FAQ article type has been added, it appears in the article type list.

2. Add a Question

Once you have a dedicated Article Type for your FAQs, you can begin adding questions.  

  1. In the CMS, navigate to Content → Articles

  2. Select Edit for your 'FAQs' Article Type.
     

  3. Click the Add New Article button.
     

  4. In the Description field, enter the Question exactly as you want it displayed on the page.  

    NOTE - The SEO URL, Browser Page Title, and SEO Description will be auto-populated based on the value you enter here. These are not likely relevant to FAQs. But keep the defaults or override them if you wish. 

  5. The Posted Date will auto-populate with today's date. TIP - The posted date is not usually displayed to viewers of FAQs. However it can be enabled when setting article list widget options later. Here, they can let team members know when the FAQ question was entered.


  6. If you want to set a date for this FAQ to be visible on your website, enter a Start Date. NOTE - This date may be different from the Posted Date.

  7. If you want the article to be removed from your website on a certain date, enter an Expiry Date.   

  8. Leave the images fields blank.  

  9. In the Summary section, enter the answer for the FAQ.  


  10. The Content section should be left blank. 

  11. If this particular question is to be shown only to a certain subgroup of your website users, enter Filter values based on the Customer, User, or Role. Only users who meet this criteria will see the question. For more details on article filters, see Create and Publish an Article - the basics.  

  12. Feature filters are available for versions 4.23+.  They can be used to tag each FAQ question with values that can then be used to help readers find relevant FAQs more quickly. For example, Shipping may be a Feature and relevant FAQs are tagged with values such as 'local' or 'international'. Your readers can use the Feature filter to quickly find relevant questions. TIP - This is useful if your site has many FAQs.
  13. To save this FAQ, click  Save & Exit. You can see your FAQ in the Article list. 


  14. Continue adding more FAQs by repeating the above steps. 


3. Display FAQs page on your site

Now that you've got your FAQs loaded as Articles, you can display them on an Article List page with a widget. 

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Additional Information


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You may require some style sheet updates in order to keep consistent with your website's style guide. If this is the case, please contact us for assistance.

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Minimum Version Requirements


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Prerequisites


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None


Self Configurable


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Yes


Business Function


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Marketing


BPD Only?


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Yes


B2B/B2C/Both


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Both


Ballpark Hours From CV (if opting for CV to complete self config component)


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Contact Commerce Vision


Ballpark Hours From CV (in addition to any self config required)


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Contact Commerce Vision


Third Party Costs


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n/a




 Related help

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