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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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Commerce Vision's Article system is great for displaying FAQs on the page with a user-controlled toggle. In this configuration, all questions are displayed on the page, with the answer hidden until the user deliberately clicks to expand it. This allows for a clean, streamlined display of your Help content, without intimidating the user with a wall of text.





1. Create an Article Type

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  1. In the CMS, navigate to Content → Articles

  2. Click 'Add New Article Type'.

  3. Assign your new group a Code, a Name, and an optional Icon (for display in the CMS).



  4. Click 'Save'.

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2. Add a Question

Once you've got a dedicated Article Type for your FAQs, you can begin adding questions.  

  1. In the CMS, navigate to Content → Articles

  2. Select your FAQ Article Type

  3. Click 'Add New Article'. 

  4. In the Description field, enter the Question exactly as you'd like it to display on the page.  

  5. The SEO URL, Browser Page Title, and SEO Description will be auto-populated based on the value you enter here. You can leave the defaults, or override them if you wish. 

  6. The Posted Date will auto-populate with today's date. If you wish, you can also enter Start & Expiry dates for questions you'd like to display on a schedule.   

  7. Leave the images for the article blank.  

  8. Enter the Answer in the Summary section.  

  9. The Content section should be left blank. 


  10. If this particular question is only applicable to a certain sub-set of your website users, you can enter Filter values based on the Customer, User, or Role. This FAQ will only display to those users who meet the criteria you set out in these article filters.  

  11. Click  'Save & Exit', and continue adding the remainder of your FAQs by repeating the above steps. 

 


3. Display your FAQs with a widget

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

  1. If you've already got a dedicated FAQ page, navigate to it in the CMS now.
    Otherwise, create a new widget-based custom page and add it to a menu so it can be accessed.

  2. Add an Article List widget to the page template. 

  3. In the edit widget pop-up, set the Article Type Filter to the FAQ type you created earlier.

  4. Untick the following options (which become redundant when the toggle is used): 
    • Show Read Article Button 
    • Enable Article Hyperlink

  5. Tick to Enable Article Toggle.


  6. Configure the other widget options as you see fit. You may need to experiment to get the look you're after. 
    For example, I like to leave the List Title and Icon fields blank on the article list widget, instead using a Page Title Widget which gives me the option of including a subtitle.

  7. Save your changes.

 


Tip

If you've refreshed your web page and your content is not displaying, you may need to refresh the Template cache. See our tips for Forcing A Cache RefreshRefreshing.

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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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Using Articles to display FAQs



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 CV Support


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


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Contact CV Support


Third Party Costs


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n/a


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