Each page of your BPD website is based on a template, and each template is broken up into sections called 'zones'. This design gives the site its structure AND allows page content to be shrunk, expanded and customised depending on the look and feel desired and device used. |
There are 5 template types:
Watch the introductory video about Pages and Templates and how they work. |
Standard and Custom page templates are rendered within the 'Content' zone of the Theme Layout. This means they are wrapped by the theme's header and footer zones.
You can see an example of this in the image below. The highlighted area is the Product Detail Template. The dimmed area at the top is the Theme Layout's Top Bar, Header, and Navigation zones.
You can find any of your site's pages and templates via the Content menu in the CMS. Select Pages & Templates to access all standard and custom page templates. Select Emails for templates that structure the different emails sent, Select Articles for article templates.
Once you select one of the submenu items, you can find the page template you're after. Let's click on 'Pages & Templates' to see all template categories under it.
Selecting one of the categories, let's say 'Checkout', will display all pages and templates for the Checkout function.
If there are templates that you access on a regular basis, you may want to set it as a Favourite. To do this, just click the star icon next to a template. A template added to your Favourites list is marked by a yellow star:
The template can now be accessed from the My Favourites tab.
Watch a video that shows you how to add a template to 'My Favourites'. |
When you click Edit for a Template or Page, you will see that an Edit Template page is divided into 3 panels:
Widget Layout - where you can add, edit, enable/disable, move, and delete widgets in a number of zones.
Watch a video that takes you through what zones are. |
Layout - where a visual representation of the zones for the page/template is displayed and can be edited.
Watch a video on what layouts are and how you can edit them. |
So now you know what a page/template is on your BPD website. There are specific help pages available to help you optimise the 'look and feel' of pages and templates to suit your business and :
It's good practice to test changes on your Stage site first, before overhauling layouts in your live environment! |
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Self Configurable |
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Business Function |
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BPD Only? |
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B2B/B2C/Both |
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Third Party Costs |
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