There are some finishing touches you can add but, you're never finished. An
internet store, just like a brick and mortar store must be a dynamic place
in order to succeed.
Rest assured though, the MyStore3 modular concept makes changes
and updates an easy process. The refinements mentioned here cannot be made
from the Mentors. To make changes, open the document in a simple text editor,
make your entries, and save the file under the same name. None of these
refinements are necessary to the operation of your store.
Frameset border colors are set to a light grey in the main your_storefront.htm file.
You can change these colors if desired.
Near the bottom you will see the HTML tags for frameset. Look for the "bordercolor=#cacaca"
entries. There are three of them. The #cacaca hexadecimal value is for light grey.
Different browsers will respond in unpredictable ways when entering colors here by name.
It is best to enter the hex value preceded by the '#' sign. If you
need to look up hex values, use the "color me" utility in the Configuration Mentor. The promoin.htm document located in the Files folder is designed as a customer
confidence builder. It displays the logos of well known organizations associated
with your storefront. You may want to make changes here or add your own logo. This is a dynamic document
reflecting the overall look of your store. Do not disturb the opening script lines.
Any changes should be down from the "powered by" entry. Nearly all pages in your store have a redirect function that will
send a potential store customer to your Web site default or home page.
(usually index.htm) This is done in case a search engine indexes
a store page that belongs in the framework of the store and the shopper clicks the
link to go directly to that page. They will automatically end up at your home
page. You can take advantage of this indexing by adding the Meta Tag content values
for description and keywords to all store pages.
If you use a text editor with extended search and replace capability, the
process is to simply find all instances of The introductory page, Files/welcome.htm, which is the opening page in the main window and
the page returned when clicking "About", is generic in content. You can change
the copy there-in; however, be very careful about maintaining the single quotes
and escape (\') any apostrophes. This page is not meant to be a substitute
for your general Web site page which a customer can return to by clicking
on the store name in the navigation bar.
An alternate link on the store name in the navigation bar can be
substituted if desired. Around line 32 of the Files/nav.htm file is
the following line of code:
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="keywords" content="">
and replace the tags with your completed tags.
top.location.href = 'http://' +loc+ '/';
'loc' is your host location. Therefore the link is pointing to your default
home page. To point, for instance, to an index page within the MyStore folder
the code line would appear as follows:
top.location.href = 'http://' +loc+ '/MyStore/index.htm';
This would be a good place to provide specific information about your store.
Don't forget that the current index page in the MyStore folder is an introduction
to the MyStore3 storefront software and would not be suitable for your
live store.
Good luck with your new store!
Team....ImagineNation