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    #1

    How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

    I know I must be overlooking something really simple on Day #2 with Miva 5.5. But I'm at a loss for how to add content to pages like About, Contact, FAQ, etc.

    For my Storefront page, there is a specific button labeled Content. That's straightforward enough. I just put my page content there. But on the other pages - About, Contact, FAQ, etc. - I do NOT have a Content button.

    How do I add content to those pages?

    I know this must be something simple that I'm overlooking. Hope you'll go easy on my ignorance :)

    Many thanks.
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    #2
    Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

    Simple, create a new page , name it contact. and In the template you can put your static HTML or use global header and footer and other items if you are using a template like me
    here is what i have done
    new.woodensoldier.com/contact.html

    Please keep in mind i am rewriting my URL's to display in the above url format other the page link would be
    http://new.woodensoldier.com/merchan...&Store_Code=ws

    hope this helps
    Pepin

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      #3
      Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

      Thanks for your reply. So I can't use the existing About or Contact or FAQ pages? I have to create new ones? I'm not sure I understand what they existing pages are there for if you have to create new ones?

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        #4
        Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

        Another really easy way to make a new page without having to assign all of the items and such is to create a new category which isn't active, and then make a sub-category (edit - the sub category would be active of course), name it what you want, add your content (to the category header and/or footer) and away you go.. now you just need to manually link it from wherever is applicable.
        Last edited by koala; 09-27-10, 12:23 PM.
        Dylan Buchfink
        The Mattress & Sleep Company
        http://www.tmasc.ca/

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          #5
          Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

          If you are using the CSSUI interface (I think you are) then there are already pages called ABUS, SARP, PRPO, FAQS, etc.

          You would go to Pages and find those pages, and then add content to the header and footer sections.
          Mark Romero
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            #6
            Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

            Hello Shooter56,

            Those pages will have a 'Header & Footer' tab. It is similar to the 'content' area you had on the storefront page, the difference is it is split up into 2 pieces, you will have one box labeled Header and one labeled Footer. Both text areas take custom coding, like HTML, flash, CSS, etc...

            Regards,
            Rafael Buelna
            Miva Support Engineer
            800.608.MIVA
            http://www.miva.com
            http://www.miva.com/support

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              #7
              Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

              here is a simple page that can be created in MIVA MERCHANT , please keep in mind this a very basic design i created for my site, tweak it according to your use.

              Code:
              <mvt:item name="html_profile" />
<head>
	<title>&mvt:store:name; | Page Name or what ever you want to call it </title>
	<base href="&mvt:global:basehref;">
        <link rel="canonical" href="http://&mvt:global:domain:name;/your_page.html" />
	<mvt:item name="head" param="head_tag" />
</head>

<mvt:item name="body">
	<mvt:item name="hdft" param="global_header" />
      <mvt:item name="hdft" param="header" />	
	                  <!-- start main content --->
                   <div class="main">
  
                   </div> <!-- end  content -->
<mvt:item name="hdft" param="footer" />
<mvt:item name="hdft" param="global_footer" />
		
</mvt:item>
</html>
              In the above i am inserting all my content in between the Div tags
              Hope this helps
              Pepin
              Last edited by pepin; 09-27-10, 12:39 PM.

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                #8
                Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

                I guess I'm running into the delay between the time that I post and the time that answers are appearing. Thanks to everyone for the replies. I guess I can use the Header section of the existing About, Contact, FAQ, etc. pages and just put my page code in there.

                Thanks again for all the responses. They are much appreciated.

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                  #9
                  Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

                  Hello,

                  I think Shooter56 is using a CSSUI layout, because that layout already comes prepackaged with these pages:

                  Home, About Us, Contact Us, Shipping & Returns, Privacy Policy, FAQs .

                  @pepin we also have an article from our Tips and Tricks page that shows you how to add a page as well.

                  http://www.mivamerchant.com/resources/tips_tricks/

                  Title is Create an Entirely new custom page.

                  Regards,
                  Rafael Buelna
                  Miva Support Engineer
                  800.608.MIVA
                  http://www.miva.com
                  http://www.miva.com/support

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                    #10
                    Re: How to add content to About, Contact, etc.

                    Thanks to everyone for the replies. I am using the CSSUI and with this thread I'm sure I can customize the existing About, FAQ, Contact pages etc.

                    One last question on this:

                    I see that I can customize content for these Pages, but what about meta tags? I see that both Products and Categories have a "META Tag Settings" tab. But I don't see that tab on Pages. Can I just add code for these on the Page template, between the head tags, as follows:

                    <meta name="Keywords" content="blah, blah, blah"/>
                    <meta name="Description" content="blah, blah, blah"/                    >

                    Thanks for your input.
                    Last edited by shooter56; 09-27-10, 01:38 PM.

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