Note! Websites based on a discontinued
template will be given a default design template.Improved Design Templates for Website and Webshop
One or more additional website templates have been included in those program versions containing website and design templates. A number of the existing website and webshop design templates have been updated with new functionality, the possibility of defining your own header text, and improved tools for displaying your company description. The templates have also been given a new design.
Templates which have been discontinued, either for design or technical reasons, have been replaced by radically improved templates, which are optimised for search engines and support multiple web browsers.
The discontinued templates are grouped in a separate category in the Design template tab. To check if you are using a discontinued template, go to View - E-Commerce - Edit Website - Design template. The discontinued templates can be found under the category Old (Expires). If your template has been discontinued, you can choose another template in the design template list. Discontinued templates will not be accessible in future versions of the program.
Note! Websites based on a discontinued
template will be given a default design template.
Improved Flexibility and Accessibility of Company Description on the Website and in the Webshop
You are now able to tailor important information such as company description,
business concept, and mission statements. In the Company
Description tab, you can format the text to suit your needs, as
well as import contact information from the Company
Information tab by clicking the Insert
company information button.
Enter your company information by clicking View - E-Commerce - Edit Website - About the Company.
Note! Since the company information
is no longer pre-defined, you should use the tool for inserting company
information. You can later format the text to suit your needs. Keep in
mind that you can choose where to place the contact information in relation
to other company information texts.
The button that links to the company information page will by default be called About Us on the website, webshop and in the checkout. If you want to edit the label "About Us", click the Edit text button to the left of the About Us header in the Company Information tab.
Header Text
In the Header text tab, you can now choose between a Simplified header with company logo (the same functionality available in previous program versions), or Advanced header with personalised content. By selecting Advanced header with personalised content, you will be able to tailor your own header text, which can be displayed on all pages within the website as well as in the webshop, and checkout. The header text can contain text, logo, and other image files. You can edit the header in the same way as you edit all other content on the website.
To edit the header text, go to View - E-Commerce - Edit Website - About the Company - Header text.
Note! The Header
text feature is not available in all program versions and/or design
templates. When using design templates in which the header field is placed
to the sides of the main content and not above it, use of a small company
logo is recommended.
Easy Access to Website Settings for Products
Website Settings for Products can
now be accessed from the Webshop
tab in the product register as well as from the Product Selection tab in the Edit Website module.
In addition, the settings themselves have been both extended and improved.
Detailed Product List per Product
Within the Website Settings for Products, you can create a separate "page" containing product details rather than creating a sub-page, as in earlier program versions, which must be linked to the product.
You can now enter both a brief, as well as a detailed product description which will automatically be displayed in the webshop. The brief description is displayed directly beneath the product name, as in earlier versions, while products with a detailed description will display a More Info link. By clicking the link, product image or product name, your visitors will be directed to a separate page containing, among other things, the Detailed description.
Tip! You can format the description
texts to suit your own needs.
The button for Website Settings for Products can be found by going to View - Edit Website - Content - Product Selection, or View - Product - Product Register - Webshop.
Note! You can still create a link to
a separate sub-page containing product information. However, this method
is no longer recommended and will not be available in future versions.
You are recommended to choose (None)
from the sub-page drop down list. If you need to link to a separate sub-page,
you are strongly recommended to insert a hyper link to the sub-page within
the brief or detailed description.
Automatic Resizing of Product Images in the Product List
The new feature for automatic adjustment of image size means that you no longer have to coordinate the size of the product images you want to use. By going to View - E-Commerce - Website Settings, you can, in the Settings Webshop tab, define image width in the Pixels field. All product images in the product list will be converted to the defined width, while images displayed on product pages will retain their original size.
Note! In order to maintain image quality,
an image which is smaller than the maximum image width will not be enlarged.
To achieve the best possible result, use product images which are larger
than or identical with the pixel width you have defined in the Website
Settings.
Note! The product lists will take longer
to load if the images have been saved in an uncompressed format (GIF/BMP),
or if they are unnecessarily large. Use of JPEG images is recommended.
Note! Maximum width on Product
Pages/More Info pages cannot be adjusted manually. If the image
is larger than optimum size, you can click on the image to display it
in full size in a separate window.
Additional Options for Displaying Product Groups and Sub-Groups in the Webshop
Improved flexibility for displaying product groups and sub-groups in the webshop means that you can display content pages containing user-defined information linked to each individual product group and sub-group. The content pages are displayed when the visitor clicks on one of the product groups/sub-groups in the webshop. You can choose to display the page above or below the product list. New content pages can be created by clicking the sub-tab Product Groups in the Webshop tab, within the Edit Website module.
A content page can be used to display campaign products, new products, or general information about the product group or sub-group.
By defining a pre-selected sub-group for each product group, you can choose to display the product list of a certain sub-group, when the visitor clicks on a product group. The products belonging to the selected sub-group will be displayed. The customer can display all other sub-groups from this view.
Tip: If you are using a webshop template
which displays all products in all sub-groups when clicking the product
group, you can choose (None) and
replace the sub-group with your own content page complete with a customised
selection of products. You can combine it with the Add
to Shopping Basket feature. By doing so, you will reduce loading
time without restricting navigation in the webshop
Note! Products not belonging to a sub-group
will always be displayed when clicking the main product group.
Display Prices With or Without VAT in the Webshop
Within the website settings, you can choose to let your visitors have the possibility to view prices with or without VAT. To activate the feature, go to View - E-Commerce - Website Settings - Settings Webshop and click the Product List tab.
Improved Search Engine Visibility
It is now easier for visitors to find your website and webshop when using search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Live Search. By also using the Site map feature, search engines will return more hits from all components of your website. This will in turn lead to increased visibility.
Site Map
A site map is a separate web page containing information about categories, contents and links to all web pages connected to your website. Displaying a site map makes it easier for both visitors and search engines to get an overview of the contents on your website.
Note! The site map has been developed
in accordance to the standards for optimised search engine visibility.
You can activate the site map feature by going to View - E-Commerce - Website Settings - Settings Web.
Hyper Link
The hyper link functionality has been updated and improved to include
more possibilities for linking. You can, for instance, insert a link to
a product group, sub-page, contact page, news page, site map, campaign,
or "E-mail a Friend". If you want to link directly to a product,
the visitor will be directed to that particular products web page. You
can also choose to add the product to the shopping basket by clicking
the link.
Attachments
The tool for inserting attachments into sub-pages and news pages has been moved to the Insert Hyperlink feature. In the Type drop down list, you can choose Attachment and locate the file which is to be published as an attachment.
Script
In the Active Website tab in the Website Settings window, you have the possibility to insert script. By using script, you can set up a web traffic counter such as Google (AdWords - Google Analytics). A web traffic counter can be used as a tool for tracking and analysing the normal traffic on your website, as well as incoming web traffic from Google AdWords web ads. In order to start using these tools, you need to enter a script attained from the web service provider. You also have the possibility to enter your own script.
Note! The software vendor does not
provide user support for third-party script.
Minimum Purchase Amount in the Webshop
You will now be able to define a minimum purchase amount in the webshop. This means that the customer cannot complete a purchase if the total amount (per order) is less than the amount you have specified.
The setting can be found in the Other tab in the Settings Webshop tab in the Website Settings.
Image Width in the Webshop
You can define a default maximum width for all images in the webshop. Go to Website Settings - Settings Webshop and enter the width in the Pixels field within the Product List tab. All images will be adjusted, regardless of the image's original size. The setting does not adjust the size of the images in the detailed product pages.
Web Traffic Statistics
The traffic statistics for websites published on the mamut.net domain have been extended to include, among other things, web browser versions, and multiple web browsers. The statistics can be found on the Mamut Information Desk, in the Site tab.
Tip! By registering your website with
a third-party web statistics provider and entering the provider's script
in the Website Settings, you will
be able to get a more detailed overview of the traffic on your website.