Overview
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:
Example of Output
Standard and Custom page templates are rendered within the 'Content' zone of the Theme Layout (meaning 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.
Where to find a Page or Template
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 sub-menu items, you can find the page template you're after. Let's look at 'Pages & Templates' here.
Selecting one of the submenu items, let's say 'Checkout', will display all pages and templates for the Checkout function.
Viewing and Editing a Template or Page
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.
- Layout - where a visual representation of the zones for the page/template is displayed and can be edited.
- Filters - where you select/deselect device types that access this page/template.
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 :
- Widgets - What is a widget?
- Layouts - Layout Creator (and if you want to create your own layouts, see the guide Custom Layout Creator.
- Filters - Device type options
Additional Information
It's good practice to test changes on your Stage site first, before overhauling layouts in your live environment!
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