CMarier
Modular Merchant: Administration
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Posts: 38
Location: Oregon
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 Posted: Jun 23, 2006 04:20pm Post subject: Working with the Storefront: Search module |
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You've designed your store, personalized your System Settings, added your products and launched! But, how will your customers find the products they're looking for? Search! Nearly every shopping cart out there has a search tool; and Modular Merchant is no exception. There are several ways in which to add this invaluable tool to your storefront.
Option 1: Modular Merchant's Built-In Search Module
Modular Merchant has a built-in search module that can add a search form to any page in your storefront. This search module is provided free for all PLUS and STANDARD accounts. The search module has its own editor located in the account administration area at: Navigation Menu > Modules > Storefront: Search.
The first time you access the Storefront: Search module, you may need to enter a Software Installation Key in order to activate the module. This Key is included in the original "Welcome..." email sent out when your account was created. If you have lost your Product Key code, contact Modular Merchant support for a free replacement.
Once activated, the editor can be used to customize the fonts, colors, size and buttons used in the search form in your storefront. The editor also includes a "preview" mode, so you can test changes to the form before going live with them in your storefront.
"I've customized my search form using the module editor. How do I add the search form to the pages in my storefront?"
Like other Storefront modules, the search module can be added to any page in your storefront by inserting its own QuickCode tag into the appropriate spot in the store page's HTML template. The QuickCode tag for the search tool is: {MOD SEARCH}
Wherever the {MOD SEARCH} tag is present in a store's HTML template, then the system will replace it with a search form when the page is viewed in a web browser. Presto!
To familiarize yourself with editing your store's HTML template system and using QuickCode tags, we recommend reading the Modular Merchant Designer's Guide, available at:
http://www.modularmerchant.com/docs/MM_Designers_Guide.pdf
Option 2: Adding a Search Tool to a Remote Website
Some clients have a separate remote website or websites that they want to be able to place a search form on and have it search their store. This can be done by placing a simple HTML form on the remote website. The HTML form code for a store search is:
| Code: | <form name="search_form" method="post" action="http://[STORE_URL]/search_results.php">
<input type="text" name="search_string" size="10" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="search_submit" value="search_submit">
<input type="submit" name="search_button" value="Search">
</form> |
NOTE: Replace [STORE_URL] with the actual web address of your online store.
That will send the search to the store's search results page. It will search all the products in your store, just like the built-in search tool within your storefront.
Hopefully, this article has outlined how to install and customize the Storefront: Search module in your store, how to add the search tool to your store's HTML templates, and how to allow a remote website to submit search queries to your store. If you have any additional questions on using the Storefront: Search module, please let us know!
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CMarier
Modular Merchant - Shopping Cart Software
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CMarier
Modular Merchant: Administration
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Posts: 38
Location: Oregon
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| This topic is being locked because it's about a feature specific to Modular Merchant version 2. Modular Merchant version 3 improves on this feature, making this forum article obsolete. |
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