"Design Variables" help you customize the layout of store pages

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Modular Merchant version 2.015 introduces a series of "Design Variables" designed for use in the "header" section of various Skins. (Skins are sets of HTML templates used to customize Modular Merchant's store pages.) These variables are PHP variables.

An example of use of a Design Variable in the contents of a Skin header may look like this:

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Design Variables for use in the Products in Category Skin Header.

Variable Name	Definition	Default
mm_objects_per_row	The number of products or categories displayed per row. Value is a number.	1
mm_cat_link_txt	The text used for the links to the category Details pages. Value is any text.	Explore this category...
mm_prod_link_txt	The text used for the links to the products' Details pages. Value is any text.	Product Details...
mm_show_add_to_cart	Whether to display the "Add to Cart" button and quantity fields on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_prod_sku	Whether to display the product or category SKU number on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	N
mm_v_divider_color	Color of the vertical divider between columns. Value is any HTML color name or hexadecimal color code.	#CCCCCC
mm_img_gutter_width	Width of the margin to the right of the product or category image displayed on the page. Value is any number.	10
mm_desc_gutter_width	Width of the margin to the right of the category or product short description on the page. Value is any number.	1
mm_column_gutter_width	Width of the margin between the columns on the page, in pixels. Value is any number.	10
mm_is_title_link	Whether the product or category name is a link to its Details page. Value is "Y" or "N".	N
mm_show_cat_desc	Whether to display the Category Description at the top of the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_breadcrumbs	Whether to display the "navigation breadcrumbs" on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_pagination	Whether to show the "Previous..." and "Next..." pagination links on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_cat_jumpmenu	Whether to display the dropdown "jumpmenu" of the store categories at the bottom of the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_use_links_in_breadcrumbs	Whether the "navigation breadcrumbs" on the page are links to their respective store pages. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_x_of_y_results	Displays the number of results shown on the current page, out of the total number of results returned, at the end of the breadcrumb links. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_object_description	Whether the "Short Description" for the category or product should be displayed on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y

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Design Variables for use in the Search Results Skin Header.

Variable Name	Definition	Default
mm_objects_per_row	The number of products or categories displayed per row. Value is a number.	1
mm_prod_link_txt	The text used for the links to the products' Details pages. Value is any text.	Product Details...
mm_show_add_to_cart	Whether to display the "Add to Cart" button and quantity fields on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_prod_sku	Whether to display the product or category SKU number on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	N
mm_v_divider_color	Color of the vertical divider between columns. Value is any HTML color name or hexadecimal color code.	#CCCCCC
mm_img_gutter_width	Width of the margin to the right of the product or category image displayed on the page. Value is any number.	10
mm_desc_gutter_width	Width of the margin to the right of the category or product short description on the page. Value is any number.	1
mm_column_gutter_width	Width of the margin between the columns on the page, in pixels. Value is any number.	10
mm_is_title_link	Whether the product or category name is a link to its Details page. Value is "Y" or "N".	N
mm_show_breadcrumbs	Whether to display the "navigation breadcrumbs" on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_pagination	Whether to show the "Previous..." and "Next..." pagination links on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_use_links_in_breadcrumbs	Whether the "navigation breadcrumbs" on the page are links to their respective store pages. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_x_of_y_results	Displays the number of results shown on the current page, out of the total number of results returned, at the end of the breadcrumb links. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y
mm_show_object_description	Whether the "Short Description" for the category or product should be displayed on the page. Value is "Y" or "N".	Y

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