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otiz
13-Nov-2003, 10:23 AM
Hi.
Can someone please tell me how i can change what appears between <title.............title> on all my cato pages?

Thanks

Paul
I-CC
13-Nov-2003, 01:39 PM
Act_Primary templates hold that information, so you will need to edit that file, but this is used on a global level, so anything you add directly into that tag will be shown on all pages.

you could add in CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE I suppose thou, that you can assign as a custom property within your software and then change its text content on a per section basis!

Hope it helps...
otiz
14-Nov-2003, 06:18 PM
Thanks for that, only i have no idea how to do any of that?
Can you ellaborate S L O W L Y

I can use the title FANCY DRESS, instead of what is used now, as that means nothing to a search engine.

Thanks

Paul
I-CC
14-Nov-2003, 09:27 PM
First of all go into Advanced | Custom Properties and click the + in the top left hand corner and type in "mytitle".

Click OK

Then go into View | Design | 1st Tab and then click the + again and using the drop down box that will appear, select your property of mytitle.

Enter the text you want shown as a rule if nothing is entered within a section custom property (i.e. a default text statement) and select the checkbox for customvar (if available to you) and click OK.

Then go into Advanced | Template Manager | Primary template and within the <TITLE> tags, type in "CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE".

Click the X and save it.

Now your text will be shown in all Act Primary used templates of your site.

To change it on a per Section basis, double click the section, open the Advanced panel and go into the Custom Properties area. Click the + and enter the text and utilise the "use as customvar (if applicable)" again as above.

Bingo...

Hope that helps.....
otiz
16-Nov-2003, 02:31 AM
Hi.
I did the first bit ok but then you say go into View,i do not get a design option?

Please advise

Paul
I-CC
16-Nov-2003, 09:24 AM
Sorry, Design | Options | Site Defaults tab.

Was doing it from memory, apols for that.....
otiz
16-Nov-2003, 07:07 PM
Thanks for that.
Is this what i need to change the wording at the top of my pages?

I mean the text in blue at the very top of the screen?

ie here it says Actinic Community-Reply to Topic-Microsoft etc

Thanks again, hope it will improve search engine rating even more.

Paul
I-CC
16-Nov-2003, 07:13 PM
Yes, that is what the Title tag generates... :)
otiz
16-Nov-2003, 11:10 PM
Cant see any change?

Do i need to delete NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER which is there at the moment between title?

Also is it the Overall Layout page i am supposed to be entering the new "my title" script

Thanks again

Paul
I-CC
16-Nov-2003, 11:48 PM
The main templates of Act_Primary.htmll and Act_BrochurePrimary.html.

Deleting the NETQUOTEVARs is entirely upto yourself, although most sites get good results with them.

Check within the custom property area where you set the text itself, and check if Use as CUSTOMVAR is selected (checked), thats if you are using above Bus or Dev copies...
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 07:34 AM
Sorry being a bit thick here.

Which tab on the template manager do i select to add this script?

Main- Section- Other Pages-Ordering etc etc.?
This how it looks, is this ok?

<!-- Primary HTML begin -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
"CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE".
NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER
</TITLE>

Sorry not very bright today!!

Paul
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 07:41 AM
I seem to have it right on my homepage

www.islandentertainmentsonline.com

now need it on all pages?, maybe i have not yet pasted the script into the right template?I have it on both you said Brochure-Primary

Please have a look.

Thanks

Paul
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 04:13 PM
Sorry me again.

I have your script on Act Brochure and Act Primary, it only seems to be working on the home page?

am i doing something wrong?
help again please

Thanks
Paul
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 05:13 PM
And again!

Can you take a look at my site please
www.islandentertainmentsonline.com

can you tell me why the word island entertainments online is at the beginning of each page, its now gone on the home page, Horray!!!

Paul
pinbrook
17-Nov-2003, 05:31 PM
edit act brochure to get the custom title on brochure pages

edit act-primary to get the custom title on all product pages

Read through techno's 2nd post in this thread it contains all you need.....
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 06:13 PM
Yes if only i understood it.

I have added the script to act brochure and act primary, is this all i need to do?

Im not sure how to do anything else?

Paul
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 06:16 PM
I thought i had
I now have

<!-- Primary HTML begin -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER
"CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE"
</TITLE>

and this

<!-- BrochurePrimary HTML begin -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE
"CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE"
</TITLE>


do i need to do anything else to change this blue title bar on all my pages?


appreciate all the help guys

Paul
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 08:43 PM
I have read different posts and now have post above wording in Primary and Brochure but still its not changing the word
Island Entertainments Online
from the front of my pages?

Do i need to delete everything else in between title?
do i put the words my title or the actual words i want to use?

I am very confused about this.

Paul
pinbrook
17-Nov-2003, 08:58 PM
<TITLE>CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE</TITLE>

thisi s how your title should look...........remove the quotation marks
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 09:51 PM
NOW SHOULD THERE BE ANYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN TITLE AS NOW I HAVE
<TITLE>NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE
CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE
</TITLE>

AND

<TITLE>
NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER
CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE
</TITLE>

ON ACT BROCHURE AND ACT PRIMARY

SHOULD I DELETE NETQUOTEVAR etc?

Paul
pinbrook
17-Nov-2003, 09:59 PM
its up to you!

the idea of having a customvar for your title is so that you can define it yourself.

Goolge requires titles to be no longer than 60 chars. if you use te other vars you will exceed this
otiz
17-Nov-2003, 10:19 PM
Ok so what is shown with Net and Quote?

And if i just use mytitle will it still be tolong?

Paul
cdicken
18-Nov-2003, 08:40 AM
SHOULD I DELETE NETQUOTEVAR etc?

Right

The code you have got between your <TITLE></TITLE> tags in both Act_Primary.html and Act_BrochurePrimary.html look absolutely fine so you can relax about that.

For your information, this is what the various NETQUOTEVARs do:

NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE
For brochure pages, this inserts the name of the current brochure page. For store pages, this inserts the name of the store (which you can edit by double-clicking on the green 'Online Catalogue' icon).

NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER
Only works in store pages. This will insert the name of the current section.

You can set a default value for CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE in the 'Properties' grid in 'Design | Options | Site Defaults'. This will be used on all your brochure pages, and your pages in your store that are not sections. For the sections in the store, you can provide values for CUSTOMVAR:MYTITLE in the 'Properties' tab of the section.

I hope this helps.
otiz
18-Nov-2003, 02:43 PM
will changing this make any difference to search engines?
all i want to change is the word island entertainments online which is in front of everything on my pages, only want to change it to help ranking, need i bother?

Paul
pinbrook
18-Nov-2003, 02:48 PM
I suggest you go the Google webmasters page and see how to correctly format a title for optimum search engine effectiveness,

or any websitedesigned for SEO

searchenginewatch for example