Find Product On Store

There are several methods available with the default store installation to locate items on the website (online store).

Below are the most common methods for finding items in the store:

Keyword Search Bar

The keyword search can be placed on any page of the store and gives the customer a quick and easy way to locate specific items based on keyword(s).

Random Home Page Items

Item that are marked to ‘Show On Home Page’ are displayed randomly on the website root home page (/default.php) and can be clicked on for direct access to the specific item’s information on the product details page.

Featured Items On Store “Home Page”

 Featured Items Display : If items are checked as featured items in the product manager, they will appear in the featured item section on /store/default.php and can be clicked on for direct access to the specific item’s information on the product details page.

Special (Sale) Items On Store  “Home Page”

Special (Sale) Items Display : If items are checked as “Special” in the product manager, they will appear in the specials section on /store/default.php and can be clicked on for direct access to the specific item’s information on the product details page.

Dynamic Left Menu Links

The left menu links that are automatically-generated and located on the /store/default.php and /store/store_results.php pages will filter the search results to display specific items.

Product Search Form & Search Results

The product search form located at /store/search.php can be submitted with specific criteria to filter and display a list of matching items on the /store/store_results.php page.

Direct URL Link

Customers can link directly to the item with auto-generated direct URL links inside tell-a-friend emails, order confirmation emails and shipping confirmation emails.

The store administrator may also provide a direct URL link to an item by copying and pasting or clicking on the Item URL located on the summary page in the Products Manager.