Website Page Settings

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the features and functionalities of the Page Settings Bar in DecoNetwork's Website Editor. The Page Settings Bar is a powerful feature that allows you to specify the availability, basic information, and meta tags of the currently selected page. It provides all the necessary tools to ensure your website pages are set up correctly and optimized for both user experience and search engine visibility. Additionally, the Page Settings Bar lets you save, publish, cancel, and preview the changes you have made, giving you full control over your website's content and presentation.

• Page Name: Specify the name of the current page as it appears in the website menus.
• Show in the menu: tick or un-tick to show or hide the current page in the store navigation menu.
• Advanced Settings: lets you configure page details including status (choose if you want the page to be displayed), page template, and meta information.
• Save: saves the changes you have made to the current page.
• Cancel: reverts the unsaved changes you have made to the page.
• Publish: publishes all the saved changes to your live website.
• Preview: loads a preview of the current page showing the saved changes.

Things you can do using the Page Settings bar include:

• Rename page title
• Turn pages on/off
• Edit advanced page settings
• Edit Meta Tags

(Click on a link to see the instructions)

To rename the title of a page:

1. Click on the name at the left of the page tab you want to edit.
   
2. Highlight the current page name in the Page Name field in the Page Settings Bar.
   
3. Enter a new name for the page.
4. Click on the Save button and then click on the Publish button at the right of the Page Settings Bar.

To turn pages on/off:

1. Click on the page name at the left of the page tab you want to turn off.
   
2. Click on the Advanced Settings link in the Page Settings Bar.

   The Page Settings popup is displayed.

   
3. Select On or Off as required from the Page Status dropdown list.
   
4. Click OK.
5. Click on the Save button and then click on the Publish button at the right of the Page Settings Bar.

   A disabled page will be indicated by grayed-out text and an eye icon beside the page name.

   

To edit the advanced page settings:

The Page Settings allow you to edit the display options relating to the body of the current page.

1. Click on the page name at the left of the page tab.
2. Click on the Advanced Settings link in the Page Settings Bar.

   The Page Settings popup is displayed.

   

   If the page is a custom page, you will have access to an additional field called "Custom URL."

   
3. Edit the settings in the Page Details tab as required:
   • Page status: lets you choose the status of the current page.
     • On: will make this page available on the website.
     • Off: will hide this page from the website.
     • Link to external site: allows you to specify the URL to an external site that this page will link to.
     • Embed External Website (only available for custom pages): allows you to specify the URL to an external site that will be embedded in this page, making it appear on the page as if it were part of your site.
     • Link to internal page (only available for custom pages): displays a dropdown list of existing pages within your website that you can select for this page to link to.

       If you select "Decorated Products" or "Products", a dropdown field will be displayed allowing you to select a product category to link to.

       
   • Custom URL: allows you to specify a unique and customized web address (URL) for custom pages. This feature is particularly useful for improving SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and for creating user-friendly, memorable URLs that are easy for visitors to type and remember. (By default, custom pages automatically generate their page URL based on their configured page name).
   • Page Template: lets you choose a template that sets the page layout. Two system templates are available - Default Template or Logo Only template. Custom layouts can be created and will appear in the list. Click here for instructions on how to create custom page layouts.
   • Breadcrumbs: lets you turn on or off breadcrumb navigation near the top menu bar for every page.
   • Fixed Header: lets you configure the behavior of the fixed header.
   • Floating Header: lets you configure the behavior of the floating header.
     • Floating Header Color Scheme: when the option, "The page header will float on top of the page content" is selected from the Floating Header drop-down list, this setting will become available allowing you to choose a color scheme for the floating header.
       • Normal Color Scheme: will apply the normal color scheme used for the selected theme to the floating header.
       • Alternate Color Scheme: will apply the alternate color scheme configured under the Floating Header Alternate Colors section in the Style Editor. Click here for more information about editing themes using the Style Editor.
   • Dropdown menu: lets you choose whether to display the dropdown menu for the current page.
     • Default
     • Display
     • Hide
4. Click OK.
5. Click on the Save button and then click on the Publish button at the right of the Page Settings Bar.

To edit the Meta Tags of a page:

The meta tags are snippets of text that provide information to search engines about the content of a page. The meta tags do not appear on the page itself, but only in the page's code.

1. Click on the page name at the left of the page tab.
2. Click on the Advanced Settings link in the Page Settings Bar.
3. Click on the Meta Tags tab.
   
4. Un-tick the Override Default checkbox for the meta tag you want to edit.
5. Enter the data for each of the meta tags:
   • Page title: This title will appear in the browser tab and breadcrumb navigation. It will also appear in the search engine results. (The name of your store will be appended to the end of the page title).
     

     The default page title is the name specified in the Page Name field in the Page Settings Bar.

     To avoid truncation in search results, the page title should not exceed more than 70 characters including spaces and the appended store name.

   • Meta keywords: A series of keywords that indicate what the topic of the page is. Separate the meta keywords with a comma (,).

     The default meta keywords and descriptions are defined under your website store settings via SEO Tools > Keywords & Meta Data.

     Note: Google does not recognize meta keywords as a factor in SEO ranking.

   • Meta description: A brief description of the page. Search engines display this description in search results to let potential visitors know what your page is about. Meta descriptions can be any length, but search engines generally truncate the description to 160 characters, including spaces.
   • Meta Index - Prevent search engines from indexing this page: This option lets you choose whether or not you want search engines to include the current page in search results and follow the links on your page.

     Ticking the checkbox will include a "noindex" and a "nofollow" meta tag in the page's HTML code to prevent your page from appearing in the search engine's search results and to prevent links on your page from being followed.

     Noindex is useful for preventing duplicate content, for directing traffic to relevant pages and keeping unimportant pages from coming up in the search results for your site, such as shopping cart or checkout pages. Nofollow prevents off-topic links from being followed, such as links in comments, paid links, links in guest posts, and other content that you don’t control.

     The setting configured here sets the default for all instances of this page and all pages that this page may be categorized under.

6. Click OK.
7. Save and Publish the changes.