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Rochelle
You can easily change the wording for Store Navigation and Site Navigation to something more meaningful to you.
My instructions to change the Store and Site Navigation wording: |
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| Log in to your site’s Admin and click on the ‘Template‘ tab and then on the ‘header.php‘ link for the template you are using. | |
| Save a copy of the original code (click here for instructions on how to do this). | |
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| Find the <h2>Store Navigation</h2> tag and change it to something like <h2>Niche Store</h2>. | |
| For my Beatrix Potter store I changed this to <h2>Beatrix Potter Store</h2>. This is what it looks like: | |
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Step Three
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| Find the <h2>Site Navigation</h2> tag and change it to something like <h2>Information About Niche</h2>. | |
| For my Beatrix Potter store I changed this to <h2>Information About Beatrix Potter</h2>. This is what it looks like: | |
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| Step Four | |
| Save changes and view site for errors. | |
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Rochelle
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Hello Rochelle
Do you know how to put extra navigation headings in the side bars, both on the left and right hand sides? I think dividing the content into more manageable sections can make it easier for visitors to quickly navigate a site.
Denise
Denise,
Yes, I do know how to add additional navigation headings in sidebars. Add the following to the header or footer, above or below the headings that are already there (i.e.
Store Navigation
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Whatever You Want Header Name to Read Goes Here
What is it you want to add to your additional navigation headers?
Rochelle
Rochelle
I was thinking of spliting the products and information i.e. products on the left side and information on the right, or vice versa.
I was also thinking about sub-dividing the products So, for example, you might have your products organized into several categories eg brand, model, price, size etc depending on your niche. I don’t know whether there would be an issue with pulling the products from ebay, but I’m sure I could make the store navigation more user friendly. I have a couple of sites where the list of products on the left-hand side is getting rather long!
Did you post the code above, as it is not showing? I have found the relevant section in the header.php and footer.php, but is it just a question of copying the code where I want the new navigation bar to be and, obviously, renaming the header title? I’m not sure how much of the code to copy.
At the moment, in the Admin section of the site, we can create store pages or content pages and this determines the navigation heading they appear under. Presumably, this new code creates a new section?
Thank you for your advice and help.
Denise
Denise,
Sorry, I didn’t check my reply to make sure the code took. I’ll write up a post on how to move the store or site navigation sidebars to either side in the next few days.
Regarding splitting up categories, I’ve also thought of doing that, but it would be rather difficult to achieve, though not impossible. No, pages created under either the store or content tabs will not be automatically added to your new category headers. You will have to add them yourself.
I’ve not done it but what I think you would need to do is create your store pages and then hide them all. Add your additional category headers in your header or footer. Then you will need to add links under each new header following these instructions: http://www.nichestorestrategie.....s-sidebar/
If any page you link to has subcategories I think you will have to add links to them, although I don’t know what will happen if you don’t hide the links for the subcategories.
Rochelle
Rochelle
Thank you for your response and I look forward to your post on moving the store/site navigation sidebars. As for the rest, it does sound complex and too complex for me I think!
Denise