You can customize your store’s page layouts by modifying the layout settings for each of them. Some common configuration settings across all layouts allow you to name the layout and add reminder notes. Many of the layouts also allow you to create a page title, add metadata to be used by search engines, and provide you with general information relating to default layouts.
In addition to those settings already mentioned, you can apply viewport(s) to newly created layouts. Refer to Create a new layout instance (cloning) for further information on new layouts. As default layouts apply to all viewports, if you check the Make Default Layout box in your new layout, then viewport options are no longer available.
To access the configuration settings for layouts:
Open the Design page and click the Layout tab.
Open your preferred layout instance using the Layout Settings option from the layout configuration toolbar icons.
You can now customize the layout settings, as required.
You can also delete any of the layouts by clicking the Delete button located on the bottom left of any of the layout settings. However, given that default layouts cannot be deleted, you may notice that the delete button is not an option for default layouts.
Layout settings are outlined in the following table. This includes a brief summary description, along with details of the layout(s) to which each of the settings belong:
Setting | Layout | Description |
|---|---|---|
Layout Name | All layouts | Enter a unique name for the layout. |
Notes | All layouts | Record general notes for internal use. |
Page Title | Home Checkout Order Confirmation All Article layouts Error Payer Authentication Wish List Order Details Order History Scheduled Order Assets Asset Details | Enter an alphanumeric page title, giving consideration to maximizing the best search engine results. |
Page Address | Checkout All Article layouts | The page address is appended to the URL for your store to create a link to the page. The page address: cannot contain spaces or special characters, can be used for multiple Article layout page types with various viewport assignments, must be unique for layouts other than the Article layout types, cannot be used simultaneously on a non-Article and an Article layout page type (applies across all Article Layout instances). |
Add New Meta Tag | Home Collection Product Cart Checkout Order Confirmation All Article layouts Error Search Results No Search Results Payer Authentication Wish List | Add details of meta tag attributes, value and content. |
Layout Preview – Product ID | Product | Add the relevant Product ID. |
Layout Preview – Collection | Collection | Select a Collection from the available list, for example, Apparel/Women/Dresses. |
Cart Preview | Cart Order Confirmation | Add up to 5 Product ID(s) along with their quantity. |
Order Status | Checkout | Select from the list of order statuses. |
Viewports | Cart Checkout All Article layouts | Select a viewport to suit the visible area of the display page. |
Sites | Cart Checkout All Article layouts | Assign layout pages to one or more sites, when running multiple sites from your Oracle Commerce Cloud instance. |
Make Default Layout | Cart Checkout | Check to make this the default layout. |
Display layout to account shoppers only | Cart All Article layouts | Check to confirm this layout is for display to account shoppers only. |
SEO Metadata – Meta Description | Home All Article layouts | Enter a description for SEO metadata that will be useful for search engine results. |
SEO Metadata – Meta Keywords | Home All Article layouts | Enter page content keywords for SEO metadata that will be useful for search engine results. |
Assign layouts to sites
When running multiple sites from your Oracle Commerce Cloud instance, you can assign layouts to one or more sites. Each site corresponds to an individual store and can have its own catalog. Further details on running multiple sites can be found in the chapter Run Multiple Stores from One Commerce Cloud Instance.
To assign a layout to a site:
Open the Design page and click the Layout tab.
Select the page layout for which you wish to assign sites, and open with the Layout Settings icon. (The preceding table highlights which page layouts can be assigned to sites.)
Note: When you have multiple instances of layouts, using the search box to filter for your preferred layout may avoid excessive scrolling.
Scroll to the Sites option and begin typing the name of your preferred site. A filtered list of matching sites is displayed.
Select the site(s) you wish to assign.
Click Save to confirm your selections.
