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Hosting HTML Websites with NetSuite Site Builder

With the Host HTML Files feature, you can host a custom HTML website in the NetSuite file cabinet. Use the Advanced Web Reports feature to track site visitors and determine the most popular pages on your website. For more information, see Hosted Page Hits by Customer Report.

To turn on the Host HTML Files and the Advanced Web Reports features, go to Setup > Company > Enable Features. Click the Web Presence subtab, and then check the boxes next to the features you want to use.

If you want to run your site as a web store, you can use NetSuite website tags to integrate your site with NetSuite web store checkout by adding links to the shopping cart and registration pages in your custom HTML. For more information, see Tags for Use in HTML Pages and Site Templates.

You can also use tags to display items from your NetSuite account in your hosted HTML website. Note, however, that tags are not substituted in hosted files greater than 2 MB in size. For more information, see Using Web Site Tags in Hosted Files.

Note:

NetSuite supports the use of client-side JavaScript in hosted pages; however, server-side scripts are not currently supported.

NetSuite also supports audience permissions on hosted sites. This lets you restrict intranet sites and hosted tabs on your website for specific users, roles, or groups. For more information, see Audience Permissions for Hosted Sites.

Note:

CDN services are not supported for Site Builder websites.

To host your custom HTML site with NetSuite:

  1. Go to Commerce > Hosting > Website Hosting Files.

  2. Select the folder where you want to upload your site files.

    Note:

    If you name a hosting folder or file the same name as a default NetSuite folder or file, you may lose images or HTML from NetSuite basic site themes.

  3. Select the folder where you want to store your site, and then click New Folder to create subfolders. For example, you may want to create a subfolder for images.

  4. Upload files from your computer to you new folder.

    • Click Add File to add individual files.

    • Click Advanced Add to add multiple files in a .zip file. Check the Unzip files box to automatically unzip files when they are uploaded to the file cabinet.

  5. When you have added all of your site files and folders, go to Commerce > Websites > Website List.

  6. Click Edit next the name of the website.

  7. On the Setup subtab, in the Default Hosting Root field, select the top level folder in the file cabinet where your site is stored.

  8. In the Web Site Home Page Type field, select Hosted Web Page.

  9. In the Web Site Home Page field, select the file name of your home page.

  10. Click Save.

Now, when customers visit your NetSuite website, they see only your custom HTML website. If you need to edit an HTML file, make changes to the file on your computer, and then upload the modified file to the file cabinet. To preserve links and references to the file, do not change the file name.

For more information about setting up a domain name for your website, see Domain Setup Checklist.

For more information about optimizing your site for search engines, see Site Builder Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Moving an HTML Website to NetSuite

If you are moving an existing HTML site to NetSuite, you may want to create a new hosting folder in the Web Site Hosting Files folder to keep your site structure and links intact.

To recreate the structure of an existing HTML website in NetSuite:

  1. Go to Commerce > Hosting > Website Hosting Files.

  2. Click New Folder to create a new hosting folder based on the structure of your existing HTML website.

    You can create a new folder on the same level as the Live Hosting Files folder or create a subfolder in the Live Hosting Files folder. Your approach depends on how you want to structure your website. Later, you will select the folder you create as the Default Hosting Root for your website.

  3. Create subfolders as needed and add files. For more information about uploading files, see Uploading Files to the File Cabinet.

  4. Go to Commerce > Websites > Website List

    If you use multiple websites, click Edit next to the site you want to modify, or click New to create a new website.

  5. On the Setup subtab, in the Web Site Home Page Type field, select Hosted Web Page.

  6. In the Web Site Home Page field, select the file name of your home page.

  7. In the Default Hosting Root field, select the top-level folder in the file cabinet where your site is stored. This is the folder you created in Step 2.

  8. Click Save.

To preview your site, go to Commerce > Websites > Preview Website. Click Preview Site.

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