Creating Item/Category Templates
You can use item/category templates to customize the look and feel of several types of Web site pages:
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category lists
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item lists
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lists of related items
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lists of upsell items
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item detail pages
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information item detail pages
After you create an item/category template, you can attach it to a category or item list page. For more information, see Applying Templates to Lists of Categories and Lists of Items. You can also create an item/category template that shows multiple views of an item on your site. See also, Placing Multiple Images in an Item/Category Template.
To add graphics and apply style sheets to HTML site theme templates that you create, you must upload image and CSS files to the Web Site Hosting Files folder.
To create an item/category template:
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Go to Commerce > Site Builder > Appearance > Item/Category Templates > New.
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In the Name field, enter a name for this template.
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(Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for your template.
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In the Template HTML field, enter HTML within <td> start and end tags to create your item/category template. The HTML you enter here specifies how content is displayed. Note the following:
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Use NetSuite Web Site Tags to display information from fields on item records in the site.
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Read Sample HTML for Item/Category Templates to help you create your first template.
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(Optional) In the Addition to <head> field, you can enter any additional HTML you want to appear in the header of the item page.
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Click Save.
Note that when you create a template for category list pages, you must include the <NLITEMLIST> tag in the template HTML so that categories display properly on the page. For more information about Web Site Tags, see Tags for Use in HTML Pages and Site Templates.
For a list of record types and attributes, see Tags for Use in HTML Pages and Site Templates. For a complete list of the website tags available for use in item/category templates and hosted HTML pages, see Web Site Tags.