ShopSite Resources for Designers

ShopSite Custom Template Cookbook

ShopSite was made with Web designers in mind. Whether you use a WYSIWYG editing tool or like to get down to the nuts and bolts of HTML, you can integrate ShopSite into your designs. Many of ShopSite's back office fields allow designers to insert HTML code directly into them, customizing the look of that area of the store. More extensive customized design can be achieved using the tools below.

There are also a number of other ways to customize the look of a ShopSite store. You may want to look at the ShopSite Customizing FAQ. To see some of the things a Web designer can do using ShopSite, you may want to look at what some of our Certified ShopSite Designers have done. ShopSite also has a number of Developer Tools that designers may find useful.

Custom Templates

ShopSite's Custom Templates give a designer complete control over the appearance of a store. Every customer-facing page generated by ShopSite is controlled by a template, and ShopSite Pro and Manager stores allow designers to create and upload their own templates using a combination of HTML and ShopSite's Custom Template Tags. For more information about Custom Templates, see the ShopSite Custom Templates Tutorial or the ShopSite Custom Template Help. You might also want to check out the Custom Template Cookbook, which includes a variety of ready-to-use examples of custom template tags.

Custom Checkout Fields

ShopSite Pro stores allow designers to add their own form fields to the shopping cart by using Custom Checkout Fields. The options the customer selects will be passed on, along with the other checkout information, as part of the order, including the option to display the information on the Thank You screen and Email receipt. To learn more about this powerful feature, see our Custom Checkout Fields help page.

Order Buttons

ShopSite's Order Button feature gives designers the ability to put product links on any HTML page. If you've already designed your own site, or if you aren't ready to learn how to use Custom Templates yet, using Order Button links is an easy way to tie a Web site into the ShopSite shopping cart. For more information, see the Order Buttons page.