NEW FEATURE Item links: this feature builds on the existing Cross-Referencing which lets you create links to informaiton on your website - or on other websites. The difference now is you can easily locate information throughout your website and simply copy and paste a link. You can also create links to images and specific downloads.
UPGRADED Updating information: in previous versions you would update informaiton and get a message saying the information was updated successfully and click to continue. Now you update and go back to where you were working.
UPGRADED WYSIWYG editor: stands for (What You See Is What You Get) and lets you click a toolbar button for bold text, create a bulleted list, change font colour, etc. The ItemsOD offers the ability to switch on and off the WYSIWYG editor. This is an important option:
- With a WYSIWYG editor you can quickly format text, etc., which improves how information is displayed on your website, plus you do not need to know any HTML commands. Pasting text stright from a word processing application can effect how the content appears on your website. For example, you paste Times New Roman font and your website is based on Verdana, then there will be different fonts displayed. Sometimes you might want to do this, but if you do not, you can paste into a Text Only area which strips all formatting.
- Without a WYSIWYG editor you do need to know some HTML commands and you have a greater control as to what is displayed and how it is displayed. You can now go to an area online and build your page prior to pasting as content on your website.
UPGRADED / NEW Sub-sections (aka Filters): this powerful feature sub-divides the main sections of your website, for example you might have a News section which is divided into Staff News and General News. Assigning a information to a particular section of your website is simply a matter of looking up a list of sub-sections available.
UPGRADED / NEW Item status: this feature lets you set the
Status of any Items posted on your website such as on the front / home page, in the
current list, archived or hidden. Now you can also select a
show content only option if you would like an Item's content - with images - to appear instead of in a list. For example: you have news that you would like to appear directly on your front page instead of in a list of items.
UPGRADED / NEW Images: you can upload images directly to your website and these are displayed alongside the information. Any number of images can be associated with an Item and you can set the order the images are displayed. You can even set the image to highlight - appear when a visitor views a list of items on a page.
Some websites require a large amount of images associated with an Item. An art exhibition for example, might have 50 artworks related. These are automatically calculated and divided into various pages with 10 per page. This makes easier to manage a large amount of images and you can avoid a long download time.
NEW Pricing: the ItemsOD now includes a comprehensive way of displaying any prices that relate to an Item. These include:
- Code: your code relating to a particular product pricing.
- Description: any description such as 1 litre, 1 tray of 6, etc.
- Costing: various costs such as Item cost, cost to deliver, etc.
UPGRADED WYSIWYG Support: all support is placed online - so you always have access to the latest support - and various levels of support are offered.
- General support online: covers broad issues from a definition of an Item to uploading larege files using FTP.
- Specific support online: focus on a particular product - the ItemsOD in this case. Also including working area for HTML Tags and links to more information.
- Tips: while your are working, various Tips appear to assist you.
- Email: you are always welcome to get in touch.
NEW Global: offers
global options to manage your website.
- WYSIWYG Editor: in the Global module you can turn it on or off.
- Item Deletes: to avoid accidentailly deleting and Item, the default is to have it turned off. You can turn it on and off as required.
- Filters: view all the Filters / Sub-Sections of your website.
