It is up to each client to determine the appropriate location of this page, and to create the menu item that will lead web users to this page. The section below details how to set up this control on your website. The instructions are intended for a web user with web admin/host privileges. In addition, this is NOT a standalone control, which means that in order for it to function, it needs to be incorporated into the Online Store workflow on the web. For more information, refer to the Standalone Controls section.
This control can be configured to be
responsive to mobile users.
After adding the responsive CSS to this page, your mobile phone user will
see the control on the responsive page similar to the one shown below.
For more information
about using this control on a responsive page, please see Configuring
Responsive CSS for the Product Detail Page.
In
order for a change or update you made to data in the back office be reflected
on the web for the Product Detail control, you will have to log out or
close ALL of your current browsers and start a new session. For more information,
refer to Clearing Cached
Data on the Web.
See also:
· Product Detail Control Overview
· Configuring the Back Office Settings for the Product Detail Control
To configure the web settings for the Product Detail control:
1. Add the
"ProductDetailControl" to the desired page. For more information,
please see Adding a .NET Web
Control to a Page.
The following Control Settings display for this control, as shown below.
For detailed information about each parameter, please see the table at
the bottom of this topic.
Text fields
have a 250 character limit.
2. Configure the parameters as necessary.
3. Click Save.
Control Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
Additional CSS Class for Control |
This option allows you to add additional layout to the skin by developing a new DOTNETNUKE style, which requires an advanced understanding of HTML and CSS. |
All Reviews URL If Other Page |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will take the user to that URL in your site where he/she can read all the product reviews. Leave this field blank to use the hash tag if the Reviews Control is on the same page. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Buy for Group to Cart Page URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will allow your user to purchase products for a group. For more information, please see the Buy for Group Control. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information.
|
Checkout Page URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will take the user to the checkout page. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Create Review URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will take the user to the page where he/she can create a review for the product. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Description meta tag format |
Meta descriptions are HTML attributes that provide concise explanations of the contents of web pages. Meta descriptions are commonly used on search engine result pages (SERPs) to display preview snippets for a given page.
As of 7.6.0, to define the description for SEO, enter the Description meta tag format value. The recommended value is "{Description}", which is the eBusiness Brief Description defined on the product setup. For more information, refer to Search Engine Optimization.
|
Donation Amounts |
Enter the donation amounts (comma delimited) that you want to display to web user donating to a fundraising product. Alternatively, you can enter “Enter Donation Amount” in the Donation Amount configuration parameter to display only web-enabled list prices defined for the fundraising product. |
Error Message |
The error message will display on the control for the action that was being performed at the time of the error. If left blank, the default error message, "An error occurred while performing [Insert Action]. If the problem persists, please contact the site administrator", will display. [Insert Action] will be substituted with the action the control was performing at the time of the error. If you wish to change the default error message, customize it with a PWF parameter. See Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Guest Checkout Login Return URL Parameter |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value (e.g., ReturnfromLoginPageParam) that will redirect the web user to the guest email lookup page. See Setting up PWF Parameter for more information. Refer to the Guest Email Lookup Control section for more information. |
Guest Checkout Login URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value (e.g., GuestCheckout) that will take the web user to the guest checkout page. See the Checkout Control section for more information. Here the guest web user begins the checkout process. See Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Join Page URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value (e.g., MemberJoinListing) that will take the web user to the Membership Join page's URL when he/she clicks the "Join" link, as highlighted below. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information.
After the web user clicks the "Join"
link, he/she is redirected to the membership join page, as shown
below. Here the web user will begin the membership join process.
See Working with the Membership Join .NET Controls for more information
on how to set up these controls. |
Keywords meta tag format |
Meta keywords are a specific type of meta tag that appear in the HTML code of a web page and help tell search engines what the topic of the page is. Meta keywords are distinguished from regular keywords because they appear “behind the scenes,” in the source code of your page, rather than on the live, visible page itself.
As of 7.6.0, to define the keywords for SEO, enter the Keywords meta tag format value. The recommended value is "{Keywords}", which is a list of the User Defined Search Keywords defined on the product setup. For more information, refer to Search Engine Optimization.
|
Log In Page URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value (e.g., LoginURL) that will take the web user to the Login page's URL when he/she clicks the "Login" link.
This displays on the Shopping Cart page, the
Product Detail page, and Meeting Detail page. If this PWF parameter
does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting
up PWF Parameters for more information. |
If you want to allow web users to pay now for a product, check this checkbox. As of 7.6.0, this feature has been expanded to allow logged in web users to pay now for ANY type of product. For more information, please see Pay Now Control Overview.
|
|
If the Pay Now Enable Flag checkbox is checked, you should set the PWF parameter to the Pay Now page's URL when the web user clicks "Pay Now" button. See Setting up PWF Parameters to learn more about these parameters and why your website's redirect URLs are managed there. |
|
Product Detail Url |
You should set the PWF parameter to the Product Detail page's URL. See Setting up PWF Parameters to learn more about these parameters and why your website's redirect URLs are managed there.
As of 7.6.0, SEO enhancements for friendly URLs have been added to the Product Detail control. The URLs defined for a given page via the use of PWF Parameters must be defined in a format that can be consumed by the DotNetNuke (DNN) friendly URL settings.
If the use of friendly URLs is enabled, the controls will continue to recognize a PWF Parameter that is in the previous format. For more information on friendly URLs, see Search Engine Optimization. |
ProductId URL Parameter |
Enter "productid". This is the default name of the parameter to read the product’s ID, but if the environment's redirection logic uses a different Query String name set it here. See Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
Promo: Log In Reason Message |
Enter a message. For example, "Log
in to see if you qualify for a lower rate". This message
should prompt your web users to login to your site. The message
would display as highlighted below to your web users on your website. |
Promo: Member Savings Header |
Enter a message. For example, "Member
Savings". This message should highlight that the web user
would save money on his/her order by being a member of your organization.
The header would display as shown below to your web users on your
website. |
Promo: Member Savings Message |
Enter a message. For example, "Because
you are a member, you are able to save on this order!". This
message should bring attention to the benefits your web user is
receiving by being a member of your organization. The message
would display as shown below to your web users on your website. |
Promo: Not Member Savings Header |
Enter a message. For example, "Want
to save more?" This message should entice web users to want
to learn how they could save more money on their order. The message
would display as shown below to your web users on your website. |
Promo: Not Member Savings Message |
Enter a message. For example, "Would
you like to qualify for a lower rate?" This message should
entice web users to want to learn how they could save more money
on their order. The message would display as shown below to your
web users on your website. |
Return From Login Page Query String Parameter |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value (e.g., Shopping Cart) that will take the web user back to the Shopping Cart's URL after the web user logs into your site. |
Show Default Page Title |
As of 7.5.0SP1, check this checkbox if you want the default page title to display in the title of the HTML page. If this checkbox is NOT checked, the product name will be set as the page title. |
Show Share Facebook Link |
Check this checkbox to show the Facebook icon. Users can click on this icon and share the selected product with their Facebook friends. When the user clicks this icon, he or she will be required to log in to Facebook with his/her credentials.
|
Show Share LinkedIn Link |
Check this checkbox to show the LinkedIn icon. Users can click this icon and share the selected product with their LinkedIn connections. When the user clicks this icon, he/she will be required to log in to LinkedIn with his/her credentials.
|
Show Share MailTo Link |
Check this checkbox to show the envelope icon. Users can click on this icon and mail the selected product to whomever they want. This will open a blank email in the user’s default email system.
|
Show Share Pinterest Link |
Check this checkbox to show the Pinterest icon. Users can click on this icon to pin the selected product to one of their Pinterest boards. When the user clicks this icon, he/she will be required to log in to Pinterest with his/her credentials. Please note that in order for images to display on Pinterest, you must host your product images on a public IP. If not, do not check this checkbox.
|
Show Share Twitter Link |
Check this checkbox to show the Twitter icon. Users can click on this icon and Tweet the selected product and share it with their Twitter followers. When the user clicks this icon, he/she will be required to log in to Twitter with his/her credentials. Please note that in order for the URL to display on Twitter, your website must be hosted on a public IP with a valid internet domain. If not, do not check this checkbox. |
Title Format |
Page titles are often used on search engine results pages (SERPs) to display preview snippets for a given page, and are important both for SEO and social sharing. The title element of a web page is meant to be an accurate and concise description of a page's content. This element is critical to both user experience and search engine optimization. It creates value in three specific areas: relevancy, browsing, and in the search engine results pages.
As of 7.6.0, to define the page title for SEO, enter the Title Format value. The recommended value is "{ProductName}", which is the Invoice Description value defined on the product setup. The value of this field will show on the browser tab, as shown below. For more information, refer to Search Engine Optimization.
|
Twitter @Username |
As of 7.6.1, you also have the ability to define a value to be used as the Twitter Cards site attribute for the Product Detail and Meeting Detail .NET web controls if there is no Twitter @Username defined at the product level. For more information, please see Twitter Card Attributes. |
Use Star Ratings |
As of 7.5.2, check this checkbox if you
want the product's star rating to display on the product listing
page, as shown below. For more information on product star ratings,
please see the Create
Product Review Control Overview. |
View Cart Page URL |
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will take the user to the URL that will display the product(s) in his/her cart. If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information. |
For a list of available, useful
values, please refer to the 
