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Squirrelcart v6.1.0

News Module - Overview

Overview

The News module gives you the ability to communicate important information to your customers. It offers two features - a mailing list feature for emailing your customers, and a blog like feature for displaying news posts on your website. For more information on this module, please see our Modules page.

Storefront Components

News Posts - Navigation Block

The News Posts Navigation Block is seen on your storefront page. You can place it in the left or right navigation.

 

It contains a brief excerpt from your recent News Posts, with a link to read each one in full.

 

To control the appearance of the News Posts Nav Block, see the Navigation Block section of the News Settings page.

 

For information on adding this navigation block to your store,  see this topic.

 

 

 

News Signup - Navigation Block

The News Signup Navigation Block can be used to signup to one or more mailing lists (News Groups). You can place it in the left or right navigation.

 

For information on adding this navigation block to your store,  see this topic.

 

 

 

 

News Signup -  Content

This Content record can be added to your storefront homepage, to let visitors join your mailing list.

 

 

News Page

 

The News Page is seen when any of the links in the News Navigation Block are clicked. The numbers in the image above are explained below.

  1. Links to your News Sections. These are like categories for news posts. 
  2. Links to your Archives 
  3. Link to edit the header, footer, and other news settings
  4. Link to edit this particular News Post
  5. Everything in this area is considered the header for the News Post
  6. Comments section. This can be turned on and off on the news settings page.
  7. News Signup Content section - this allows users to join your mailing list. It will only appear if you have at least one News Group configured.

 

 

 


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