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1 NetPush Advanced Inventory NetPush / MvCool

The NetPush Advanced Inventory Module allows Miva Merchant store owners to track inventory within Miva Merchant all the way down to the attribute/option level. The module has numerous configuration settings that should allow the admin to display and track any simple or complex inventory configuration. Inventory levels are only adjusted at checkout time so there is no need to worry about old baskets causing inventory problems. The module comes with an import and export module that allows administrators to easily update inventory levels by using csv files.

We suggest using template modules like Viking Coder's Product Templates and Category Templates if you want better control of the look and feel of your pages with regards to inventory. This will allow you to use tokens for display. Otherwise, you will have to settle for built in hook point displays that are built into the module and are configurable through the administration area.

The Advanced Inventory Module will send email when stock goes below certain configurable low stock level and can disable products when stock goes below the out of stock level. Administrators can also customize every message shown to the user. Fine grain customizations are made easy because the module allows product level configuration settings the ability to override global inventory configuration settings. This allows Miva Merchant Administrators the ability to customize inventory configurations for every product, if he or she wishes.

Notes:

OpenUI Tokens
This module can be used with OUI OpenTokens. To use the module with Viking Coders template modules, see the OpenToken instructions and examples in the documentation on the NetPush.com site.
Product Upsell
This module does not show stock information on the product upsell screens at this time. Stock is still tracked in the basket and checkout, but no current stock level is shown on the upsell screens during checkout unless you are using alternatives like tokens in templates.
Basket Redirect and Error Message
The user is automatically redirected to the basket screen if he or she adds items to the basket that makes the product go out of stock or if the product is already out of stock. The error message is shown above the basket screen using a hook point in the Open UI. The message is configurable in the admin area.
Checkout Screen Error
If configuration is setup to do so, the module will block a user from checking out if their basket has an item that is out of stock. This message is shown automatically at the top of the screen. The message is configurable in the admin area.
Pipes ( | )
Product codes, attribute codes, and option codes must not contain the pipe character. NetPush Advanced Inventory uses the pipe to delimit for lookups. Pipes in your codes will cause the module not to work correctly.

Requirements:

Open UI 4.723+
This module requires that you have OpenUI installed in your store. The module uses hook points in the OpenUI. You must have OpenUI version 4.723 or higher if you plan to use the OpenToken functionality available in this module. Please see the OpenUIsite for information about latest versions and bug fixes.
Miva Empressa 3.96+
This module requires that you have Miva Empressa 3.96 or higher. The module uses functionality that is only available in newer versions of the Empressa Engine. Miva regularly releases new versions of Miva Empressa and the Virtual Machine to add new functionality and fix bugs. If you are on an older version, consider contacting your hosting company. You can find the Miva Empressa version at the top left hand of your Store Administrator when you first login. It should show your Miva Merchant version and your Miva Empressa version.
Miva Merchant 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x
This module should work with most versions of Miva Merchant. In order to use the deactivate product option, you must be on version 3.0+. All testing and development was done on versions 4.13+.

Global Configuration Screen

All inventory settings will use the global configuration settings found in the Miva Merchant Administration area under Stores > Your Store > System Extension Configuration > NetPush Advanced Inventory. One may override these settings for products (see product level settings below). Each product must also be manually turned on before tracking starts. See product settings below.

Configuration Settings

Use NetPush Inventory
You must set this to "Yes" if you want the module to be turned on. If this is set to "No", the module will not do anything.
Amount considered out of stock
Usually this would be 0, but it can be set to any number, including negative numbers. Once the stock level reaches this number, it will be considered out of stock.
Deactivate when product level is out of stock
In Miva Merchant versions that support it, the module will turn the Active flag for a product to off, if the product reaches the out of stock level. This only works on the product level, not for the attribute/option level.
Allow purchase even after out of stock
Turning this on will allow customers to purchase products even after they go below the out of stock level. This could be a backorder situation.
Automatically remove from basket
When a user adds products to the basket, the products will be removed if it makes the inventory go below the out of stock level and the admin is not allowing purchases when products are out of stock. Please take note that this option could cause problems if other modules are installed that also act on the basket.
Send Low Inventory Notices
Turn this on to receive email warnings when inventory goes below the low inventory level.
Amount considered low
The level that is considered low. Use this setting to trigger emails that will warn you when inventory is hitting a low level.
Low Email To Address
Set this to the email address of the person who should be receiving emails when stock is at a low level.
Low Email From Address
Set this to the email address that should be set as the from address in low stock emails.
Low Email Subject
The subject of the low stock email. This field has token replacement.*
Low Email Body
This is the body of the low stock email. This field has token replacement.*
Automatically change stock levels
Turn this on if you want the system to subtract stock when a user purchases. If this is set to "No", the system will not update stock levels.
Show out of stock messages
Turn this on to show out of stock messages on the product page when stock goes below the out of stock level.
Show in stock messages
Turn this on to show how much stock is left on the product page.
Out of Stock Messages*
Product Level
This message is shown to the user on the product page below the shipping weight.
Attribute Level - Checkbox
This message is shown to the user on the product page next to a checkbox option.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons
This message is shown to the user on the product page next to each radio button option.
Attribute Level - Select Box
This message is shown inside of the drop down on a select box. HTML should not be used here.
In Stock Messages*
Product Level
This message is shown to the user on the product page below the shipping weight.
Attribute Level - Checkbox
This message is shown to the user on the product page next to a checkbox option.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons
This message is shown to the user on the product page next to each radio button option.
Attribute Level - Select Box
This message is shown inside of the drop down on a select box. HTML should not be used here.
Other Messages*
Out of Stock - Basket Line Marker
This helps the user to see which products have gone out of stock when looking at the basket. A red asterisks may be a good indicator for the user.
Out of Stock - Basket
This message is shown to the user above the basket when a product has gone out of stock when adding, updating, or looking at the basket. Products can go out of stock at anytime, even after a user adds it to their basket. This is because stock levels only change after checkout.
Out of Stock - Checkout
This message is similar to the out of stock basket message. It is shown on the payment screen during checkout. This should be considered one final inventory check before allowing the user to purchase.

* Token Replacement
This module has a few built in tokens for messages that allow you to give yourself and the user more detailed information. Some of the tokens below can only be used on certain screens, or in emails.

%%stock%% - Displays the current stock level. (1,2,3)
%%basket_quantity%% - Displays the amount in the basket and is unlikely to be used. (1,2)
%%available%% - Displays the amount of stock left before hitting the out of stock level. (1,2,3)
%%oos_level%% - Displays the out of stock level. (1,2,3)
%%line_items%% - Displays a list of line items that are effected. (1,2)
%%product_id%% - Displays the product id. (1,2,3)
'%%product_code%% - Displays the product code. (1,2,3)
%%product_name%% - Displays the product name if available. (3)
%%attribute_code%% - Displays the attribute code, or None if the effected product is only being tracked at the product level. (1,2)
%%option_code%% - Displays the option code, or None if the affected product is only being tracked at the product level. (1,2)

1. Is used for the low stock email body and subject
2. Is used for the out of stock basket message and out of stock checkout message
3. Is used for the in stock and out of stock messages on the product pages.

Product Configuration Screen

All inventory settings will use the global configuration settings found in the Miva Merchant Administration area under Stores > Your Store > System Extension Configuration > NetPush Advanced Inventory. To override these settings at the product level, go to the product in the administration area and click on "NetPush Advanced Inventory". You will see the settings below.

Configuration Settings

Use NP Inventory on this Product
You must set this to "Yes" if you want to track inventory on the product. You must manually set this to "Yes" for every product that you want to track. If this is not set to "Yes", no inventory tracking will take place. By default, no product is tracked.
Override Global Settings
If this is set to "Yes" the configurations settings will be taken from the individual product screen instead of from the Global configuration settings found under under system extension configuration. If set to "No", the module will use the global settings from above when doing inventory for the product. The default is to use the global settings.
Amount considered out of stock
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Deactivate when product level is out of stock
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Allow purchase even after out of stock
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Automatically remove from basket
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Send Low Inventory Notices
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Amount considered low
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email To Address
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email From Address
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email Subject
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email Body
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Automatically change stock levels
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Show out of stock messages
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Show in stock messages
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock Messages*
Product Level
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Checkbox
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Select Box
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
In Stock Messages*
Product Level
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Checkbox
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Select Box
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Other Messages*
Out of Stock - Basket Line Marker
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock - Basket
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock - Checkout
Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.

Setting Product Inventory Levels

The administrator can set product inventory levels by going to the product page within the Miva Merchant admin area and clicking on NetPush Advanced Inventory. This is the same screen as the product level configuration. Product inventory levels are shown below the configuration area. To add new inventory, use the yellow add button. To edit inventory, click white add button next to the inventory entry.

The module checks inventory by looking at a unique combination of Product Code, Attribute Code, and Option Code. When entering stock levels, you enter the codes separated by a pipe. For example, shirt1|color|red, where shirt1 is the product code, color is the attribute code, and red is the option code. If you do not set an inventory level for an existing product attribute combination, no tracking is done. Setting a stock level of -9999 has the same effect.

Inventory at a product level
You may choose to only track inventory at a product level in combination with or not at an attribute level. To enter a stock level for a product, simply use prodcode||. This tells the system that you are tracking the product code, but not the attributes or options by leaving them blank. Using -9999 for a stock level will temporarily turn inventory tracking off.
Inventory at the attribute level (checkbox, select box, radio buttons)
Checkbox - prodcode|attrcode|(the last field should be left blank, as checkboxes have no options)
Select Box and Radio Buttons - prodcode|attrcode|optcodeAll 3 are required and must be unique, even if you are using attribute templates. If you are using normal templates in combination with attribute templates, make sure you do not give them duplicate code names.

Using Advanced Inventory with Template Modules and OpenTokens

The Advanced Inventory Module can be used with 3rd party template modules like the ones from Viking Coders by using Open UI tokens on product pages to display current inventory levels. Please note that token support has not been completely tested as of yet.

%module|npinventory|stock_level%
Returns the stock level for the product, attribute, option combination. To ensure that this works correctly, you should set g.NPI_Product_Code, g.NPI_Attribute_Code, and g.NPI_Option_Code to the current product code, attribute code, and option code. On a checkbox, make sure to set g.NPI_Option_Code = ''. On a product level, make sure to set the attribute and option variables to ''. After these globals are set, call the token. If the return value is -9999, the item is not being tracked.

%module|npinventory|stock_available%
Same as above but shows the amount available.

%module|npinventory|oos_level%
Same as above but shows the out of stock level.
%module|npinventory|stock_list%
This token will set a global variable that contains an array of structures. You must set g.NPI_Product_Code equal to the current product code before calling the token. This array contains all of the product code, attribute code, and option code combinations for a specific product. It also contains the available stock, out of stock level, and other information shown below. This token makes it easy to create a stock table using OpenUI tokens in Viking Coders templates or in a product header or footer. Code examples are available in the help pages on the NetPush.com site.
Array Structure:
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:attribute_code - Attribute Code
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:option_code - Option Code
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:stock_level - Stock Level
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:oos_level - Out of stock level
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:available - Stock Level minus out of stock level
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:allow_pur - Allow purchases even if out of stock from admin settings
g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:low_amount - Low amount from admin settings
g.NP_Inventory_StockListLen - Variable that tells you how many items are in the array (represented by i above)

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2 Plug N Play Pack #5 Luray / Design Extend

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The OpenUI Extension Module Kit features 32 extensions. LICENSE IS PER DOMAIN.

The Plug N Play Pack #5 includes the abilities to:

Begin_Screen & General

multinavbars.mv - Alternate Navigation Bar Menus. Will display a different Alternate HTML Menu for each screen. Displays normal Navbar for any missing HTML file files.

newframe.mv - Basket Contents Required Before Checkout. Checkout is called in NEW SCREEN. Useful to break out of frames.

bodyheader.mv - Adds a Perpetual Header to the Body of ALL screens.addthumball.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknameall.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

Store Front Screen

nocattreesfnt.mv - Removes Category Tree from Store Front Screen.

Category Screen

adddesccatexp.mv - Places Description below quantity in basket on Category Screen Expanded Display.

addmorecatexp.mv - Add More Info Button to Category Screen Expanded. Displays either gif or grey button. Displays above "Add to Basket" and "Buy One Now" buttons.

addmorecatline.mv - Add More Info Button to Category Product Line Display Screen. Displays either gif or grey button. Displays left of "Add to Basket" and "Buy One Now" buttons.

addquancat.mv - Add Quantity and Box to Category Screen.

addthumbcatline.mv - Add thumbnail image on the Left End of the Category Screen Product Line Display

nocodelinknamectgy.mv - Remove "Code" and add a link to "Name" in the Category Screen Product Line Display.

autodefaultimg2X.mv - Automatically displays a default image named notavails.jpg for Thumbnails and notavail.jpg for Images. Version 2.X ONLY.

autodefaultimg3X.mv - Automatically displays a default image named notavails.jpg for Thumbnails and notavail.jpg for Images. Version 3.X ONLY.

addthumball.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknameall.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

Product Display Screen

autodefaultimg2X.mv - Automatically displays a default image named notavails.jpg for Thumbnails and notavail.jpg for Images. Version 2.X ONLY.

autodefaultimg3X.mv - Automatically displays a default image named notavails.jpg for Thumbnails and notavail.jpg for Images. Version 3.X ONLY.

autoimggifjpgprod.mv - Automatically displays either GIF or JPG images. No need to set path in admin. Displays a default image named notavail.jpg for Images not found. Version 2.X and 3.X.

autoimgjpgprod.mv - Automatically displays JPG images. No need to set path in admin. Displays a default image named notavail.jpg for Images not found. Only searches for JPG images. Version 2.X and 3.X.

autoimggifprod.mv - Automatically displays GIF images. No need to set path in admin. Displays a default image named notavail.gif for Images not found. Only searches for GIF images. Version 2.X and 3.X.

noattribqtyprod.mv - Remove Quantity and Attributes in Product Display Screen.

Product List Screen

addthumball.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknameall.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

addthumbplst.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on the Left End of the Product Line Display on the Product List Screen.

nocodelinknameplst.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on Product Line Display on the Product List Screen.

addmoreplstline.mv - Adds More Info Button on the Product Line Display on the Product List Screen.

Search Screen

addthumball.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknameall.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

addthumbsrch.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on the Left End of the Product Line Display on the Search Screen.

nocodelinknamesrch.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on Product Line Display on the Search Screen.

addmoresrchline.mv - Adds More Info Button to Related Products on the Search Screen.

Related Products

addthumball.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknameall.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" on all Product Line Display Screens. (Category, Search, Product List and Related Products.

nocodelinknamerel.mv - Removes "Code" and adds a link to "Name" to Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

addmorerelated.mv - Adds More Info Button to Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

addthumbrelatedprod.mv - Adds Thumbnail Image on Left End of Line to the Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

noaddrelatedprod.mv - Removes Add to Basket from Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

nonamerelatedprod.mv - Removes Name from Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

nopricerelatedprod.mv - Removes Price from Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

nocoderelatedprod.mv - Removes Code from Related Products on the Product Display Screen.

Upsell Screens

dispthumbupsell.mv - Displays Thumbnail instead of Full Sized Image on the Upsell Screen.

nocodeupsell.mv - Removes "Code" from the Upsell Screen.

nowtupsell.mv - Removes "Weight" from the Upsell Screen.

Almost all of these Extension Modules are completely "Plug-N-Play". Designed/Written by Luray Williams.

If you are not using OUI version 3.11 or above you must upgrade to at least version or these modules may not run correctly. The latest version of Open UI can be downloaded at http://www.openui.org

Customers receive access to a private support forum at the DesignExtend Miva Merchant Discusson Boards. Full instructions on installation included.

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3 Search Engine Tweak Pro Pixel Composer / Miva Central

You've got your store spidered by the search engines, you're showing up in the search engine results, but you just can't seem to improve your rankings...Search Engine Tweak Pro (SETPro) is here to help!

Search engines take into account many factors when ranking web results, and one of the most important is proper page content optimization. Miva Merchant's dynamic page creation is not designed to be search engine friendly with how it creates and displays the page content. This is where SETPro comes in to play with a number of optimizations and enhancements for product and category screens. These optimizations are primarily done with the Google search engine in mind, but are also relevant to most other popular search engines.

PRODUCT SCREENS:

Product Name Tags:
Allows you to set the product names on the product screens to a preferred heading tag, bold, or none (
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,
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The keywords to focus on for an individual product page are typically contained within the product name. Making the product name a larger font size using the heading tags, compared to most of the other page content, adds extra weight to those keywords when rankings are determined.

Remove Store Name In Product Title Bar:
Optionally strips out the store name in the product screen title bars.

Page titles are extremely important to search engines. Miva Merchant adds the store name in the browser window's title bar along with the product name. This is a good thing, but it may also make it undesireable by diluting the product name keywords with an unnecessary store name, thus giving less weight to your keyword focus.

Product Description at Top of HTML Body:
Optionally placed at the very top of the page, just after the tag in the page code, this displays the product name followed by the first 200 characters of the product description. Any HTML used in the description is stripped out before being displayed at the page top.

Stock Miva Merchant nests a considerable amount of hidden tables within one another. It makes for an adequate display but search engines don't see page content as the viewer does. That creates a large amount of page code that pushes the product descriptions far down the page, even possibly tripping up some older search engines. It's best to have your real keyword content as far up the page code as possible, creating more keyword weight and improving relevancy for the product pages. It's recommended to use either this option or the commented out feature described below, but not both.

Commented Out Product Description at Top of HTML Body:
Optionally placed at the very top of the page, just after the tag in the page code. This option adds the product name followed by the first 200 characters of the product description text, commented out (hidden from view). Any HTML used in the description is stripped out before it's added to the top of the page code.

This is the same as the product description display above, except that the description and title are commented out, essentially invisible, at the top of the page. Most search engines will ignore comment tags but some may take them into account. This is an elegant alternative to actually displaying the product name with description at the top of the page, leaving the page as it's meant to be displayed. It's recommended to use either this option or the displayed product description feature described above, but not both.

CATEGORY SCREENS:

Category Name Tags:
Allows you to set the category names on the category screen, to a preferred heading tag, bold, or none (
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,
,
, ).

The keywords to focus on for an individual category page are typically contained within the category name. Making the category name a larger font size using the heading tags, compared to most of the other page content, adds extra weight to those keywords when rankings are determined.

Remove Store Name In Category Title Bar:
Optionally strips out the store name in the category screen title bars.

Page titles are extremely important to search engines. Miva Merchant adds the store name in the browser window's title bar along with the category name. This is a good thing, but it may also make it undesireable by diluting the category name keywords with an unnecessary store name, thus giving less weight to your keyword focus.

Product Links in Line-Item Listings:
Optionally replaces the product name with a linked product name, when a line-tem listing is used. This is mainly for category screens, but also applies to related products, search results, and product list screens.

Search Engines add additional keyword weight to pages using those keywords contained in incoming anchor text (links) from other pages.

Product Short Description in Line-Item Listings:
Optionally adds a short product description under the product name when a line-item listing is used. Mostly used for category screens, but also applies to related products, search results, and product list screens when line-item formatting is used. Choices are:
1. None
2. Product Description (First 200 characters with stripped out HTML code)
3. Product Short Description (Displays from the OpenUI Short Description Field)

Particularly helpful with non-descriptive category screens or related product areas, by adding more useful content for search engines to index. Also useful for adding varied keyphrases by use of the product's Short Description field.

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4 Static Catalog Generator Weiland / Emporium Plus

The StatCat module is both an admin module and a basket interface module. The primary purpose of StatCat is to generate static catalog pages (indexes and sub-pages) directly from your Miva Merchant products and category databases so that search engines will add your pages to their index. Presumably this will allow customers to find your store amongst the millions of web sites on the Internet. As such, the pages generated are basic html pages with links to sub-pages, basket page and individual product pages in your Miva Merchant system. Each page contains your store title, meta description, meta keywords, footers along with the products. Category pages also contain category headers and footers.

Although these are static html pages, they have direct links which allow customers to add the products to their basket which is maintained in your Miva Merchant shopping cart system. If you are using the CIM Inventory Manager or Miva Corp's new Inventory Manager (in Merchant 4.x), it will even check the stock level and return an out of stock message if stock level is depleted

** Caution: If you are using Merchant 4.0 and its Inventory Management system that deducts products from inventory when they are placed in the basket, you should select to NOT use the Add to Basket buttons if you have one-of-a-kind items. The reason for this is that some robots and other indexing software may even follow links which contain the ? and & characters. This could result in the stock level decrementing to zero and out-of-stock emails being sent. The products won't be removed from inventory completely, as they will be re-stocked when you run the Admin:Delete Expired Shopping Baskets. This undesirable situation does not exist in Merchant versions 2.x or 3.x. It is also not a problem in Merchant 4.x if your store does not use the Miva Corp Inventory Management or your product stock levels are not likely to be depleted with one or two passes of the indexing program.

The store owner determines which page the customer will go to when they select to add a product to the basket. They can be taken either to the basket for review or back to the static page they just selected from. Both processes are automatic and do not require Javascript or meta refresh routines. Either click through destination can be used on either of the sort options, store owner choice. In addition to the functionality of this module, it provides an excellent example of how to interface static pages with the Miva Merchant system with return to the correct static page.

Quick links on each sub-page allow the customer to return to the index or go straight to their basket for review and checkout.

Below the sub-pages the store owner can even generate individual product pages. These product pages contain the full sized image and description. If the store uses the Flexible Product Description module and the product record contains a Keyword field, those product specific keywords are added to the store's generic keywords which are already in all of the static pages.

The store owner can decide whether to display the price for each item on the static pages. Since these pages are static and cannot function interactively to determine customer price groups or discounts, the hide price routine has its place. However, if the store has no price groups and discounts are calculated on basket totals or discount coupons, the price listing is useful.

The static pages also have no way to restrict access. So if your store is one which does not allow certain products to be shown to all customers, then this module is not for you, unless you can place all of those restricted products in specific categories. In which case, you could then sort pages by category and simply delete those categories' pages.

This module is for Miva Merchant 2.x, 3.x and 4.x. It works with both the Miva Merchant look and feel (mmui.mv) and the OpenUI look and feel (oui.mv). If using the mmui.mv, there are two edits that need to be made to the mmui.mv file.

StatCat produces pages similar (mirror) to the layout in Miva Merchant with admin control. The following configuration settings are made within the standard Miva Merchant admin interface: Page title, home URL, optional title/store logo, title background color, title foreground color, category title header size, number of product columns on the category sort page, Meta description of the site, Meta keywords on the site, return action after adding a product to the basket, option to hide the prices, category column background color, category column foreground color, category column font, category column size, product background color in the category sorted pages, product foreground color in the category sorted pages, product font and size in the category sorted pages, optional display of thumbnail images in the category sorted pages, store front page welcome screen, search button input, product descriptions on category pages, and page footer.

Once generated, the index pages can be linked to your main home page. The catalog can be left in the directory it is generated in or copied to any web site (or multiple web sites) to increase search engine visibility. The links to images and back to your Merchant.mv store will work across servers. An example of this remote distribution can be seen at my Yahoo/Simplenet web site. The limitation to the remote distribution is that these remote static pages are one way, ie. placing a product in the basket will take the customer to the main Merchant.mv, but not back to the remote static page. They would then continue shopping in Merchant.mv. This limitation exists only if the static pages are not in their original catalog directory. If they are in the catalog directory on the local server with Merchant.mv, then return to the static pages is one of your options in admin.

The StatCat also has the ability to generate static pages which can be placed on a disk and used as a catalog which can be mailed or given out to potential customers. When using this option, links to your web site or the shopping cart are suppressed. An example of this type of catalog can be seen online. It has no links to the cart and the images are virtual to the static html pages.

When generating the catalog, the store owner has the option of restricting the html output to a list of specific categories. This is particularly useful when the store owner wants to place their static pages on remote servers which have specific themes in a mall environment. Some categories may "fit in" and some may not. This also might be useful if you want to create disks with only certain categories of products on them to be given to customers.

Note 1: StatCat uses the first letter of the product name to name the sub-pages. If you use illegal characters for the first letter of product names, you will not be able to generate the by-name catalog. An example would be the left bracket, as some might have put the font tag at the beginning of the product name. If that is the case, use the by-category catalog.

Note 2: If you have an excessively large products database, you will probably not be able to run StatCat on a server without timing out. However, you should be able to run it in MivaMia if you have a mirror of your store on your PC. You would then need to upload the static pages manually. This store of 600 products took about 5 seconds to generate the category pages.

Example static catalog pages

Sort by name
- This example has the add to basket button disabled
- This example contains StatCat generated individual product pages
Sort by category
- Click through returns to the originating static page after addition (alternatively you can have it remain at the merchant.mv basket)
- This example contains StatCat generated individual product pages

Several new features have been added to the compiled version; background image, functional navigation bar, "smart" metatags, extensive implementation of keyword and header and footer usage, product page names can be product code or name ending with html, inclusion of product links at the top or bottom listed as featured products or similar designation, include any fields in the products database on product pages (including modified structure), optionally hide subcategories on category pages as applicable, additional product page links such as "check availability or latest prices", and export to any directory within the store's path (creates directory if it does not exist). Discontinued (inactive) products can continue to have modified static pages generated so that search engine links remain viable, yet do not result in errors when linked to the store. Additionally, affiliate codes can be included with every link so that the static catalog pages can be given to affiliates who wish to mirror your catalog at their site. If you are using the OpenUI, StatCat adds "smart" metatags to your merchant.mv so that when the customers (and search engines) click from your static pages to your actual store, the pages will contain metatags related to category headers, product descriptions and product keywords (if used). It also reverses the title tag with the category and product screens so that the category or product name appear first, then the store name. If your store has our Volume Pricing module version (4.53 or higher) installed, StatCat can optionally include the volume price table on the static pages. When creating the static product pages, a flat file is created in the background which can be used for a data feed file for submission to Froogle^TM. It contains the header and data for the basic file format.

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5 Hide Prices Pending Customer Approval - Professional Version Latu /

Hide Prices Pending Customer Approval module
Tremendously useful for wholesalers and other store owners who want to limit access to a known, and approved, customer base. Product prices can be hidden until a customer's account has been approved by the store's owner. Access to the site can also be restricted, requiring customers to login. Includes an administrative utility for review & approval of customer accounts and assigning of price & availability groups. Fully compatible with OpenUI OpenTokens and third-party template-based modules.

Professional Version Features:

Price & Availability Groups support integrated into utility module - easily select a price & availability group while approving a customer
Require Customers to login - customers can be required to login (or create an account) before being granted access to anywhere in the store or to the product-related pages
OpenUI OpenTokens fully supported
Compatible with template-based modules, including Viking Coders Category Page Templates & Product Page Templates
Fully-customizable, template-based merchant notification & customer notification email messages
Display Attribute-Option prices on Product Display screen
Plus all the features of the Standard Version

Summary of of Standard Version Features:

Multiple modes for hiding prices - prices can be hidden until a account approved or until a customer creates/logs-in to an account.
"Add To Cart" and the "Buy One Now" buttons are also hidden.
Prices & buttons hidden on the Product List, Categories, Search Results, and Product Display screens
Optional, fully-customizable message can be displayed in place of the hidden prices, on the customer accounts screen & on all screens for accounts that are pending approval
Two modules in one - includes a feature-rich administrative utility module for approving and managing customers
"Quick approval" feature for approving new customer accounts
Admin-Friendly navigation - quickly sort, search, approve, edit & delete customer records
Optional merchant email notification sent when new accounts created by customers
Optional customer email notification sent to the customer upon approval of account

Professional Version also available.

Module Configuration Screens

Display & Messages	Email Notification

Attributes & Options

Admin Utility Screens

View & Select Customers	Customers Approval

View & Select Customers (customer approved)	Create New Customer

Store Screens

Price Message (product list & categories)	Price Message (product display)

Customer Message (customer account)	Pending Message (all screens)

Compatibility

Compatible with compiled Miva Merchant version 4.14 thru 4.2.

OpenUI OpenTokens
OpenUI OpenTokens are fully supported.

Template-Based Modules
Compatible with template-based modules, including Viking Coders Category Page Templates & Product Page Templates

Requires OpenUI.

Details

The "Hide Prices Pending Customer Approval" module contains a wealth of functionality and customizable options. It's tremendously useful for wholesalers and other store owners that want to limit access to a known, and approved, customer base.

Product Prices Hidden
Product prices can be hidden until a customer's account has been approved by the store's owner. Optionally, prices can be hidden until a customer creates or logs-in to an account (without requiring approval of the account).

Buttons Too
The product prices - and the "Add To Cart" and the "Buy One Now" buttons - can be hidden on the Product List, Categories, Search Results, and Product Display screens. An optional, fully-customizable message can be displayed in place of the hidden prices.

Require Customer Login
Customers can be required to login (or create a new account) before being granted access to the entire store or to the product-related pages (Product Listing, Categories, Search, Product Display & Basket screens).

For instance - The module can be configured to "Hide Prices Pending Approval of Customer Account" and to "Require Login to View Products".

With this configuration:

Customers could access the storefront but would be prevented from accessing the Product Listing, Categories, Search, Product Display & Basket screens. They could of course also access the Login & Create New Accounts screens.
Once the customer logged in or created a new account, they would then be able to view the Product Listing, Categories, Search & Product Display screens, but the prices would be hidden.
Once the account was approved by the store's administrator, the customer would be able to login and view product prices.

Multiple Levels of Price Display & Access Restriction

Display of Prices:

Hide Prices Pending Approval of Customer Account
Hide Price Unless Customer Has Account
Show Prices - (Disables Module)

Access to Store:

No Login Required to Access Store
Login Required at Storefront
Login Required to View Products

Customer Messages
An optional & customizable "Customer Account Pending Approval" message can be displayed just below the Miva Merchant header. An optional & customizable message can also be displayed on the Customer Account & Customer Information screens. This can be used to inform the customer of the store's policy for accessing the product prices.

For example:
"Approval of customer account is required. Please complete the customer account form. You will be notified by email when your account is approved."

Two Modules In One
It's actually two modules - a OpenUI system module and an administrative utility Module. The system module customizes the store's look and feel and limits access to prices. The administrative utility module provides the store owner with the ability of reviewing and approving customer accounts.

It's also a feature-rich, admin-friendly customer management utility.

Choose the way you approve customer accounts - accounts can now be approved using either the standard Customer admin or the administrative utility module.

Quick Approval of Customer Accounts
The Approve Customers administrative utility module also has a "quick approval" feature. A store's administrator can quickly search for a new customer by login, email address, or other keyword - then approve the customer with one click.

Admin-Friendly navigation - Sort Customers by newest, by id, or by login. Search by login, name or other keyword. Easily scroll through customer records, choose how many are displayed per page, go to first or last record, approve, edit or delete records.

Integrated Price & Availability Groups Support
The store administrator can also assign customers to a price and/or availability group at the same time that accounts are being approved.

Template-based Merchant Notification of New Accounts
An optional email notification can be sent to a specified address whenever a new account is created by a customer. The subject, header & message body are fully customizable. The message template has tokens for all customer fields - login, password, shipping info & billing info.

Template-based Customer Notification of Approved Accounts
An optional email notification can be sent to the customer whenever their account is approved. The subject, header & message body are fully customizable. The message template has tokens for all customer fields - login, password, shipping info & billing info.

Display Attribute-Option Prices
Attribute & option prices on the product display screen.

Fully customizable attribute-option prompt template gives you complete control over their display
Works with all types of attributes, drop-down menus, radio button, checkboxes, text fields & memo fields
Modifies both the Product Display & Missing Attributes screens
Completely compatible with Miva Merchant price groups

Installation & Configuration Instructions

Token & Template Information

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6 Product Flags Pro v5 Advanced Development Solutions / Miva Central

Attract your shoppers attention to specific products by flagging them down as New, Featured, Special, etc. This module is packed with features like up to three, administration defined product flags, for your each of your products. Module is automatically configured with the above named flags, but can be easily changed to whatever you want. You can display text or icons, for each of the flags, on any of the product related screens such as Category, Product, Product List and Search. The module also provides a Template, for each of the flags, and Token Items to display a list of flagged products based on a specific Category or All flagged products. You can display any of the specific Product Flag Lists in any of your MIVA Merchant Pages. You can even control the number of products for each list and how the list is generated, random or standard order.

Sample Strore front sceenshot with random three Product Lists of flagged products.

Settings and control this module provides are used in conjunction with Item ads-prodflags and any Merchant related templates.

HTML and template scripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contact ADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.

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