Category Tree Help - Miva Merchant Help and Resources

Learn how to make your Miva Merchant category trees transparent and how to use images within the category tree.

Miva Merchant Help : Category Tree Help (2)

1. Changing HTML Code at Start of Category Tree from JMH Web Services

Some people don't like the html Miva Merchant generates. They especially don't like how the starting table, td, and other tags start above the category tree. Here is how you can change it with just the OpenUI Look and Feel module. This tutorial assumes you have removed the default navigation bar and included your own in the global header.  If you don't know how, see this tutorial and using your own navigation bar in Miva Merchant.

Step 1: Go to Store Name > Hdr/Ftr - Global

Step 2: Go to Global Screen Header

Step 3: Make sure %OUI% is the very first thing you see at the very beginning of this field.

Step 4: Put the following code at the very end of this field.

This tells the OpenUI that you want to place a starting comment tag at the end of the global header on the storefront (SFNT), category (CTGY), and product (PROD) screens. You can add additional screens as you like.

Step 5: Go to Category Tree Header and add the following to the very beginning of this field

Make sure you copy all the text.  Try right-clicking your mouse within the above field and choose "Select All" before copying. This tells the OpenUI that you want to place a closing comment tag and then your new table code at the beginning of the category tree header on the storefront (SFNT), category (CTGY), and product (PROD) screens. You can add additional screens as you like.

Notes:

• The table code added here is an exact duplicate of the code merchant outputs. Change it at your leisure by reducing cellpadding, correcting the horrible html, etc.
• Remember that you don't need the Sign In or Affiliate code if you don't want it.  The beginning section of token code starts with %IF and it ends with %IFEND%
• An example can be seen here.

Compatibility: OpenUI Versions: 4.x, 4.14-4.23x

Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [297]
Rate It - Review It - Modify It - Report It

2. Separate Categories in Category Tree with Image but with No Link from Search Engines and Miva Merchant

Need to separate groups of categories in your category tree with an image but don't want it linked anywhere? Here is a cool jedi trick to do it without a module. Create a new category. Give it whatever category code you want such as separator1. For the category name, use the following:

</a><br><img src="/images/arrows.gif"><br><a href="javascript:;">

You can put whatever image you want and increase or decrease the spacing above and below the image to suite your needs. Just make sure that the closing link tag is at the very beginning and the starting link tag is at the very end. After you click update, go to the main categories list and move this new category to the position you desire with the arrows.

Compatibility: MMUI/OpenUI Versions: 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 4.14-4.16x (Available Compiled)

Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [207]
Rate It - Review It - Modify It - Report It

Add Resource | Newest Resources | Most Popular Resources | Modify Listing