1. Customizing Order Customer Login Screen from JMH Web Services

If you need to change the text or the layout of the customer order login screen, here is how you do it with OpenUI Look and Feel module.

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

Step 2: Go to Order: Customer Login Header: [Screen=LOGN]

Step 3: At the very beginning of the field, enter a starting comment tag: <!--

Step 4: Go to Order: Customer Login Footer: [Screen=LOGN] just below the header field

Step 5:  At the very beginning of the field, enter a closing comment tag: -->

Step 6: Place the following code either above the starting comment tag in the header or below the closing comment tag in the footer.

Notes:

• Make sure you copy all the text.  Try right-clicking your mouse within the above field and choose "Select All" before copying.
• The table code added here is an exact duplicate of the code merchant outputs. Change it at your leisure by reducing cellpadding, changing text, correcting the horrible html, moving things around, etc.
• An example can be seen here. Just click Buy One Now.

Compatibility: OpenUI Versions: 4.x, 4.14-4.24x

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2. Customizing Order Customer Login Screen from JMH Web Services

Compatibility: OpenUI Versions: 4.x, 4.14-4.24x

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3. Constraining the Global Width of Your Miva Merchant Store from JMH Web Services

Some people don't like their Miva Merchant store to expand beyond a certain width.  It has been suggested on the Miva Merchant users list that you purchase a $40+ module to control this rather than the simple table method listed below.  The reasoning behind this is ridiculous.  If one additional table is going to make that big a difference, than you should probably switch to a better host.  Regardless, there is another method that works just as well.  This tutorial works whether you are using the default MMUI look and feel module or the OpenUI Look and Feel module.

Method One:  (Surrounding Table)

Step 1: Go to Store Name > Hdr/Ftr - Global (also known as Headers & Footers in MMUI)

Step 2: Go to Global Screen Header

Step 3: At the very beginning of the field, enter this code: <table width="800" align="center"><tr><td>

Step 4: Go to Global Screen Footer just below the header field

Step 5:  At the very end of the field, ente this code: </td></tr></table>

Change the width and alignment settings to whatever you desire.

Method Two:   (Div and CSS)

Step 1: Go to Store Name > Head/Body Tags (MMUI users can skip this step and go on to step 5)

Step 2: Enter the following css code in the head tag field: <style type="text/css"><!-- #chuck { width:800px; } --></style>

Step 4: Go to Global Screen Header

Step 5:  At the very beginning of the field, ente this code: <div id="chuck"> (If %OUI% is at the beginning, than put it after that)  MMUI users can put the style/css code found in step 2 right before the div code. (i.e. <style type="text/css"><!-- #chuck { width:800px; } --></style><div id="chuck">)

Step 6: Go to Global Screen Footer

Step 7: At the very end of the field, enter this code: </div>

Notes:

• Change the 800px to any width you desire (i.e. 650px).
• You can also make it a percentage (i.e. 90%) rather than px.
• You can also specify a height if you wish (i.e. width:800px;height:400px;) Use at your own risk.
• You can also specify a margin around the div (space outside of div)  (i.e. width:800px;height:400px;margin:5px;)
• You can also specify padding inside the div (space inside of div)  (i.e. width:800px;height:400px;margin:5px;padding:10px;)
• You can also specify a border and border color for the div  (i.e. width:800px;height:400px;margin:5px;padding:10px;border:2px;border-color:#000066;) 
• An example can be seen here.

Compatibility: MMUI/OpenUI Versions: 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 4.14-4.23x

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4. Creating Your Own Navigation Bar in Miva Merchant from JMH Web Services / OpenUI

Some people don't like the default Miva Merchant navigation bar. Here is how you can change it with just the OpenUI Look and Feel module while retaining the session urls and session ids.

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.  If it isn't, put it there.

Step 4: Put the following code anywhere in this field as long as it is not before %OUI%. 

Make sure you copy all the text.  Try right-clicking your mouse within the above field and choose "Select All" before copying.

Step 5: After Clicking "Update", Go to Page Sections and Uncheck the Option for "Show Navigation Bar".  Click "Update".

Notes:

• The table code added here is an exact duplicate of the code merchant outputs except for removal of the outside table. Change it at your leisure by reducing cellpadding, correcting the horrible html, removing the blades image, using custom images, etc.
• Try and keep all the code on one line with no whitespace or line breaks.  This helps in preventing problems with the OpenUI token code. 
• An example can be seen here.

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

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5. 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

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6. Backing Up Data With a Host from truXoft

Should I be backing up my Miva Merchant store data, even if my host is backing up my site and store? If so, what is the best way to back up a Miva store?

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7. Configure Order Fulfillment from Miva Corp.

Learn how to configure the order fulfillment portion of your Miva Merchant store admin. Use order fulfillment to set up modules to notify you when an order is placed, as well as to notify the customer when their order is being processed.

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8. Affiliate Configuration from Miva Corp.

Utilizing an affiliate program can benefit both your website, as well as the affiliates who link to your website. Find out how to activate affiliates, set commissions, and configure other options in the affiliate program.

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9. Set Up Shipping Configuration from Miva Corp.

Everything you need to know about how to set up and configure shipping options. Multiple shipping configurations are available so that you can offer many shipping options to your customers.

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10. Set Up Payment Configuration from Miva Corp.

Configure the payment gateway to offer your customers varied payment options such as check, COD or credit card, to name a few.

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