America template

This article explains the various customization options available for the America template in Acendy, covering banner images, topline and menu settings, bottom line configurations, color schemes, font types, system texts, product page layouts, product box setups, sidebar options, and advanced settings.

Banner images

In the "Banner images" menu, you have access to all banner positions available for the America template:

Video banner

Specifically for "Video banner", you can upload a YouTube video. You can choose whether the video should start automatically when the page loads, or whether customers must click the video banner to start it. Upload the video you want to use via YouTube. Once the video is uploaded and you have a url, copy the address after "=" and paste it into the "YouTube-link" field.

Banner A1

Under "Banner A1" you can upload up to 5 images that will be displayed as a carousel on the page. Each image is displayed at given intervals. You can add links to categories, product pages or other relevant pages in the online store.

If you want to adjust the speed and time interval between each ad banner, you can change this under "Advanced settings" > "Banner A1 time settings".

Banner B1-B2, C, D, F1-F4, G1-G4 and H1-H4

Banners are grouped with letters and numbers. Each letter represents a row, and the numbers indicate the order from left to right as they appear on the page.

Press the gray field to open the menu for each banner. Here you can upload images, add links that the individual banner should link to (for example product pages, category pages or other content). It is also possible to add external links if relevant.

You can also change the placement of ad banners B1-B2, C and D. This can be changed under each of these banner types, in the field "Placement of banner".

In addition, it is possible to upload your own mobile banners for ad banner C and D.

Sizes on banners

Recommended sizes for the images are listed under each of the different ad banners.

Topline and menu

Topline

Here you can enter promotional arguments, slogans or slogans for your online store. This will be displayed on the left in the topline.

"Slogan #1 in topline" is the field that will be displayed in mobile view.

Megamenu

Under Megamenu you can adjust the number of columns to be displayed in the menu, and choose whether you want to show Brands, News and Offers in the megamenu.

General settings

You can change the display for Megamenu here, either left-aligned or full width. You can also choose whether the menu and logo should be left-aligned or full width.

• Left-aligned menu and logo:
• Megamenu in full width and left-aligned logo:

Under "Width on topline" you choose how the distribution of the elements (slogans and page links) should be.

• "Show images in mobile menu"

Here you can choose whether you should only have category text:

or category text and images in the mobile menu.

If you want category text and images, you can upload images in the categories. You do this under "Product catalog" > "Products" and press "pencil" to the right of the category and press "Choose file":

If you want to have a view of icons, you can download these from for example or find another page where you can download icons.

• "Show contact information in mobile menu"

You can choose whether to show the online store's company information in the mobile menu or not.

• "Show images in desktop menu"

You can choose whether you want to show category images or not on the category pages

• "Choose icon for shopping cart"

In this setting, you can choose what the shopping cart icon should look like - shopping cart, shopping bag or shopping cart.

Bottom line

Contact us

Choose which company information should be displayed in the bottom line of the online store.

Social media

Here you can enter the online store's Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat address.

Copyright

If you wish, you can enter your domain name for the online store here, for example
"© 2019 storename.no"

Generally

Left-aligned bottom line (uses content from standard bottom line) is a pre-set bottom line and retrieves information that you enter from. The information under "About us" is retrieved from Configuration > General.
The page links that are available under "Customer service" can be added under Design > Main menu/Content

If you change to "Centered bottom line (uses widgets)", the standard bottom line will disappear, and allow you to customize the bottom line using Widgets.
You can add Widgets under "Design" > "Boxes in menu bars" This is a drag-and-drop where you drag widgets from "Available widgets" over to "Active widgets"

• "Show white Klarna logo"

Here you change the Klarna logo at the bottom of the bottom line. If you have a light background color, this can be set to "Off" If you have a dark background, change this to "On"

Colors

The design template has many settings for colors that can be selected.
Here you change colors for topline, megamenu, product boxes, footer (bottom line), text colors and general (background color, color on buttons and the like)

Font types and sizes

In this setting, you can adjust the text size in the megamenu, whether text should be in block letters or small letters. Under "General settings" you can change the main font in the online store, fonts on headings and thickness on fonts in headings.

System texts and headings

Text on the front page

Here you can change the titles on the front page in the online store.
This is the heading for "Selected Products". You can add these products under
"Product catalog" > "Selected products.
You can also change the title of "New products" and "Offer products".

If you want to turn off any of these views, this can be done under "Configuration" > "General" > "Product display"

You can also change the title for the Instagram feed if you wish.

It is also possible to adjust the headings on the front page, whether the text should be centered, left-aligned or right-aligned.

Texts on product boxes

In this setting, you change which text should be on the product boxes for products that are new or on offer. In addition, you can choose to show either the text in the field "Text on offer products" or whether offer prices should be displayed in %.

Product page

Under "General settings" you can choose which type of product page you should have. If you change between these 3 options, it is recommended to check in the online store on a product page, how the layout will be.
It is possible to show manufacturer, stock status, article number here.

Layout of product boxes

Layout of product and category boxes

Here you will find settings to adjust how many product boxes should be displayed per row on the front page and category pages, divided by which type of device (screen size) customers use when they visit the page.
In addition, you can choose whether "News" and "Offer" and possibly the manufacturer's logo should be inside the product boxes

or on the outside

General settings

• "Image ratio"

Here you set up what format your product images should have, square, landscape or portrait images. It is important to know that this will apply to all product images in the online store.
The images do not necessarily have to be as tall as they are wide, the most important thing is that they have the same aspect ratio.
Recommended size for product images is 1200x1200px.

• "Show long product titles"

If you have long product titles, you can turn on this setting, and product titles will be displayed over two lines. In addition, you can change this under Configuration > General > Appearance and "Length of product titles in lists" and "Length of product descriptions in lists"

• "Alignment of text in product boxes"

You can choose whether the product text should be left-aligned or centered.

• "Show purchase button in product boxes"

If you turn this on, the purchase button will also be displayed in the product boxes.

Furthermore, under "General settings" you have the option to choose whether "News" and "Offer" should be displayed in the product boxes. You can also turn on the display of the manufacturer's logo, product description, manufacturer's name, article number in the product boxes. You can adjust how long the "News" banner should be displayed in the product boxes.

Sidebar

If you activate the sidebar, the Megamenu/top menu will be removed, and the sidebar will be visible.

In the settings here, you can change the font size, colors on text and links, and color on the frame around the sidebar.

Advanced settings

"Banner A1 time settings"

Here you change how quickly ad banner A1 should change and also the time interval on how often the ad banner should be replaced with the next.

General settings

• "OpenGraph image"
  When you share a link from the online store on Facebook, the largest banner image from the front page is usually displayed. If the image is not large enough, a small square image will be displayed. Some also experience that no image is displayed, only heading and ingress. Then the recipe below is the solution to the problem.
• "Show breadcrumbs on mobile"

This is a setting to show breadcrumbs on mobile, if you have many categories:

• "Map coordinates"

Here you can enter coordinates for where your online store is located in the country. Enter your coordinates and you will get a map on the "Contact us" page that shows the correct location for your store.

• "Trustpilot"

Here you can adjust the placement of Trustpilot in your online store.

Personalized shopping

If you want to install Personalized shopping in your online store, you can order this integration