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Creating the "Store" page
November 20, 2008
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How do I designate a page to be the "Store" page where it displays all of the products (as shown on the live demo)?

http://www.southsidesanctuary.com/site

Thanks in advance,

Jon

November 20, 2008
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  1. Make a page called store – use storefront homepage as template (down near bottoms is template in write bpage)
  2. if you want that as your main page go to settings-reading-and set homepage as static (store)
November 20, 2008
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I'll elaborate a little on Icy's description and eventually add this to the "How to" section.

Here's the step by step instructions for setting up the grid layout store page function.

1.  Log into your backend Wordpress administration area.

2. Click on the "Write" tab, and then click on the "Page" submenu option.

3. Type the word "Store" in the title box.

4. Scroll down the page and click on "Page Template".

5. Select "Storefront Homepage" from the Page Template dropdown box.

6. Scroll back up to the top and click on the "Publish" button.

That's it.  This will add a page named "Store" to your menu options.

Additional Option:

If you'd like to make this grid view layout  your homepage when someone lands on your site, follow the steps above and then do the following:

1. Click on the "Settings" link within the backend Wordpress administration area.

2. Click on "Reading" within the navigation submenu.

3. In the section labeled "Front page displays", click the button next to "A static page".

4. In the dropdown box labeled "Front page", select "Store". (Or whatever you named your store in step 3 above in the previous section.)

5. Scroll down and click on the "Save Changes" button.

That's it.  That will make your "Store" page the first page shown when your website is accessed.  If you ever want to reverse this process, just go back to the "Reading" section of the "Settings" area and switch the radio button back to "Your latest posts" and save your changes.

November 28, 2008
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Market Admin said:

I'll elaborate a little on Icy's description and eventually add this to the “How to” section.

Here's the step by step instructions for setting up the grid layout store page function.

1.  Log into your backend Wordpress administration area.

2. Click on the “Write” tab, and then click on the “Page” submenu option.

3. Type the word “Store” in the title box.

4. Scroll down the page and click on “Page Template“.

5. Select “Storefront Homepage” from the Page Template dropdown box.

6. Scroll back up to the top and click on the “Publish” button.

That's it.  This will add a page named “Store” to your menu options.

Additional Option:

If you'd like to make this grid view layout  your homepage when someone lands on your site, follow the steps above and then do the following:

1. Click on the “Settings” link within the backend Wordpress administration area.

2. Click on “Reading” within the navigation submenu.

3. In the section labeled “Front page displays“, click the button next to “A static page“.

4. In the dropdown box labeled “Front page“, select ”Store”. (Or whatever you named your store in step 3 above in the previous section.)

5. Scroll down and click on the “Save Changes” button.

That's it.  That will make your “Store” page the first page shown when your website is accessed.  If you ever want to reverse this process, just go back to the “Reading” section of the “Settings” area and switch the radio button back to “Your latest posts” and save your changes.


I don't have "Store" as an option in templates. I'm using my own Wordpress theme, could that be the problem?

November 28, 2008
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Yes market is its own theme

December 11, 2008
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Am using wordpress 2.7 , and I can't find Page Template .

Any ideas?

December 11, 2008
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Have you installed the theme and the product manager plugin?

February 12, 2009
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In the "Pages" tab, you'll click on "add new".  Then on the right margin you'll see "Template".

April 24, 2009
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hi,

  is their a way to catagorize the store in some manner, say i want to classigy different items seperately in the store page?

April 27, 2009
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May 1, 2009
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I am trying to do it this way, but when I clicked on the Template drop down all it gives  me is Archive and Blog.

Is there a way to add code to let me do it tis way???

THANK YOU!!!

May 1, 2009
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Either you don't have the Market theme activated, or you didn't upload the file "frontdoor.php".

From your other posts, my guess is that you don't have the Market theme activated.

May 1, 2009
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If I activate it, won't it then over-ride my main theme????

May 1, 2009
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Yes it will.  Market IS a theme. 

For other readers out there, let me give some background on this member.  She is using a theme currently, and wants to add the Market theme functionality, without changing themes.  For this purpose, she is going to install a new instance of Wordpress and the Market theme into a new sub-folder (named "Store" or "Products" or something) , and then place a link to it from her main website navigation. 

This member's topic is actually developing under a different post now.  (It's now outside the realm of this post topic.)

May 1, 2009
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Ohhhh…the light bulb came on…Market THEME – I am laughing at myself so hard right now…what can I say!!!

Kathy Embarassed

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