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Hello again - Here is the latest installment of Sitefinity 4 tips. If you have any questions or issues implementing these tips, leave us a comment and we'll be sure to help out! Using the Archive Widget If you drag and drop the archive widget onto a Sitefinity page, it is extremely unclear of how to get it working. After some back and forth with the Sitefinity team, we found that there is a property called "ContentType" in the property list that you need to populate with a value. For use with a Blog, set ContentType to "Telerik.Sitefinity.Blogs.Model.BlogPost". Below is ...
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Reference assets from your theme You will notice that Telerik decided to make it a standard for playing template and theme content in the App_Data folder. When accessing assets from your theme or template, you can skip right over the “App_Data” references in your project. The routing in the application knows when “/Sitefinity” is referenced, to start from the App_Data folder. <script type="text/javascript" src="/Sitefinity/WebsiteTemplates/Custom/JS/global.js"></script> Remove Ajax Framework by Default By default – the Ajax Framework is turned on for every page. If you don’t have any controls that require it – then it adds a lot of additional inline source ...
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Magento Commerce is a great platform for building an online store. It is highly extensible and has an entire marketplace of eCommerce goodies. Too many owners let their Magento store sit without ever adding on to it. First, let’s talk about some basic ways of increasing conversions for your online store. Tips for Higher Conversions High-resolution product images
People want to see large, crisp product shots. Not only does it give a perfect representation of the product, but it also gives the consumer a sense of professionalism and trust. Simplified categories and navigation
A lot of store owners create huge ...
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If you have an eCommerce store, then you probably already know how important search engine traffic is to bringing in sales. There are so many variations to a product search – brand, product name, SKU, attributes (size/color), etc. You need to make sure that your system supports all of your SEO efforts. Magento Commerce is the SEO-capable system that I have had the pleasure of using. Out of the Box Features Magento comes boxed with some very powerful SEO features that many online stores fail to utilize. Manage Title/Meta tags for each and every product, category, and page Manage all ...
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So – you want to bring more traffic to your site. That’s why you’re here. If you don’t know what SEO is – start with this. It takes time First off – SEO does not bring instant traffic to your website. If you absolutely need traffic in the next three months, consider Google Adwords or some other form of Pay Per Click advertising. A well-built and optimized site takes time to climb the SERPs (search engine results page). This can range from 3 to 6 months (or more, depending on the competition of the keywords you are targeting). There ...
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If you haven’t already, jump over to our previous post that gives more details about mobile sites. This post is primarily focused on Mobile Applications. What is a Mobile App? A mobile application is a tool or game that can be installed on a mobile device. Mobile apps serve a variety of purposes. Here are a couple of iPhone app examples: Angry Birds
Easy and simple. Yet, it is the most downloaded game in the App Store. Facebook
Facebook integrates with the mobile device to allow uploading photos/videos straight from the iphone. Let’s users easily update their statuses from their ...
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Going mobile? Let’s take a step back investigate a few of your options. It’s a common thought that every website should be compatible with mobile devices. A valid statement, seeing how over 85% of internet users in the United States own a mobile device. However the term “mobile site” can be rather ambiguous. Let’s dig deeper. Mobile-Friendly Do you simply want your website to display properly in a mobile device? If so, then what you want is a Mobile-Friendly Site. Meaning your users can actually go to your site on their phone and have the site load properly with images ...
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