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The website will expect files to be named and sized a particular way depending on the type of file you are uploading, which is covered in the relevant sections below.
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Identifying Images on your Website
If you want to identify where the image you wish to replace is:
- In Mozilla Firefox, Right click on an image and select View Image Info.
- Information on the image will be shown, including the path to the file in Documents & Images, the size and the dimensions of the image.
- If View Image Info is not available, select View Background Image to show the image then right click the image and select View Image Info.
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How to Upload Documents & Images
To upload the image, log in to the Straightsell Control Panel and navigate to:
- Content Management > Documents & Images
- Select the Upload tab
- Choose the specified folder
- Click Browse and select your file
- To upload multiple files at once select all the files then right click and select Send to – Compressed (zipped) folder
- After selecting the .zip file that is created the Unzip checkbox will check on automatically
- Check the Publish box and Uncheck the Optimise JPEGs box
Click Upload File
Image and Document Types
Product Images and Thumbnails
Product Images and Thumbnails are the images you'll upload most on your Straightsell website. A Product image file name must match the Product Code in the accounting system. You can have more than one image per product, with additional images are appended with an underscore and a number.
In this case, AB400.jpg, AB400_1.jpg and AB400_2.jpg have been uploaded and display as the primary, second and third image respectively.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Name Convention | ProductCode.jpg, ProductCode_1.jpg, ProductCode_2.jpg. |
Recommended Image Size | 400x400/600x600/800x800 pixels |
Destination Folder | /productimages and /productimages/thumbnails |
Thumbnails | Created automatically when checkbox ticked |
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Product PDF Documents
Like Product Images, Product PDFs file names must match the Product Code, Additional PDFs are appended with an underscore and a number. In this case, AB400.pdf and AB400_1.pdf have been uploaded and display as the primary and secondary PDF respectively.
You may wish to offer them as supplementary or replacements for your Product Descriptions. Other use cases could be that you have assembly instructions or safety information for dangerous products.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Name Convention | ProductCode.pdf |
File Name (Additional PDFs) | ProductCode_1.pdf, ProductCode_2.pdf, ProductCode_3.pdf |
Destination Folder | /documents/productpdf |
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Slideshow Images and Links
Sideshow images are displayed on the home page of your website and come in two sizes depending on your Straightsell Website configuration. These are easily replaceable and can link to pages on your website or simply display as an image.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Name Convention - Text File | SlideshowLinks.txt |
Image Dimensions – Regular | 870 x 230 pixels |
Destination Folder – Regular | /documents/slideshow |
Optimise JPEGs | Unchecked |
Website Background Images
If your website has a background image this would have been uploaded during the website project.
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Option | Value |
File Name Convention | CategoryName.jpg |
Size | 400 x 400 Pixels |
Destination Folder | /documents/categories |
Optimise JPEGs | Unchecked |
Brand Logo Images
You can display Brand logos on your home page below the Product Showcase. The default layout allows for three or six Brand logos, with three per row.
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Option | Value |
File Name Convention 1 | BrandName.jpg |
Size | 279 x 140 Pixels |
Destination Folder | /documents/brandlogos |
Optimise JPEGs | Unchecked |
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Product Category Images
If you have Category Images enabled on your website you can upload images matching the name of the category level and they will show up when browsing your products list.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Name Convention | CategoryName.jpg |
Size | 200 x 200 Pixels |
Destination Folder | /documents/categories |
Product Category Header Text and Images
Product Category Header Text and Images is an optional Add On that allows you to provide more information when customers are browsing your product categories.
If you have Category Header Text and Images enabled you will need to set up an entry for your BannerText custom form in Content Management – Form Generator, and the image uploaded into the /categoryheader folder must match the name of the form.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Name Convention | CategoryLevel |
Size | 430 x 200/300 x 150 Pixels |
Destination Folder | /documents/categoryheader |
Optimise JEPGs | Created automatically when checkbox ticked |
Email Header Images
The emails that your customers receive from Email Marketing Campaigns, Order Confirmations and Registration all include an image. This can be replaced like all other website images and changes will appear in all emails after upload of the new image.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Names - Logo | EmailBanner.jpg |
Dimensions - Logo | 280px × 90 / 280 x 120px |
Destination Folder | /documents |
Optimise JEPGs | Unchecked |
Blog Images
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Blog articles can have an image displayed against articles, as well as images in the body of the article.
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Upload Parameter | Required Value |
File Names – List Images | Any |
Dimensions – List Images | 680 x 420 |
File Names – Article Images | Any |
Dimensions – Article Images | Any |
Destination Folder | /documents/blog |
Optimise JEPGs | Unchecked |
News Images
Like Blog, News articles can have an image displayed against articles, as well as an image in the body of the article.
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