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Archive for January, 2009

My product options incur an additional charge, how can I make my Yahoo store charge extra for one option?

Posted by Kim Good on Jan 30, 2009

The options are created the same way. For the choice with the additional charge you’d follow the option value with the amount of the up charge in parentheses. So you’re options would like this:
Size Small Medium Large “Extra Large(+$2.50)”

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How do I override a variable?

Posted by Kim Good on Jan 21, 2009

The properties listed on the variables page are global but there may be an instance where a setting for every page doesn’t meet the needs of a specific page. In those cases you’ll do an override variable. The first step is to click Edit on the page that needs to be different at the top [...]

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How can I customize the Availability messages?

Posted by Kim Good on Jan 14, 2009

The drop down provided by Yahoo has a variety of delivery estimates, however they may not suit everyone. That’s why the best way to update or customize the availablity message is through a csv, or spreadsheet.
Updating the message is as simple as creating a column in the spreadsheet called “Availability”. Then just populate it with [...]

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Can I make the name input field in my shopping cart two fields instead of one?

Posted by Kim Good on Jan 5, 2009

By default the Name input field in your shopping cart will display as one input field. This may not seem like a big deal, but in this format Yahoo only checks to make sure something is filled in - not necessarily that there is a first and last name. So someone could type “Steve” in [...]

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What’s the difference between Publishing the Catalog Manager and Publishing the Store Editor?

Posted by Kim Good on Jan 2, 2009

The difference in the two publishing location is the same as the information they are managing. Sure you can manage your product information in both locations, but in all honesty the Catalog Manager is mainly concerned with the product information only.
So a publish in the store editor will rebuild your store pages for the site. [...]

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