Configuration
In order to have proper permissions of the admin set for the extension, you must go to
System->permissions->Roles
Access your admin profile->role resources, and save. Now you can enter the main config page:
System->Configuration
Moonsoft Infoshop - Configuration
These 3 config sections allow to set up the general settings of InfoShop.
- Layout: Allows to hide/show title and set the columns arrangement for different displays/devices.
- List options:Allows to hide/show different options at the front-end.
- Google map: Configuration for map view.
Stores Management
Infoshop - Stores
This management page will show all your created stores, with options to edit, delete and create new stores.
Store Configuration - General
- Website:select the website this store belongs to.
- Name: Store name
- Image: Main image of the store
- Layout Open: text to show when store is open at the date user is accessing. Allows HTML content.
- Layout Closed: text to show when store is closed at the date user is accessing. Allows HTML content.
- Date Open Background Color: select the color you want to show for days when this store is open at the calendar.
- Date Closed Background Color:select the color you want to show for days when this store is closed at the calendar.
Store Configuration - Contact and Social
Here you can fill additional data of each store regarding contact and social links.
- Phone
- Fax
- www
- Email
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Google+
- Linked In
Store Configuration - Location
Here you can fill the full address of this store, and the latitude/longitude to show at the map.
These lag/long settings will be automatically filled according to the address in case you leave them empty.
Store Configuration- Open dates/hours
Select 'date ranges' button in order to configure open dates and hours for each store:
A store calendar is built adding as many date ranges as needed (each one with from/to day and month)
, and within each date range, several opening hours can be configured:
With these options you can create complex combinations of dates and opening hours in order to create your store whole calendar.
Infoshop - resume calendar
This view will show you the result of your stores calendar configuration.
It will fill the calendar with the open and close dates, and if one day is clicked, it's open hours will be shown.
You can navigate through your stores to check your calendar configuration is properly done before publishing for the front end.
What will you get at the front side?
Your users will have available a store directory where general information is shown using the layout configured.
Each shop will show its custom image, address, state and open hours today, contact and social links, and also these options regarding location and calendar:
Week: open hours for this week:
Calendar: Full year calendar with open/closed dates colored as configured. Clicking each day the detail of open hours will appear. User can navigate through different stores calendar and go back to stores directory.
Map: Map with store location and options to create a route from another place.
Single store view:
You can also publish single store views where all information is shown and also a contact form can be used to gather user comments.
In order to create a single store view you can add this code at any of your pages
{{block type="timeline/onestore" template="moonsoft/timeline/front/onestore.phtml" store="X" contactus="Y"}}
where 'X' is the ID of the store you want to show, and 'Y' is the option (true/false) to show/hide contact us form
{{block type="timeline/onestore" template="moonsoft/timeline/front/onestore.phtml" store="1" contactus="true"}}
Contact us section will show
default Magento contact us form (System->configuration->contacts).