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Promo Banners

User Guide: Promo Banners

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Magento Extension User Guide

Official extension page: Promo Banners

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http://amasty.com/promo-banners.html


Table of contents:

1. How to add a new banner …………………..………………………………….…. 32. General banner settings …….……………….……..………………………….…. 43. Selection of banner position ….…………………..…………………………….. 6

3.1. Category page position …………………………………………….. 7 3.2. Product page position ……………………………………………... 8

4. Selection of banner type…………………….…..………………………………...104.1. Banner type. Image. …………………………..…………………… 11 4.2. Banner type. CMS block……………………………………….…. 12 4.3. Banner type. HTML………………………………………………… 13

5. Creating of product lists………………………………………....................... 146. Specify conditions for banner display ……..……………………………..... 157. Banner examples: frontend and backend ……………………………….…. 17

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1. How to add a new banner

To create banners and setup rules for their display please go to admin panel -> Promotions -> Banners.

To create a banner please click ‘Add Banner’ button.



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2. General banner settings

At the ‘General’ tab you can activate the banner, and select stores, customer groups/counties for which it should be displayed.

You can also specify date and time (server time is used) for banner display and priority. The priority takes effect when several banners are displayed in the same position. Banners with highest priority will be displayed at the top.



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General banner settings2.

If you create rules for banners display based on customers country you need to configure GEO IP options.

To configure the options, please, go to Admin panel → System → Configuration →Geo Ip Data.

At the Geo IP tab you can enable the Geo IP option.When the option is enabled, Country field will be filled in automatically during checkout.

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3. Selection of banner position

At the ‘Banner Content’ tab you can select position for banner display.

- Home Page Under Menu. Displays the banner right under the main menu of your site.

- On Top of Page. Banner is shown on the very top of the selected page.

- Above cart. The banner is displayed on the shopping cart page, above the list of items added to cart. - Sidebar-Right /Left. Banner is displayed on all pages in the right/left sidebar. - Product Page (Top/Bottom). Banner is displayed on a product page, above/under product image and description. - Category Page (Top/Bottom). Banner is displayed on selected

category pages. - Checkout Page. Banner is displayed below the Cart Total - Catalog Search (Top). Banner is displayed on top of the Catalog

Page. - Product page Sidebar-Right /Left. You can place banners on the

sidebars of the product pages.



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When ‘Category Page’ position is selected, you can choose on which category pages the banner should be displayed.

3.1. Category page position



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When ‘Product Page’ position is selected, you can choose the product categories for which the banner should be displayed.

3.2. Product page position



You can also specify SKUs of particular products on the pages of which the banner should be displayed.

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You can show the banner on pages of products which utilize specific attributes. When you choose ‘Product page (Top)’ position for banner display, you’ll see the ‘Choose attributes of product to show banner on its page’ block at the bottom of the page. In this block you can select which attributes the products should use for the banner to be displayed. Press ‘Add New’ button to select more than one attribute value. In this particular case the banner will be displayed only for products of silver color.

3.2. Product page position



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There are several types of data you can use for your banners: images, CMS blocks, HTML-text. Choose the type which meets your needs.

4. Selection of banner type



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4.1. Banner type. Image.

Once you’ve chosen image banner type, you can upload an image for the banner, specify the URL, to which the banner should link and its title.



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4.2. Banner type. CMS block.

To create CMS Block banner, please, select the appropriate block from the CMS blocks created in CMS -> Static Blocks section.



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4.3. Banner type. HTML.

Use HTML-editor to create your banner and format it the way you need.



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5. Creating of product lists.

Go to the ‘Products’ tab and select the items which should be displayed in the list of products on the banner.

You can add a list of products to your HTML-, image- or CMS-block banner. Set ‘Show Products’ option to ‘Yes’ to enable this feature.



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6. Specify conditions for banner display

At the ‘Conditions’ tab you can select conditions for banner display, which should be met by the products in the cart. In this particular case there should be at least one item from category ‘Shirts’ for the banner to be displayed. You can leave the conditions tab blank when you want the banner to be displayed when there are any items in the cart or no items at all.



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6. Specify conditions for banner display

Choose how many banners to show on the same position.



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7. Banner examples: frontend and backend

Banner features: 1. Position:

right sidebar

2. Type: image

3. In this examplethe banner is shown when subtotal is less than 100



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Banner features:

1. Position: above cart

2. Type: HTML-banner withproduct list

3. In this example thebanner is shown when there is item of McQueen brand in the cart

Offer your customers to choose a free gift from the list right above the cart once a specific item is added to the cart!

HTML-banner with product list



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Banner features:

1. Position: right sidebar

2. Type: image

3. In this example thebanner is shown when there is one item from “Apparel” category in the cart

Use promotions for specific category of products! E.g. show banner “3 for 2 on everything” when there is already an item from a certain category in the cart. It will stimulate the customer to continue shopping !



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Show promo information about products right on their pages!

Banner features:

1. Position: product page

2. Type: image

3. Product SKU: samsungnx



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Place catchy banners on a Product Page (Left and Right Sidebar) to make your promo campaigns more efficient and visual



To activate banners on the product pages you may additionally need to configure Page Layout. Go Catalog-> Manage Products, choose a necessary product and go to Design tab. In the Page Layout dropdown choose ‘3 columns’.

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Banner features:

1. Position: On Top of Page

2. Type: image

3. In this example thebanner is shown when there are 2 or more items from selected categories in the cart



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Banner features:

1. Position: Home PageUnder Menu

2. Type: image

3. Notice, when this positionis selected, there is no need for categories.



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Thank you!

Your feedback is absolutely welcome!

Should you have any questions or feature suggestions, please contact us at:

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