Featured Category

To add a featured category:

1. In your website, go to the page where you want to add a featured category.

2. Log in to SMT.

   For more information about logging in to SMT, see Users and Roles in Site Management Tools.

3. In Edit mode, click Add on the Site Management toolbar.

4. Drag the Featured Category content type to the page.

   Note:

   If you do not see this content type, ensure that the extension has been installed and is active. Click Settings on the Site Management toolbar to access the Content Manager. Drag the content type from the Inactive Content Types list to the Active Content Type list.

   You can drag a Featured Category content type to multiple areas on the page.

   For more information about the scopes of different SMT areas, see Area and Scope.

5. Configure the settings to best fit your needs.

   See Configure a Featured Category.

To configure general settings:

1. While logged in to SMT on your website, go to the page that contains the featured category.

2. In the Featured Category box, click Edit.

   This displays the Featured Category Settings in the side panel.

3. In the General tab, set the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Name	Sets the name for the featured category banner.
   Visibility	Determines the visibility option that determines when you want to make the featured category visible. For more information about visibility options, see Visibility Dates.
   Category	Select the commerce category you want to feature with this content type.
   Item Sorting	Determines the sorting option for the featured products. You can only use the best sellers sorting options if you have installed SC Best Sellers. For more information, see Best Sellers.
   Show Item Names	If checked, displays the item name with the item picture in the featured category section.
   Show Item Prices	If checked, displays the item price with the item picture in the featured category section.
   Tags	Sets keywords to help filter your content in the Review Changes list. For more information about content tags, see Content Tags and Filter Tools.

4. Click Save.

To configure layout and style settings:

1. While logged in to SMT on your website, go to the page that contains the featured category.

2. In the Featured Category box, click Edit.

   This displays the Featured Category Settings in the side panel.

3. In the Layout & Style tab, set the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Header	Sets the title for the featured category section. Basic HTML formatting tags are supported.
   Header Alignment	Determines how you want to position the header in the featured category section.
   Link Header	If checked, links the header to a commerce category or a custom URL. You can list the custom URL in the Custom Category URL field.
   Category Button Text	Sets the button text. This button redirects shoppers to the commerce category page. If you leave this field blank, the button does not appear.
   Category Button Style	Sets the button style. The button style definition is taken from your theme.
   Custom Category URL	Determines the custom URL (relative or absolute) to which you want the header and button to link. If you leave this field blank, the header and category button direct users to the linked commerce category page (determined by the Category ID field in the General tab). For the header to link to this custom URL, check the Link Header box. For the button to link to this custom URL, enter a label in the Category Button Text field.
   Number Of Items -Mobile	Determines how many items you want to display on mobile devices.
   Number Of Columns -Mobile	Determines how many columns you want to use to display items on mobile devices.
   Number Of Items -Tablet & Desktop	Determines how many items you want to display on tablet and desktop devices.
   Number Of Columns -Tablet & Desktop	Determines how many columns you want to use to display items on tablet and desktop devices.

4. Click Save.

To discard a featured category (Unpublished Content):

1. While logged in to SMT on your website, select the Review & Publish Changes list from the Site Management toolbar.

2. Select the Featured Category content in the list.

3. Click Discard.

4. Click OK.

To remove a featured category (Published Content):

1. While logged in to SMT on your website, go to the page that contains the featured category content you want to remove.

2. In Edit mode, click the Featured Category box.

   This highlights the featured category content and displays the content controls.

3. Click Remove.

4. Click OK.

Create a custom field set

Using the code sample included in this section, create a custom field set using the required fields.

Field Set Script

              var siteID = 99999 // change to the site ID you want to use
,   fieldsetName = 'Featured Category Extension Field Set' // change to the field set name you want to use
,   fieldsetId = 'featuredcategory_fieldset' // change to the field set ID you want to use
,   siteRecord = nlapiLoadRecord('website', siteID);
  
siteRecord.selectNewLineItem('fieldset');
siteRecord.setCurrentLineItemValue('fieldset', 'fieldsetname', fieldsetName);
siteRecord.setCurrentLineItemValue('fieldset', 'fieldsetid', fieldsetId);
siteRecord.setCurrentLineItemValue('fieldset', 'fieldsetrecordtype', 'ITEM');
var fields =
'storedisplayname2,displayname,itemid,internalid,itemimages_detail,matrixchilditems_detail,pricelevel1_formatted,onlinecustomerprice_detail,urlcomponent';
  
siteRecord.setCurrentLineItemValue('fieldset', 'fieldsetfields', fields);
siteRecord.commitLineItem('fieldset');
  
recId = nlapiSubmitRecord(siteRecord); 

            

Select the custom field set

After creating the custom field set, you can select this field set to be used with the Featured Category extension.