link"Multiple descriptions + FAQ (with JSON-LD rich snippets)" documentation

Add-on helps to promote in search engines categories pages and helps with usability of the category pages. It provides the ability to create extended code snippets. Add-on provides more text content, which can be placed on a limited page space in extra tabs.

Add-on privileges are as follows:

• Create good structured, unlimited by volume text content with the separated headings, text content in button box;
• Control the position of every element in the list;
• Control the statuses of view (Active and Disabled);
• Control the state of view every multi-description element (Open and Closed);
• Control the height size of every block text using the basic add-on settings (when the text size is more than height setting then scrolling will appear);
• Control the heading format for every multi-description (H2, H3, H4, H5, div);
• Allows to create separated multi-description elements and, if necessary, add the general header for questions individually for every page (questions-answers list);
• Create microdata for multi-descriptions using FAQPage in JSON-LD formate.
  

Add-on is compatible with the following Themes:

• YoupiTheme (compatible with correspond CS-Cart version);
• UniTheme2 (compatible with correspond CS-Cart version);
• Responsive.

General technical support conditions are available at this link (be sure to review these conditions, all solutions from the AlexBranding development team come with limited technical support).

In order to use our technical support, you need to:

1. Log in with your order owner account on https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com;
2. Go to the page My Account → Orders;
3. Find the corresponding order with the problem add-on in the orders list and pass to its details;
4. Find the “Support” link next to the corresponding add-on name (near you can find Documentation link also) and click on it;
5. Fill in the data with the problem, provide access to your CS-Cart installation (path to the administration panel, admin mail, admin password + FTP access) and create a ticket (after you will create the ticket, you will receive an e-mail and a special code to track the ticket in the future);
6. Wait for the specialist answer in accordance with the regulations of the technical support service and the priority of your ticket.

If you didn't receive an answer within the deadlines, according to the chosen ticket priority, send e-mail info@alexbranding.com with the ticket number, for which you did not receive an answer in time, and the team manager will solve the problem in compliance with regulations.

You can test the addon work with admin access using our demo server Demos for CS-Cart solutions from Alexbranding by choosing it in Addons list or just follow the link.

We recommend to note general restrictions:

1. All solutions from AlexBranding developers team require pre-installation of the AB: Addons Manager service addon. It is delivered free of charge and is responsible for such services: installation, upgrades, license verifications. Excluding this service addon usage is not possible;
2. Addon files may have a closed (encoded) part, in which only a license check is located;
3. The addon will work only on those domains, that are specified in the user's license. If you try to use the solution on CS-Cart installations, whose domains are not included in the license, the addon will be automatically turned off;
4. Local installation is not possible, so that the addon works on the additional domain (subdomain), enter this domain (subdomain) in the Domain field, when ordering (or write to info@alexbranding.com) - adding technical domains for the developing or for testing is always free.

After your order has been processed by our manager, it will be transferred to Completed state, you will receive an email to your mailbox with ordered add-ons license numbers (usually it takes from 15 minutes to 8 hours depending on the day time and week day).

Then follow the steps below, which differs depending on your version of the CS-Cart platform:

You can also install the add-on with a standard installation for CS-Cart. To do this, download the appropriate archive with an add-on version compatible with your version of the CS-Cart platform.
Go to the website cs-cart.alexbranding.com, log in under the account of the order holder and go to the page My Profile → Orders → Relevant Order, go to details and you will see a list of available archives for the ordered add-on. Download the version (archive) you need and make the installation (standard for CS-Cart installation: Add-ons → Downloaded add-ons and in the gearwheel menu select Manual installation).

To make a quick start and find out more about Categories multidescriptions add-on, add the demo data for Electronic category. To do this go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name AB: Categories multidescriptions in the gearwheel menu select Demo data. On the opened page click the Add button.
For a quick view of categories list, where multi-description exists, a new menu item was added Categories list.

For access to the add-on settings you should go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name in the gearwheel menu select appropriate menu item.

To create new multi-descriptions elements go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons, in the add-on name AB: Multiple descriptions + FAQ in the gearwheel menu select Multi-descriptions elements. On the opened page click the button [+] Add.

There are following parameters of the settings in a pop-up window of adding a new multiple description where there is a possibility to add placeholders and symbol codes for fields Title, Description and The header text:

On the page of multi-descriptions elements there are columns for quick understanding at what entity type the multi-description element is used, as well as use of FAQPage Microdata, state and status of the element.

Settings in this tab influence on the products display concerned with the placeholder[products]. For example, when you select the filling type Not use, placeholder [products] will not be displayed on the storefront. When you select the filling type On sale ‒ list of products on sale will be displayed instead of the placeholder [products] according to the correspond category and/or feature type Brand (depending on selected conditions in the following tabs).

1. Filling type ‒ consists of the following variants:

• Do not use;
• Manually;
• Newest;
• Most popular;
• Bestsellers (depends on the add-on Bestsellers and on sale);
• On sale (depends on the add-on Bestsellers and on sale);
• Rating (depends on the add-on Comments and reviews).

Each filling type consists of its individual set of additional settings.

You may choose categories here, where the multi-description element will be displayed.

• To display element at all categories just set the checkbox Activate for categories.
• To display element at appropriate categories set the checkbox Activate for categories and add appropriate categories at the table Include categories.
• Do not display element at appropriate categories set the checkbox Activate for categories and add appropriate categories at the table Exclude categories. Thus, multi-description element will be displayed at all categories except those, which are selected as excluded.

You may choose the feature variant by purpose "Brand, author, etc.” here, where the multi-description element will be displayed.

• To display element at all feature variants just set the checkbox Activate for feature variants.
• To display element at appropriate feature variants by purpose "Brand, author, etc.” set the checkbox Activate for feature variants and add appropriate feature variants at the table Include feature variants.
• Do not display element at appropriate feature variants set the checkbox Activate for feature variants and add appropriate feature variants at the table Exclude feature variants. Thus, multi-description element will be displayed at all feature variants except those, which are selected as excluded.

You may choose pages here, where the multi-description element will be displayed.

• To display element at all pages just, set the checkbox Activate for pages.
• To display element at appropriate pages, set the checkbox Activate for pages and add appropriate pages at the table Include pages.
• Do not display element at appropriate pages, set the checkbox Activate for pages and add appropriate pages at the table Exclude pages. Thus, multi-description element will be displayed at all pages except those, which are selected as excluded.

To create new multi-descriptions headers go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons, in the add-on name AB: Multiple descriptions + FAQ in the gearwheel menu select Multi-descriptions blocks headers. On the opened page click the button [+] Add.

There are the following parameters of the settings in a pop-up window of adding a new multiple description where exists the possibility to add placeholders and symbol codes for fields Title, Description and The header text:

On the page of multi-descriptions headers there are columns for quick understanding at what entity type the multi-description header is used.

You may choose categories here, where the multi-description header will be displayed.

• To display header at all categories just set the checkbox Activate for categories.
• To display header at appropriate categories set the checkbox Activate for categories and add appropriate categories at the table Include categories.
• Do not display header at appropriate categories set the checkbox Activate for categories and add appropriate categories at the table Exclude categories. Thus, multi-description header will be displayed at all categories except those, which are selected as excluded.

You may choose the feature variants by purpose "Brand, author, etc." here, where the multi-description header will be displayed.

• To display header at all feature variants just set the checkbox Activate for feature variants.
• To display header at appropriate feature variants by purpose "Brand, author, etc.” set the checkbox Activate for feature variants and add appropriate feature variants at the table Include feature variants.
• Do not display header at appropriate feature variants set the checkbox Activate for feature variants and add appropriate feature variants at the table Exclude feature variants. Thus, multi-description header will be displayed at all feature variants except those, which are selected as excluded.

You may choose pages here, where the multi-description header will be displayed.

• To display header at all pages just, set the checkbox Activate for pages.
• To display header at appropriate pages, set the checkbox Activate for pages and add appropriate pages at the table Include pages.
• Do not display header at appropriate pages, set the checkbox Activate for pages and add appropriate pages at the table Exclude pages. Thus, multi-description header will be displayed at all pages except those, which are selected as excluded.

The add-on provides 2 variants for adding multiple descriptions to categories.

1. When you create multi-description element/ header in the tab Linked categories (see details in the section Tab “Linked categories”).
2. On the page Administration panel → Products → Categories → [category name] → AB: Multi-descriptions. Select created earlier header for your multi-description block and created earlier multi-description elements as well. When you use this variant for adding multiple descriptions pay attention to its status Active or Disabled. If there is a status Disabled at the element ‒ go to the editing page of the appropriate element and check the following: 1) status on the tab General; 2) whether the setting Activate for categories is active on the tab Linked categories.

On the editing category page there are two tables with multi-descriptions elements where the first table displays elements linked with the category, as well as the second table Common elements ‒ displays elements linked with all categories in the store. It helps to come to visual understanding which multi-descriptions elements will be displayed on the storefront at the appropriate category.

The add-on provides 2 variants for adding multiple descriptions to feature variants by purpose "Brand, author, etc.”

1. When you edit multi-description element/ header in the tab Linked feature variants (see details in the section Tab “Linked feature variants”).
2. On the page Administration panel → Products → Features → Brand → tab “Variants” → [brand name] and in the field AB: Multiple category descriptions click the button Edit. On the opened window select created earlier header for your multi-description block and created earlier multi-description elements as well. When you use this variant for adding multiple descriptions pay attention to its status Active or Disabled. If there is a status Disabled at the header ‒ go to the editing page of the appropriate header and check the following: 1) status on the tab General; 2) whether the setting Activate for feature variants is active on the tab Linked feature variants.

The add-on provides 2 variants for adding multiple descriptions to pages and blogs:

1. When you create multi-description element/ header in the tab Linked pages (see details in the section Tab “Linked pages”).
2. On the page Administration panel → Website → Pages/ Blog → [page/ blog name] → AB: Multi-descriptions. Select created earlier header for your multi-description block and created earlier multi-description elements as well. When you use this variant for adding multiple descriptions pay attention to its status Active or Disabled. If there is a status Disabled at the element ‒ go to the editing page of the appropriate element and check the following: 1) status on the tab General; 2) whether the setting Activate for pages is active on the tab Linked pages.

On the editing page/ blog there are two tables with multi-description elements where the first table displays elements linked with the pages/ blogs, as well as the second table Common elements ‒ displays elements linked with all pages/ blogs in the store. It helps to come to visual understanding which multi-description elements will be displayed on the storefront at the appropriate page/ blog.