Related items

ViArt User's Guide (Version 3.6)

15. Getting started

15.1. Feature List

15.2. All about ViArt Software licenses

15.3. Necessary prerequisites

15.3.1. PHP-support

15.3.2. Zend Optimizer

15.4. Installation procedure

15.5. License activation process

15.6. How to Change Site Logo

15.7. How to Change Active Scheme

15.8. How to Remove Demo Products

15.9. How to Upload Database

16. Admin Global Settings

16.1. Activating PGP encryprion

16.2. Configuring SMTP

16.3. SSL: How to set it up

17. How to upgrade ViArt Shop

18. Products and Categories

18.1. Introduction

18.2. Categories overview

18.3. How to add Categories

18.4. Products overview

18.5. How to add Products

18.5.1. General Tab

18.5.2. Description Tab

18.5.3. Quantity Prices Tab

18.5.4. Images and Appearance Tab

18.5.5. Stock and Shipping Tab

18.5.6. Downloadable Tab

18.5.7. Special Offer settings

18.5.8. Rating / Notes Tab

18.5.9. Product Access Levels Tab

18.6. Product Attributes

18.6.3. Options

18.6.4. Subcomponents, subcomponents selection

18.6.5. Specifications

18.6.6. Related Items

18.6.7. Categories

18.6.8. Accessories

18.6.9. Releases

18.7. Product Types

19. Products Settings

19.1. Quantity Control

19.2. New product mark

19.3. Zero Price settings

19.4. Appearance of the product

19.5. Images Restrictions

19.6. Watermarks effect: what is it

21. Products Reviews

22. Configuring downloadable products and links

23. How to set Manufacturers

24. Wishlist feature

25. Products Advanced Search

26. Products report tool

27. Sales/Order Management

27.1. General settings for order profile page

27.2. Order Statuses

27.3. Invoices/Packing slips

27.4. Working with sales order screen

27.5. Bill of materials (BOM) utility

27.6. Working with order reports

27.7. Orders Recover Feature

27.8. Configuring Call Center Module

28. Setting payment gateways

28.1. How To Setup Payment System

28.2. PayPal Payment Methods

28.2.1. Paypal Website Payments Standard

28.2.2. PayPal Website Payments Pro

28.2.3. PayPal Express Checkout

28.2.4. PayFlow Pro Direct

28.2.5. PayFlow Pro Express

28.3. Google Checkout payment system

28.4. LinkPoint Payment System

28.5. Authorize.net payment system

28.6. 2Checkout payment system

28.7. Recurring billing module

29. Setting e-mail and SMS notifications

30. Coupons and gift vouchers set up

30.1. Order Coupon

30.2. Product Coupon

30.3. Gift Voucher

31. Taxes settings

32. Shipping settings

32.1. External shipping modules

32.2. Custom shipping methods

33. Bonus Points and Credits Module

34. Product registration feature

35. CMS (Content Management System)

35.1. Custom pages creation

35.2. CMS blocks

35.3. Custom blocks creation

35.4. How to create Filters

35.5. Working with layouts

35.6. Managing Site Navigation

35.7. Editing footer links

35.8. Adding opinion polls

35.9. How to add custom menus

36. SEO Facilities

36.1. Meta Tags: What they are and how to set them

36.2. Google Tracking Code

36.3. ViArt Tracking Visits Feature

36.4. Configuring site map

37. System Settings

37.1. Privilege Groups

37.2. Adding administrators

37.3. Editing static messages

37.4. Black IPs and Banned Content

37.5. Working with DB management

38. Static Tables

38.1. Countries

38.3. Currencies

38.4. Languages

39. Exporting/Importing Feature

39.1. Export/Import of Products

39.2. Export/Import of Product Categories

39.3. Google Base/Google Merchant Exporting Feature

39.4. Export/Import of Orders

39.5. Export/Import of Users

39.6. Export/import of newsletter users list

40. Managing customers accounts: general settings

40.1. Creating users types

40.2. Configuring registration steps

40.3. Working with user accounts panel

41. About newsletter module

42. Articles module

42.1. Article Type settings

42.2. Articles Fields

42.3. Articles Access Levels

42.4. Related items

42.5. Articles 'Tell a Friend' settings

42.6. Configuring articles reviews

42.7. Articles blocks

42.8. Articles FAQ

43. Classified Ads

43.1. General Settings

43.2. Adding classified ads types

43.3. Working with ads listing

43.4. Configuring ads notifications

43.5. Customizing advanced search facility for ads

43.6. Advanced settings to charge different prices for ads

43.7. Tell a friend settings for Ads

43.8. How to add banners

44. Subscriptions

45. Merchant Sales Module: how to set

46. Configuring affiliate module

47. Setting up multi site option

48. Helpdesk facility: general settings

48.1. Helpdesk control panel

48.2. Adding helpdesk operators and departments

48.3. Adding helpdesk types and products

48.4. Setting predefined replies and predefined types

48.5. Setting users ranks and helpdesk priorities

48.6. Managing helpdesk operators reports

48.7. Adding helpdesk statuses

49. Forum module: general settings

49.1. Creating forum categories and forum topics

49.2. Adding forum threads

49.3. Setting forum priorities

49.4. Using emotion icons for forum threads

50. Enabling manual section: general settings

50.1. Adding manual categories and manuals

50.2. Editing manual topic

51. Activating an RSS Feature

52. Introduce a friend feature

53. Changes Log (ver. 2.1.1 - 3.5)

Please, see the list of all new features and fixed bugs that were made to all ViArt PHP Shopping Cart releases from version 2.1.1 up to the latest 3.5 version.

Manuals Search

Manuals Search

42.4. Related items

42.4. Related items

Overview

Articles just like the products have the ability to associate with other articles, products and forum threads. This feature is called 'Related'. The associated items are displayed in 'Related' blocks that can be added to Articles Listing or Articles Details pages in CMS.

Related Products

Related Products in articles could be assigned on three levels: on Article Type, on Article Category and individually per article.

To assign products to the whole Article Type go to Articles > Articles Settings and click on Related Products under the Article Type name

On the appearing page select related products that you would like to display under all articles in this Article Type. NOTE: products that you assign on this page will be visible only if you add the block Category Related Products in CMS.

To assign products to some Article Category go to Articles > [Article Type Name] and click on Related products link under the category name.

NOTE: products that you assign on this page will be visible only if you add the block Category Related Products in CMS. As you may have noticed the block for Article Type and Article Category Related Products is the same so in case there will be assigned products to both Article Type and Article Category system will give preference to Article Category for this particular category and for all the other categories (that don't have any related products assigned) will be shown related products from Article Type.

You can assign products to individual articles as well by going to Articles > [Article Type Name] and clicking on the Related Products link under the name of the article.

Other Related items

Please note on article level besides products it is also possible to assign related articles and forums. You can see their links under the name of the article as well.

To display article's individual related items you need to assign appropriate 'related' blocks (Related Articles, Article Related Products or Related Forums) in CMS > Articles Details Page.

NOTE: article's related items work the same way as the products' ones (see section 18.6.6) BUT they do not co-depend on each other which means if you assign some article to the product on Products > Products & Categories page it doesn't mean that this product will automatically be assigned to the article, no you'll need to go to Articles > [Article Type Name] and assign this product to the article manually.