Site Management Tools for Enhanced SuiteCommerce Experience

TL;DR Opening

Site Management Tools enhance SuiteCommerce Advanced by integrating content management features into the Shopping application. This release allows you to easily manage content such as text, images, and product lists while optimizing for SEO, providing a powerful tool for website administrators.

Overview of Site Management Tools

With the latest enhancements to SuiteCommerce Advanced, Site Management Tools are now integrated with the Shopping application. The release introduces a new CMSadapter module designed specifically for this integration, along with several pre-configured template files that accommodate site management tool areas.

Important: Site Management Tools are currently available only for the Shopping application and do not support secure domains like My Account and Checkout.

Key Features

The SuiteCommerce Advanced Site Management Tools offer a user-friendly interface that allows you to:

• Add and Edit Content: Easily add new content or modify existing items, with the drag-and-drop functionality for rearranging content.
• Manage Various Content Types: Handle various types of content including:
  • Images and related attributes (links, alternate text)
  • Text with WYSIWYG formatting that adheres to your site's style sheets
  • Product lists adhering to predefined merchandising rules
  • HTML snippets for embedding videos, social media widgets, and other interactive elements
• Global and Specific Content Areas: Define whether content displays site-wide or only on specific pages (e.g., headers and footers are global).

Publishing and Live Editing

Content is managed on an unpublished version of the site, meaning changes are not visible to visitors until the site is published. This functionality allows you to develop your site changes over several days or weeks before going live.

Moreover, Site Management Tools provide an option to edit the live site, allowing immediate changes without the need to go through the publishing process.

SEO Management

Site Management Tools facilitate the creation and management of landing pages and are designed with search engine optimization in mind. You can manage essential SEO elements, including:

• Page titles
• Meta descriptions
• Meta keywords

Note: By default, Site Management Tools are enabled, while Content Delivery is disabled. Existing implementations can continue using Content Delivery if necessary.

Who This Affects

• Administrators: Who manage website content and structure.
• Developers: Involved with customizing content features.
• Marketing Teams: Needing to update or create landing pages and manage SEO aspects.

Key Takeaways

• Site Management Tools streamline content management in SuiteCommerce Advanced.
• Enhanced features provide real-time editing and advanced SEO management capabilities.
• Content changes are published only when ready, minimizing the risk of unintentional updates.

Source: This article is based on Oracle's official NetSuite documentation.