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[verysmallanimal]

Hi

I Need some help! I'm using Fashion Mosiac with version 4.1.7

I'm not new to xcart or editing, but I have being trying to do some SEO for my website and I have run into a brick wall.

With the fashion mosaic skin there is no paragraph of text on the front page. I have scanned my site using Web Ceo which tells me there are no H1 tags or that they are empty. Ideally what I would like to do is add a paragraph of text above or below my main image on the web page www.harrismoorecanvases.co.uk and give this H1 tags to see if this helps and also that it may inprove my keyword density 9or any better suggestions)

I have tried the suggestions made eg modifyling dialog.tpl to the following:

{* $Id: dialog.tpl,v 1.25 2005/12/20 08:50:49 max Exp $ *}
{if $printable ne ''}
{include file="dialog_printable.tpl"}
{else}
<table cellspacing="0"{if $usertype ne "C"} cellpadding="0"{/if} {$extra}>
<tr>
{if $usertype eq "C"}
<td valign="top">

<table cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="DialogTitle"><img src="{$ImagesDir}/spacer.gif" alt="" /><h1>{$title}</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="DialogTitleCust"><img src="{$ImagesDir}/spacer.gif" class="Spc" alt="" /></td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
{else}
<td class="DialogTitle">{$title}</td>
{/if}
</tr>
<tr><td{if $usertype ne "C"} class="DialogBorder"{/if}><table cellspacing="1" class="DialogBox">
<tr><td class="DialogBox" valign="{$valign|default:"top"}">{$content}
&nbsp;
</td></tr>
</table></td></tr>
</table>
{/if}


I am not sure if I have put the H1 tags in the right place, or if they will make any difference.

Any help or other SEO tips through template mods would be appreciated to make the site more readable. I have also installed CDSEO mod for the urls, and this should be working soon.

Also sorry, not sure if this is SEO or Template edinting!

Thanks

[pepperlibido]

Not sure if this is the best way to do it but it works just fine using Fashion Mosiac.

If you▓re just wishing to put some text on the home page it▓s simple.
Go to customer/main.tpl scroll about half way down the page and find the following; -

if $main eq "catalog" and $current_category.category eq ""}
{/if}

Below this line place your H1 tag and text and it will appear directly below the large image and category links ▒box▓ near the top of the page. You will then have your featured products below your text if you have it enabled. You can see how it will look by going to my site, www.pepperlibido-tshirts-and-tops.com.au


Just a friendly warning before you get a rocket up your you know what, check the forum rules about adding your version number and software in your signature.

[balinor]

Welcome to the X-Cart forums! Please start by reading the following thread, which will help you get started and hopefully make your experience here a positive one:

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=23970

Please note that this link is not an answer to your question, but we need you to update your signature with your X-Cart version so that we can answer your questions correctly in the future. Thanks!

[verysmallanimal]

Thanks for that. I added it in a slightly different place and now have it above the main image. Thanks

[merbay]

Hi-- Thanks for the <h1> reminder. I have the default skin and put the h1 tags in. But, that created a space between the title and the box. What do I need to change to get rid of this space?? Is there something else that needs to go into the tags?

Thanks!