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Related Product Slideshow Overview

Related Product Slideshow Overview

4:36 min.

How to create a new ProStores site connection

How to create a new ProStores site connection

3:39 min.

Creating and Saving a Slideshow

Creating and Saving a Slideshow

2:42 min.

Automatically Publishing a Slideshow

Automatically Publishing a Slideshow

1:37 min.

FAQ


What is Related Product Slideshow?

It is a javascript plugin that was written to render related products on a product details page in a slide show. You visually design the layout for your slideshow and it is automatically installed to your ProStores ecommerce Store.

How much does Related product Slideshow application cost?

$24.99. For this price, you buy a merchant license that allows you to use the slideshow on one Prostores ecommerce site.

Do you have a Trial version?

We don't have a trial version of the software, but you can view the sites listed below to see live samples of the slideshow in action.

Who is currently using Related Product Slideshow?

Here are some merchant you currently use the Related Products Slideshow Builder....

What are the benefits of using Related product Slideshow over the static related products list provided by ProStores?

Prostores now allows ALL merchants (Professional eCommerce and Professional eCommerce Plus merchants) to associate as many related products to any given product. However, if you have more than 4 related products, your products details page gets clunky. The slideshow solves this problem by displaying 3 products at a time and allowing you the flexibility to automatically scroll the slideshow or click on the next and previous buttons for navigation.

What happens if my customer turns off JavaScript support?

If your customer turns off JavaScript support on his browser, the plugin will render an html version of the related products.

Related Product Slideshow is built on top of a JavaScript library. What Browsers support it?

It is supported by Internet explorer 5.5 and higher, FireFox 1.0 and higher, Chrome, and Opera 8.0 and higher.

For browsers that do not support Related Product Slideshow, what is rendered for my related products?

If your product details page is accessed by a customer whose browser does not support the Related product slideshow, we automically render the static html version of your related products. In order words, your customers will never get an error message. They will either see the slideshow or the static html list provided by ProStores.

Does it only work with ProStores eCommerce Sites?

Related Products slideshow was writen to work with SSML, a Prostores proprietary programming language; as a result, the slideshow will only work with ProStores sites.

Related Product Slideshow automatically installs if my ProStores host supports XTE. Can I install it, if my ProStores host does not support XTE?

Because we use ProStores XTE Web services to automatically upload the scripts for the slide to your store, the software will not successfully publish the slide if your host does not support XTE web services or if your host has not enabled Related Product Slideshow application.

Can I use this plugin on other ProStores template pages?

Related product slideshow was specifically created to be used in the Product Details - Related Products Template. This is the only page it can be used. A version of the slideshow that can be used on your StoreFront Template will be released shortly.

Can I use this plugin on all my Store Versions and with multiple ProStores sites?

You are free to use this plugin on any Prostore site you own and in any Store Version.

Do I have to be connected to the internet to use this software?

You don't have to be connected to the internet to build/customize your related products slideshow. You do have to be connected to the internet to Publish the slide show to your ProStores eCommerce site. You also need to be connected to the internet to view the Faqs and video tutorials.

What are the installation system requirements for the Related Product Slideshow?

Windows 2000 or higher; Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or higher. The installer will automatically install the appropriate Microsoft .NET framework version.

What is the "Auto Scroll" slideshow settings?

It determines if the slideshow will automatically scroll, or if it will be manually scrolled by clicking on the next and previous buttons. When Auto Scroll is set to true, the next and previous buttons will not be displayed.

What is the "Scroll Count" slideshow setting?

It sets the number of slides moved during each slide action

What is the "Scroll Time Interval" slideshow setting?

It sets the amount of time that elapses between each slide action. The greater the interval, the slower the slideshow. This setting only applies when the Auto Scroll setting is set to true.

What is the "Visible Slide Count" slideshow setting?

This is the total number of visible slides displayed in the slideshow.

Why can't I set a higher value for some of the slideshow settings?

In order to gain optimal results, we have set limits for values that can be set for each of the slideshow settings.