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Thumbnail Options

There are several different ways to display items in your shopping cart. Typically you would have different categories set up, and when a customer clicks on a category, they would see the items in that category. There are different layouts and display options for how customers see those items.

The first option is to select 'No' for 'Display Inventory as Image Thumbnails Only'. With this option the customer sees the items on the category page, with these items showing the entire item description.  With this option, you do not link individual item pages.

The second option to select 'Yes' for 'Display Inventory as Image Thumbnails Only'. With this option, the customer sees the items on the category page, with the items showing as Thumbnails (reduced size pictures) and the basic information you choose. The thumbnails will then link to the individual item pages, which will have more detailed information.

Displaying the image thumbnails is a good way to make items easier to look through. It allows customers to find item they want, and then to click on the item to view it in more detail. You see a similar type of format on EBay and Amazon searching through items, and then clicking on the desired item to see it in more detail.

To create thumbnails for your images:
1. Manually to the shop (Inventory > Inventory Main > Edit Item > Item Images)

2. If you have a large amount of images already in the shop you can create Multiple Thumbnails for images all at once: Inventory > Inventory Main > Create Thumbnail Multiple Items

Image Options

Show Full Sized Image

If this option is set to 'Yes' then larger image is shown automatically with item details. The thumbnail will remain on category page.

If this option is set to 'No', then the thumbnail is shown both on the category and item page. On the category page, the customer will see the thumbnail picture and a link 'Click for Details'. On the item page, the customer will see the thumbnail picture and a link 'Click for large image'.

If you select 'Yes' for 'Display Inventory as Image Thumbnails Only' and there is no thumbnail created for your item image, the original larger sized image will show both on the category page and on the individual item page. Instead of seeing 'Click for Details' and the thumbnail image, only the original larger image will display. To prevent this from happening, you can create thumbnails for files in the shop in two different ways:

1. If you add the image manually to the shop (Inventory > Inventory Main > Edit Item > Item Images), you also can create a thumbnail as part of the process of adding in the image.

2. If you have a large amount of images already in the shop you can create Multiple Thumbnails for images all at once: Inventory > Inventory Main > Create Thumbnail Multiple Items