Okay - i want to set a default landing page. we all know that index.php is the default for the Our Store has been configured as the landing page as it's named, index.php.

I fear that if i change this, then all the code that the cart creator generates will default in referring to the "index.php" when will no longer be "index.php" but "store.php" and index.php would be a true landing page.

I'm wondering if i'm missing some where in the SCC Pro a way to specify the default landing page. if not, i'll roll over to the "things you'd like to see" post and add that to the list. Why wouldn't you be able to specify which page you want ppl to land on.

index.html would override index.php - right? maybe i can use .html to redirect to "home.php" which is where i want ppl to go....... land......... as a default.

Thoughts?

First thing that comes to mind is: Create your index.html at the root level of your server/site. Create a folder called shop, and upload all of your shop contents to that location.

right - i was just concerned that 'index.php' is what the cart creator refers to when calling the shop home. sure seems like there should be an option on each page you create to set that page as the default landing page.

however, with all the includes generated via the software, i feel that it's just going to be easier to do what you suggested. and i use the term 'easier' as loosely as possible.

From what I can see, you can name the pages anything you like and then in the shop settings, set your homepage to the url of your choice.

My hosting company allows me to change my landing page to a different folder although I needed their assistance to find the right path to do so. You can also use a 301 redirect in your top folder that will quickly and automatically redirect anyone landing on your homepage to the proper folder.

Example: redirect 301 /index.html http://www.yourdomain.com/folder

Type or copy/paste into notepad replacing 'yourdomain' with your site name and 'folder' with the folder name you want them to land in that contains your index file. Save it as .htaccess and make sure you change the file type to "All files" before saving. Upload to your domain folder.

If you're talking about basically having your shop index page go to something outside of the program (pretty much any page can be setup as the index or landing page) that is built right into the program in the settings. I don't have it installed at the moment, but if you go into the Shop Tools settings for the home page setup you'll see at the bottom where you can tell it to use a URL for the homepage which is really all a landing page is. Then just design your external page(s) and be sure that your menu on those has inclusions to the shop site and you're good to go.