Catalog Settings

In the section Catalog Settings, you can edit global settings relating to the representation of your catalog. There won't be an explanation for every setting, as some of them are self-explanatory. If the setting you are looking for isn't documented, hover over the space between the title and input field of the setting. A question mark will appear, containing a hint about the setting.

General

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Display Dimensions	Check the box to display dimensions. When enabled, the customer will see the dimensions of the product.
Show Discount Sign	Specifies whether a discount sign (“%”) should be displayed next to the final price when discounts have been applied.
Ignore Discounts (sitewide)	Check the box to ignore discounts (sitewide). This can significantly improve performance.
Ignore Featured Products (sitewide)	Check the box to ignore featured products (sitewide). This can significantly improve performance.
'Compare Products' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to use the ‘Compare Products’ option in your store.
Include Short Description in Compare Products	Check the box to display the short description of products on the compare products page.
Include Full Description in Compare Products	Check the box to display the full description of products on the compare products page.
Show Bestsellers on Home Page	Check the box to show bestsellers on the home page.
Number of Bestsellers on Home Page	The number of bestsellers on the home page to be displayed when the ‘Show bestsellers on home page’ option is enabled.
Truncate Long Texts	Option to truncate long texts and to show them in full length only when they are clicked on.

Product Lists

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Include Products From Subcategories	Check the box if you want a category details page to include products from subcategories.
Include Featured Products In Normal Lists	Check the box if you want to include featured products in normal lists.
Show The Number Of Distinct Products Besides Each Category	Check the box to show the number of products beside each category (category navigation block).
Category Breadcrumb Enabled	Check the box to show the category breadcrumb.
Display Filter Sidebar Widget	Displays the filter sidebar widget for products within categories.
Maximum Filter Items	Determines the maximum number of filter items to display.
Expand All Filter Groups	Determines whether all filter groups should be displayed as expanded.
Show Subcategories Above Product Lists	Check the box to show subcategories above product lists.

List

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Allow Product Sorting	Check the box to enable the product sorting option on the category/manufacturer details page.
Default View Mode	Specifies how product lists should be displayed by default. The customer can also change the appearance manually.
Allow View Mode Changing	Check the box to enable the option to change the view mode on the category/manufacturer details page.
Amount Of Displayed Products Per Page	Determines the amount of displayed products per page.

Products

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Show Delivery Times In Product Lists	Check the box to enable the product sorting option on the category/manufacturer details page.
Display Base Price Info In Product Lists	Specifies how product lists should be displayed by default. The customer can also change the appearance manually.
Show Color Squares In Product Lists	Specifies whether the colors of the first color type attribute should be displayed in product lists.
Hide Buy-Button In Product Lists	Click the box to hide the buy button in product lists.
Label Product as "new" for max. [x] Days	Specifies the number of days that a “New” label should be displayed in the product list. Leave the field blank to disable this feature.

Product Tags

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Number Of Product Tags (Cloud)	The number of product tags that appear in the tag cloud.
'Products by Tag' Page. Products Per Page	Set the page size for products on the ‘products by tag’ page.
Allow Customers To Select 'Products By Tag' Page Size	Defines whether customers are allowed to select the ‘Products by tag’ page size from a predefined list of options.
'Products By Tag' Page Size Options (Comma Separated)	Comma-separated list of page size options. The first option is the default page size if none are selected.

Customers

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Show Product Reviews In Product Lists	Determines whether product reviews are shown in product lists.
Show Product Reviews In Product Detail	Determines whether product reviews are shown in product details.
Product Reviews Must Be Approved	Check the box if product reviews must be approved by the administrator.
Allow Anonymous Users To Write Product Reviews	Check the box to allow anonymous users to write product reviews.
Notify About New Product Reviews	Check the box to notify store owner about new product reviews.
'Ask Question' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to send an inquiry concerning a product.
'Email A Friend' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to use the ‘Email a Friend’ option in your store.
Allow Anonymous Users To Email A Friend	Check the box if you want to allow anonymous users to e-mail a friend.

Product Details

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'Recently Viewed Products' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to use the ‘recently viewed products’ feature in your store.
Number of 'Recently Viewed Products'	The number of ‘Recently viewed products’ to display when the ‘Recently viewed products’ option is enabled.
'Recently Added Products' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to use the ‘Recently added products’ feature in your store.
Number of 'Recently Added Products'	The number of ‘Recently added products’ to be displayed when the ‘Recently added products’ option is enabled.
Show A Share Button	Check the box to show the share button on the product details page.
'Products Also Purchased' Enabled	Check the box to allow customers to view a list of additional products purchased by other customers who purchased the above.
Number Of Also Purchased Products To Display	The number of products also purchased by other customers to be displayed when the ‘Products also purchased’ option is enabled.
Number From Which Images Are Only Displayed On Variation Change	Upper limit from which variation images are displayed only if the related value has been selected. Below that limit, all images are displayed.
Show Delivery Times	Determines whether delivery times should be displayed on the product details page.
Delivery Time Id For Empty Stock	Determines the delivery time ID for products that are out of stock.
Enable Dynamic Price Update	Check the box if you want to enable the dynamic price update on the product details page in case price adjustments have been made for a product's attributes.
Base Price For Bundle Items	Defines whether the base price should be displayed for bundle items.
Show Variant Combination Price Adjustments	Determines whether variant combination price adjustments should be displayed.
Show Quantity Of Linked Product	Determines whether the quantity of linked products appears at a variant attribute value.
Show Image Of Linked Product	Determines whether the image of linked products appears at a variant attribute value.

Search

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Search Page. Products Per Page	Set the page size for products on the ‘Search’ page.
Allow Customers To Select 'Search' Page Size	The number of ‘Recently viewed products’ to display when the ‘Recently viewed products’ option is enabled.
'Search' Page Size Options (Comma Separated)	Comma-separated list of page size options. The first option is the default page size if none are selected.
Search Autocomplete Enabled	Check the box to enable autocomplete in the search box.
Number Of 'Autocomplete' Products To Display	Changes the number of visible results shown in the autocomplete dropdown during a search.
Suppress SKU Search	Check the box to disable the searching of product SKUs. This setting can enhance the performance of searching.