As we have been adding new functions and features to allow for total control over the style and appearance of your Easy Content Units, the interface had become too cluttered.  We have now addressed this and have rolled out this new interface to your admin areas.

Once you have selected your products for your content unit, you will click on Customise and be taken to the page as captured below:

Customise your unit page

You will immediately notice the tab topped box which has replaced the long list of tick boxes and options.  The first of these tabs is ‘Unit Admin’ where you can specify the various elements to ease in the admin of your units.  The Unit Name you already assigned can be changed here, the Tracking ID is the reference for this unit you would like to show up in the network reports.  The optional URL field is where you can put the url of the page that will display this content unit.  It will help in the future administration of the unit by making it easier to find.

Next up is the ‘order by’ for the products in the unit – by price, name, merchant or random.  Plus you can now choose whether the links to the merchant’s site open in the same window or a new window.

Pagination – if you require pagination, then click on this for options

Templates – if you have saved a template you can load it from here, or indeed save the current settings for use in future content units

The next tab is Unit Size:

Customise Unit Size

This tab has all the size related options for your unit.  You can choose the number of rows and columns your unit should have and the width of the content unit (in pixels).  The Product Layout link will open up options as to whether you’d like horizontal or vertical layout on this content unit.

The ‘Contents’ tab has all the options as to what will appear in the content unit:

What will show in your units?

By ticking the boxes, you can add/remove various aspects of the product and merchant from the content unit.  By clicking on the save/preview button, you can see the effect of any changes you make.  Once you’re happy you can move onto the final tab – Advanced Styling:

Make the unit your own with these styling options

The Title Options relates to the title area of the unit, you can use it to include a message with your unit whether it’s a discount code/free delivery offer or a title to let your users know what it’s about.  The next few options relate to the way the bits in the content look – clicking on Product Title (name of the product), Price, Description and Image all open the options you have to change the way they look.  The last few options are about the different colours you can apply to the items in the unit.

Remember you can go back to any of the tabs as you wish and click on Save/Preview button will show you how the content unit will look on your site.  When you’re happy with the content unit, you can take the code from the bottom box and paste it on to your web page.  Once the code is there, you won’t need to alter it, any further changes you make on this page will automatically update the content unit on your page.

We hope you like the new changes, as always if you could let us know by leaving a comment here or by sending in a support ticket we’d be very grateful.