Take AliExpress as an example. The decoration of the homepage includes store color matching, store sign decoration, picture carousel, custom content area, etc.
1) Store color matching
Store color matching is the first step of store decoration, that is, to choose the appropriate color matching according to the store style, the goods sold and the consumer group.
(1) After logging in to AliExpress, switch to the “Store” tab and click the “Enter Decoration” button at the bottom.
(2) Enter the store decoration page.
(3) Click the “Decoration” option and select the “Style Edit” option in the pop-up drop-down list.
(4) Select a store color matching.
(5) Preview the color matching effect at the bottom and click the “Save” button to save the color matching when you are satisfied.
2) Store sign decoration
The store sign is at the top of the store homepage, which is equivalent to the store’s signboard. A good store sign can show the store image and deepen the customer’s impression. The design of the store sign generally requires adding the store name, product information and other content.
(1) Click the “Add Module” button on the store sign area in the store decoration background.
(2) Click the “Add” button in the “Module Management” dialog box that pops up.
(3) After adding the module, click the “Edit” button in the upper right corner of the module.
(4) Set the store sign height to 150px in the “Shop Sign” dialog box that pops up, and click the “Click to add image button”.
(5) In the expanded interface, switch to the “Add from URL” tab, paste the network address of the image in the “Image URL” text box, and then click the “Confirm” button. After confirmation, click the “Use this image” hyperlink.
The width of the store sign is 1200px and the height is 100~150px.
(6) The store sign is now decorated.
3) Image Carousel
The image carousel area is a very important product display area on the store homepage. The carousel images are generally activity posters or product introduction images.
(1) Click the “Edit” button on the “Image Carousel” module.
(2) Click the “Add New Image” button in the pop-up “Image Carousel” dialog box.
(3) Click the “Click to add image” button.
(4) Select an image from your computer to upload, or paste the image URL in the “Image URL” text box and click the “Confirm” button.
(5) After the image is loaded, click the “Use this image” hyperlink.
(6) Click the x button after the extra image to delete the image, enter a height of 500px in the “Shop Sign” text box, and click the “Save” button.
(7) Click the “Publish” button at the top, the “Publish” dialog box pops up, click the “Confirm” button.
(8) Publish successfully, the “Publish Success” dialog box pops up, click the “Enter Store” button.
(9) Preview the image carousel effect on the opened store homepage.
4) Custom content area
The custom content area is the most flexible of all store modules. This module is no longer limited to the original template, but can achieve more effects through custom content, code, etc. The following uses the custom content area to implement a link map of multiple different country web pages.
(1) Click the “Add Module” button in the lower right corner of any store module.
(2) In the “Module Management” dialog box that opens, click the “Add” button to the right of the “Custom Content Area” option.
(3) After adding the “Custom Content Area” module, click the “Edit” button in the upper right corner of the module, open the “User Custom Area” dialog box, and click the “Image” button.
(4) In the “Image Properties” dialog box that pops up, click the “Select File” button.
(5) In the “Open” dialog box that pops up, select the image file and click the “Open” button.
(6) Select the inserted image and click the “Insert/Edit Hyperlink” button.
(7) Paste the link address in the pop-up “Hyperlink” dialog box.
(8) Use the same method to add flags of other countries, set links respectively, and click the “Save” button.
The URL of the link is the URL of the store in different countries. Select the Language option in the upper right corner of the store, and then select different countries in the pop-up drop-down list.
After switching countries, click the Save button and copy the corresponding URL in the browser address bar.
(9) After completing the decoration, check whether the link is available.