Commerce Composer tool

Create pages and build layouts for your store directly in Management Center without involving IT by using the Commerce Composer tool. Take advantage of the tool's page design and management functions to improve your productivity and give you more control over the customer experience.

The following screen capture provides a quick look at the Commerce Composer tool. The left pane shows a sample list of content and catalog pages to which you can assign layouts. The right pane shows a layout that is being designed based on a template that is represented by a wireframe:

Getting Started video about the Commerce Composer tool

To get started quickly, watch this short video that demonstrates how to create a page for your store and design a layout for the page by using widgets:

Creating pages and layouts in the Commerce Composer tool

What you can do with the Commerce Composer tool

Here is a summary of tasks you can do in the Commerce Composer tool:


Tasks	Details	For more information
Create content pages	When you want to add a content page to your store, you can create a URL for the page directly in the Commerce Composer tool. The following are examples of content pages: Landing pages for a brand, category, or promotion Promotional pages, such as a Deal of the Day page Store information pages, for example, About Us, Contact Us, or Return Policy	Creating a content page
Create and manage layouts	You can design layouts and assign them to your category, catalog entry, and content pages, without involving IT. The Commerce Composer tool provides the following assets: A selection of layout templates for you to base your layouts on, ranging from simple one-column templates to complex multi-column templates with optional tabs. Over two-dozen widgets that you can use to fill the layouts with rich content. A number of widgets support web activities and their precision marketing capabilities. You can also create search-driven layouts by assigning layouts to search terms. When customers search your site by using the search term, your layout is displayed instead of the regular search results page.	Creating a layout for a page Creating a layout for a search term Layout assignments for catalog entry pages Layout assignments for category pages Layout assignments for search terms
Preview how your pages look on different devices	In store preview, you can view your page layouts at different resolutions to simulate desktop, tablet, and mobile device screens. You can even test the layouts on actual devices by generating a shareable URL from within store preview.	Store preview Generating and sharing store preview URLs
Manage SEO content for pages	For pages that you manage in the Commerce Composer tool, you can optimize the page data for search engines. The SEO properties that you can manage include the URL keyword, page title, meta description, meta keyword, and image alt text.	Changing the SEO properties for categories and catalog entries Changing the SEO properties for content pages
Copy pages and layouts	Save time by copying an existing content page or layout to use as a starting point for a new page or layout.	Copying a content page Copying a layout
Search and browse for pages and layouts	Search for pages and layouts by name or by advanced criteria. See the layouts that are assigned to a page in either a list view or a calendar view.	Finding objects in Management Center Viewing the list of layouts that are assigned to a page
Organize content pages and layouts in folders	Work more efficiently in the Commerce Composer tool by creating folders to organize your content pages and layouts.	Organizing content pages and layouts with folders