Updating Your Homepage Welcome Text

1. Getting to your custom homepage HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account and go to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Custom Pages"
   3. From the drop-down box next to your home page, select "Edit"
   4. From the field "Text Section 1", select the "Enter your own HTML" tab
   5. Position your cursor into this field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   6. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Editing your homepage welcome text:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG WELCOME TEXT BOX -- >
   2. You can edit this text directly, or paste your new paragraph text directly over the existing text within this paragraph. In order to maintain the integrity of the text formatting, do not close the paragraph (< /p >) or start a new paragraph (< p >). You can use simple html tags with this text, such as: bold, italics, underline, single or double line break. You should not use any advanced html tags that will overwrite your existing font styles.
3. Posting your changes:
   1. When finished editing, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "Edit Your Page" screen on eBay. You MUST enter this code into the "Enter Your Own HTML" tab - do NOT use the "Standard" tab, or your page will not work.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your text appears as you want it.
   3. Save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay store design.

Changing Your Store Featured Item/Promotion Boxes

Depending on how your featured item boxes are set up, your steps may vary slightly from those listed below in Step 2, but the general method of updating will be the same. Review your homepage HTML file for hidden annotations that will make it easy for you to see where to post your updates.

1. Getting to your custom homepage HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account and go to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Custom Pages"
   3. From the drop-down box next to your home page, select "Edit"
   4. From the field "Text Section 1", select the "Enter your own HTML" tab
   5. Position your cursor into this field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   6. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Changing the featured item:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG FEATURED ITEM BOX 1 HERE -- >
   2. You will need to update 6 things for each featured item. Each step is notated in your HTML code, as follows:
      1. Step 1: Featured item link - in eBay, navigate to the listing detail page for the item you will be featuring. Position your mouse in the url address line to capture the direct url link for navigating to this listing. Paste the url link into your HTML code where indicated, inside the href="" quotations, directly over the previous link.
      2. Step 2: Title - type your new item title text directly over the previous code. Do not use any HTML tags here, just plain text. You generally have room for 6 to 8 title words.
      3. Step 3: Link - follow the same procedure as Step 1 above to include your listing detail page url address here a second time.
      4. Step 4: Image - you should have already uploaded your product thumbnail image to your picture hosting service. Your homepage allows for a thumbnail image sized 136 pixels x 136 pixels square. Paste the direct url address for this thumbnail image where indicated in your homepage HTML inside the img src="" quotations.
      5. Step 5: Link - follow the same procedure as Step 3 above to include your listing detail page url address here a third time.
      6. Step 6: Category link - here you will want to paste not the link to the item detail, but to your store category where the item detail will be featured. Open a web browser window and navigate to your eBay storefront, then click on the applicable left navigation link to find the appropriate category. Position your mouse in the url address line to capture the direct url link for navigating to this store category page. Paste the url link in to your HTML code where indicated, inside the href="" quotations.
   3. Repeat these 6 steps for your second featured item box - the procedure is identical, and you will find the HTML code for your 2nd featured item directly below the first.
3. Posting your changes:
   1. When reviewed and tested, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "Edit Your Page" screen on eBay. You MUST enter this code into the "Enter Your Own HTML" tab - do NOT use the "Standard" tab, or your page will not work.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your page appears as you want it.
   3. Save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay store design.

Changing Your Scrolling Marquee Box Items

1. Getting to your custom homepage HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account and go to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Custom Pages"
   3. From the drop-down box next to your home page, select "Edit"
   4. From the field "Text Section 1", select the "Enter your own HTML" tab
   5. Position your cursor into this field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   6. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Editing your scrolling marquis items:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG SCROLLING MARQUIS -- >
   2. Two items need to be updated for each image in the marquis: (1) page mapping, and (2) image url. Each of these lines is marked with a hidden annotation.
   3. From a page on your web browser, pull up the auction listing page that you would like to include. Copy the url address for this listing (beginning with html://...) and paste it into the href="" command between the quotation marks in your code.
   4. From that same auction listing page, scroll down to your product image. Right-click on the image and select "Properties" from the pop-up menu. From here, you can see the url address for the product image. Copy this product image url address (beginning with html://...) and paste it into the img src="" command between the quotation marks in your code.
3. Adding more scrolling marquis items:
   1. You can have as many or as few items featured in the scrolling marquis as you would like.
   2. To add a new item, simply copy the applicable lines (one for the link that begins < a href="" > and the second for the image that begins < img src="" >) and paste them into a new line, then follow the steps from #2 above to replace (1) the mapping link, and (2) the product image.
   3. To remove an item, simply delete the applicable lines (one for the link that begins < a href="" > and the second for the image that begins < img src="" >) from the list.
4. Posting your changes:
   1. When reviewed and tested, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "Edit Your Page" screen on eBay. You MUST enter this code into the "Enter Your Own HTML" tab - do NOT use the "Standard" tab, or your page will not work.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your page appears as you want it.
   3. Save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay store design.

Updating Your Left Navigation Category Links

eBay is set up such that a custom left navigation bar must be hard-coded; therefore, if you add, change, or remove a category from your store settings, you will also need to modify your left navigation bar HTML to reflect this change. When we design and build your custom storefront, we intentionally develop it so that you can grow and change with your design. Adding, modifying, or removing category buttons/links from your left navigation bar is therefore quite simple with the following steps.

1. Getting to your custom homepage HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account and go to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Custom Pages"
   3. From the drop-down box next to your home page, select "Edit"
   4. From the field "Text Section 1", select the "Enter your own HTML" tab
   5. Position your cursor into this field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   6. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Editing your left navigation text links on the homepage:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG LEFT NAV BAR -- >
   2. You may have several sections in your navigation bar, such as Category List, Shop by Brand/Designer, Shop by Size, etc. Navigate to the applicable section.
   3. For simple text/button links: these include two elements: (1) the mapping link, and (2) the category title text.
      1. To change an existing category: (1) update the url address link inside the href="http://..." quotations, and (2) overwrite the category name directly with the new category name, exactly as it should appear.
      2. To add a new category: (1) copy one of the existing lines, start to finish, then (2) paste it in as a new line, and follow steps (1) and (2) above to input your new category information.
      3. To remove a category: just delete the entire line for that category.
   4. For drop-down list links: these include two elements: (1) the mapping link, and (2) the category title text.
      1. To change an existing category: (1) update the url address link inside the value="http://..." quotations, and (2) overwrite the category name directly with the new category name, exactly as it should appear.
      2. To add a new category: (1) copy one of the existing lines, start to finish, then (2) paste it in as a new line, and follow steps (1) and (2) above to input your new category information.
      3. To remove a category: just delete the entire line for that category.
3. Posting your changes:
   1. When reviewed and tested, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "Edit Your Page" screen on eBay. You MUST enter this code into the "Enter Your Own HTML" tab - do NOT use the "Standard" tab, or your page will not work.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your page appears as you want it.
   3. Save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay store design.
4. Now that your homepage is updated, you will want to do the exact same process with your internal store navigation bar - the navigation that appears on all of your item catalog pages. This left navigation bar is stored elsewhere in your eBay store settings, as follows:
   1. Navigate back to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Promotion Boxes"
   3. From the drop-down selection list next to your "Left Navigation Bar Custom", select "Edit"
   4. On the first edit screen, just click the "Continue" button
   5. On the second edit screen, you will see your HTML for your store left nav bar. As before, "Select All" and paste this HTML into a new Notepad document for editing.
5. Follow steps 2-4 to make the same updates here that you made on the homepage. When finished, click "Save".

Updating Your eBay Store "Policies" or Other Support Page Text

At JennarationX Designs, we intentionally work to build you a site design that you can grow and change with, as your sales escalate - thus, we have built your text support pages to be easily modified without the need for expensive update services. When you need to make an update to the text, links, or contact information on your "Policies" page - or any custom text support page in your eBay store - just follow the steps below and you'll have your changes posted in no time.

1. Getting to your custom text support page HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account and go to the Manage My Store page
   2. From the left nav bar, select "Custom Pages"
   3. From the drop-down box next to your policies (or other support) page, select "Edit"
   4. From the field "Text Section 1", select the "Enter your own HTML" tab
   5. Position your cursor into this field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   6. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Editing your text information:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG POLICIES TEXT -- >
   2. Your page text is included here. Just type over your existing text to update. All text should be enclosed into begin paragraph (< p >) and end paragraph (< /p >) tags. When you see a paragraph tag with a class setting (looks like: < p class="subtitle" >), that class is what tells the page how to format your text - size, font style, and color - so you will want to leave it there. Just change the text inside of the existing tags to ensure that all of the proper formatting will be applied.
   3. You can use simple html tags with this text, such as: bold, italics, underline, single or double line break. You should not use any advanced html tags that will overwrite your existing font styles.
3. Posting your changes:
   1. When reviewed and tested, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "Edit Your Page" screen on eBay. You MUST enter this code into the "Enter Your Own HTML" tab - do NOT use the "Standard" tab, or your page will not work.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your page appears as you want it.
   3. Save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay store design.

Updating Your eBay Store "About Me" Page Text

At JennarationX Designs, we intentionally work to build you a site design that you can grow and change with, as your sales escalate - thus, we have built your text support pages to be easily modified without the need for expensive update services. When you need to make an update to the text, links, or contact information on your "About Me" page, just follow the steps below and you'll have your changes posted in no time.

1. Getting to your custom About Me page HTML code on eBay:
   1. Log into your eBay account
   2. Click on the "me" icon beside your selling ID to access your About Me page
   3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the "To create your own About Me page, click here" text link
   4. Click the "Edit Your Page" button
   5. Select "Enter your own HTML code" from the radio button options and click "Continue"
   6. Position your cursor into the HTML text field and do a "Select All" to capture the full HTML text to your clipboard
   7. Open Notepad (or Wordpad) and paste the HTML file into a new document for editing.
2. Editing your text information:
   1. Scroll down until you find the hidden annotation < !-- BEG ABOUT ME TEXT -- >
   2. Your page text is included here. Just type over your existing text to update. All text should be enclosed into begin paragraph (< p >) and end paragraph (< /p >) tags. When you see a paragraph tag with a class setting (looks like: < p class="subtitle" >), that class is what tells the page how to format your text - size, font style, and color - so you will want to leave it there. Just change the text inside of the existing tags to ensure that all of the proper formatting will be applied.
   3. You can use simple html tags with this text, such as: bold, italics, underline, single or double line break. You should not use any advanced html tags that will overwrite your existing font styles.
3. Posting your changes:
   1. When reviewed and tested, select your entire HTML file from your working Notepad document and paste it over the previous HTML code in the "About Me: Edit Your HTML" screen on eBay.
   2. You will then be given a preview screen in eBay - have a look to make sure your page appears as you want it.
   3. Click the "Submit" button from your eBay preview page to save your changes. They will post immediately to your live eBay account settings.