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Purpose
This is the procedure for adding the Global CSS file to the client’s website folder. Said file affects all sites on the Dealer Spike Marketing Platform.
Procedure
Inputs:
As part of the initial setup for clients this is an important step
Make sure to have credentials for Notepad++
Make sure to connect to a VPN
This method is for
Dealer Spike clients only
Find the client’s folder on Notepad++
In this example 1stchoiceequipment will be used.
Folders can be expanded or collapsed with double click, selecting and enter, or clicking the arrow on the left.
Documents can be opened with double click or selecting and enter.
Open client’s folder.
Most sites have similar folders and files.
Once in client’s folder locate “includes” folder and expand it.
Once in the “includes” folder, find and open the document “stdHeaderStart.inc”
The document should look like this:
Find these lines of code within the document:
Alternatively, the search function can be used using Ctrl+F and search for “styles.css”
as it should lead to the lines of code needed.
Once the lines of code are found, paste the following right below the code mentioned:
<!-- SEO CSS Import File - [SEO Rep Name] - [Enter Date Added] -->
<link id="seoStyles" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/imglib/seo/css/seo-css-v6.css" />
Fill in the [SEO Rep Name] and [Enter Data Added] with Rep name and the date it was added respectively.
Once done should look like this:
It’s important to add the rep’s and date info as it will tell the rest of the team who and when was the code added as this will tell support and whoever reads the file who to contact in case modifications are needed.
Lastly, save the document.
Outputs:
The CSS file is added to the client’s website folder.
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