Using Custom Config items

What is a Custom Config?

Custom Config items are a way to add additional fields to the Neto CMS that are not part of the standard Neto CMS fields. We can set and use these however we like.

Custom Config items can be accessed via the Custom Links > Custom Config menu link.

There are a 2 types of config records that are available and a few rules to follow when using the items that are currently implemented. A config item can be a boolean or a string and they can be used in almost any part of the site that parses B@SE Tags. They are used in exports and theme templates mostly.

Config items

Site Banner

Announcement link

This is a string config item that is used to determine if the announcement banner with the specified link should be shown in the site header. It works in tandem with the Site Announcement config item.

Site Announcement

This is a string config item that accepts plain text. It is used to display a message in the site header. The text is rendered as HTML inside an <a><h5></h5></a> code block. While it is possible to use HTML, it is not recommended as it can break the layout of the page. This should be populated prior to activation with the Announcement link config item.

Office Hours and Operations

Operating Hours

This is a string config item that is used to determine the operating hours of the office. It is used to display the hours in the site header as well as exposing a callback function to global scope. This is structured as a JSON object with the following properties:

• day - The day of the week as a string (e.g. “Monday”)
• dayInt - The day of the week as an integer (e.g. 1 for Monday)
• open - Object with properties hour as 24Hour time and minute as minutes past the hour
• closed - Object with properties hour as 24Hour time and minute as minutes past the hour

Operating Exceptions

This is a string config item that lists the dates that the store is closed for events such as public holidays. it effects the header display and callback function. it is represented as a comma separated list of string formatted dates in the format dd/mm/yyyy eg "12/01/2025","13/01/2025"

Office Closed

This is a boolean config item that is used to determine if the office is closed. It is used as an override to the operating hours function and will enforce a closed status. Use with caution as it is only used manually and will need to be set to false when the office is available again.

Global Settings

Contact Email

This is a string config item that is used to determine the email address used in our email reply-to fields. It shouldn’t be touched without consulting the Web Master.

Global Shipping Modifier

This is a string config item that accepts a number in ‘days’ and is used to pad shipping time estimates in our GMC feed, product pages and the cart page.

Note

This is not fully implemented as it’s awaiting further config outside of the development cycle.

Exclude Backorder Ads

This is a boolean config item that is used to determine if the backorder ads should be excluded from the GMC feed. It uses the ‘Excluded Destination’ property to inform GMC that the marked product should not me used in some ad types.