HTML or Hypertext Markup Language is a simple computer language that is used to create web pages and online content. There are some areas in the Command Console where you can use HTML to format or define the appearance of text and other elements.
Tip: If you are not familiar with HTML, we recommend you visit the HTML page on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web site. This topic is not meant to teach you how to use HTML, only to give you a reference and some guidelines for using it in the Command Console.
General Guidelines
There are technically no limits to the types of tags you can use with the exception that your HTML must be valid and syntactically correct. The following are some additional guidelines you should follow when using HTML in the Command Console. For a sample list of supported tags, see Supported HTML Code.
- Digital River uses the XHTML 1 Transitional DTD for the display of its commerce store pages. For the most seamless and consistent look to your site across browsers, please make sure that your HTML markup is consistent with this standard. The following DOCTYPE declaration tag will be present at the top of every page that Digital River serves:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "<http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd>"> - We recommend you use HTML 5.01/XHTML 1.0 with all your custom pages to ensure that they look and behave as expected.
- Because XHTML is the preferred format, use a closing slash with single tags. For example, use <br /> instead of <br> and <img src="filename.gif" /> instead of <img src="filename.gif">.
- Use all lowercase letters for all tags.
- Do not use the <meta> tag in Storefront Settings.
- When using the <img> tag you should include the "alt" attribute. If needed, you can include the "name" attribute.
- You do not need to use a class on your <ul>, <li>, or <ol> tags.
- Use the <strong> tag to bold text (instead of the <b> tag) and the <em> tag to italicize text (instead of the <i> tag).
- Use HTML codes to add symbols. The table below contains some HTML codes for your reference.
| Symbol | HTML Code |
|---|---|
| © | © |
| ® | ® |
| † | † |
| ™ | ™ |
| — (long dash) |
— |
| ‘ | ‘ |
| ’ | ’ |
| “ | “ |
| ” | ” |
Where You Can Use HTML
HTML can be used in the following places. Click a link to jump to the area that describes how HTML is used.
Using HTML in Offer Display Content
When you create an offer, you can use HTML in the offer Display Content.
Using HTML in Storefront Settings
When you create a product, you can use HTML when you enter descriptions and email text in the Storefront Details area to format the look of the text. For example, you can use HTML to make some description text bold or to create a unordered list of features for your product.
Note: Do not use the <meta> tag in Storefront Settings.
Click here to see where you can use HTML in the Storefront Settings.
Using HTML in Styles
You can also use HTML in styles to set the look or feel of some elements.
Using HTML in Custom Pages
You can use HTML in the Custom Pages you create or upload for your site. When you are creating custom pages (either using the Store Builder tool, or another tool outside the Command Console) you should make sure that the HTML or XHTML you use is valid and error-free. There are technically not limits on the code you can use but keep in mind that you should only use static content in custom pages.
Note: You do not have to include the actual <body> tags because the files you create or upload will be loaded inside the body content for the page.
Using HTML in Custom Product Attributes
If the site or company uses Custom Product Attributes (also called domain attributes), any text inputs or text fields for those attributes can accept HTML code.
Supported HTML Code
There are several places in the Command Console where you can use HTML to format text. We cannot provide an extensive HTML reference here, but we have included a summary of the HTML code you can use in Storefront Settings, custom pages, offer display content, custom product attributes, and styles.
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