Instructions for Extended Tags

What the add-on does

The add-on extends standard CS-Cart tags: it adds language-specific tag names, uses these names when searching products and pages, displays the localized name on tag pages, and adds extended import/export schemas.

The add-on has no separate settings page in the add-on card. Once active, it works through standard CS-Cart tags, products, pages, layouts, and import/export tools.

Where to find it

The main tag workflow stays in the standard CS-Cart sections where product and page tags are managed. When a tag is edited, the add-on saves the tag name for the current language.

Storefront blocks are added through Design → Layouts → the required layout or page:

[+] MS: Page tags — displays page tags as a menu. In the template settings, you can specify the parent page ID whose pages and tags should be used.

[+] MS: Blog tags — displays a blog tag cloud based on the standard tag block.

Import and export are available in the standard Administration → Import data / Export data sections. The add-on adds schemas for tags, tag links, and tag SEO data.

Working with multilingual tags

To set a tag name in another language, switch the administration panel language and save the required tag name. The add-on stores the value for the selected language and uses it on the storefront for the tag page, breadcrumbs, and blocks.

When a customer or administrator searches products or pages by a translated tag name, the add-on matches this name with the base tag and returns the linked objects.

Page tag block

Add the MS: Page tags block to the required layout area. If the output should be limited to pages under a specific section, fill in the Parent page ID setting. After saving the block, a page tag menu will appear on the storefront.

When a tag is opened, the add-on filters child pages by the selected tag and respects the tag name in the current storefront language.

Blog tag block

For the blog, use the MS: Blog tags template in the standard tag block. The add-on selects tags linked to Blog-type pages and displays them with localized names.

Import and export

The add-on adds separate data exchange schemas:

[+] Tags — exports and imports tag names with language data.

[+] Tag links — transfers links between tags and objects.

[+] SEO — exports and imports tag SEO fields when a compatible SEO add-on for tags is active in the store.

The import options include Skip creating new tags. Enable it when the import should update only existing tags and must not add new entries to the tag directory.

How to check the result

1. Create or open a tag in the default language and save it.

2. Switch the administration panel language, enter the translated tag name, and save the changes.

3. Open the storefront in the corresponding language and check the tag page: the title and breadcrumbs should be shown in the selected language.

4. Add the tag to a product or page, then search or open the tag on the storefront.

5. Add the MS: Page tags or MS: Blog tags block to a layout and make sure the required tags are displayed.

6. Run a test tag export and check that the file contains language data, links, or SEO fields depending on the selected schema.

If tags are displayed incorrectly

Check that the translated tag name is saved for the required language and that the tag is linked to a product, page, or blog post. For the page tag block, also check the parent page ID and the block placement in the required layout.