My Market Toolkit provides system variables to help with your website or community. A KVar is a code inserted into a template or page to display a specific variable.
KVar Types and Descriptions
KVar Type | Description | Example KBlock Code |
user_name | The User_Name KVar will display the user name of the user who is logged in. | [kvar name="user_name"] |
flash_notice | The Flash_Notice KVar will show a system generated notice when present (e.g. "The comment has been saved"). | [kvar name="flash_notice"] |
captcha | Displays a randomly generated image, along with a form for somebody to enter in the image's text. This is used to validate a form. | [kvar name="captcha"] |
id | Displays the database record id. For example, the id of the page, blog, image, or product. This is sometimes helpful as part of a form tag. | [kvar name="id"] |
product_link | An E-commerce variable, which displays the product's link. It's used when formatting a product category page. | [kvar name="product_link"] |
title | Displays the page title. | [kvar name="title"] |
description | Displays the main content of a page. | [kvar name="description"] |
short_description | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the short description of a product. | [kvar name="short_description"] |
category_description | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the category description of a product, which is useful on the product category pages. | [kvar name="category_description"] |
default_price | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the default price. | [kvar name="default_price"] |
sku | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the sku. | [kvar name="sku"] |
msrp | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the msrp or manufacturer's suggested retail price. | [kvar name="msrp"] |
starting_at_price | An E-commerce specific variable. It displays the starting at price, which is useful on group products to show the lowest priced option. | [kvar name="starting_at_price"] |
msrp_minus_starting_at_price | An E-commerce specific variable. It makes it possible to show how much somebody is saving by showing the difference between the msrp and the starting at price. | [kvar name= "msrp_minus_starting_at_price"] |
select_qty | An E-commerce specific variable. This makes it possible to select the quantity. | [kvar name="select_qty"] |
select_simple_item | An E-commerce specific variable. This makes it possible to select a simple product on a group product page. | [kvar name="select_simple_item"] |
display_image | An E-commerce specific variable. This displays the image on the product detail page. | [kvar name="display_image"] |
mini_images | An E-commerce specific variable. This displays mini images on the product detail page. When they are clicked on, a large image is displayed using a lightbox KMod. | [kvar name="mini-images"] |
Using KVars
To apply a KVar to a Template: