Miva Merchant & Miva Script News

Edit your CSS as a Miva Merchant Page

Edit your CSS files without modules or downloading.

Most people edit their Miva Merchant CSS files by downloading them or using a module. There is an alternative that makes editing CSS as easy as editing a store page.

Scot Ranney, February 23, 2016

Miva Merchant API Functions and How To Use Them

Avoid common problems when using Miva Merchant API functions in store pages.

An easy guide on how to use Miva Merchant's built in API functions, template language, and store morph entities to customize your Miva Merchant store.

Scot Ranney, March 30, 2017

Miva Script Function: miva_array_find(...)

How to use the miva_array_find( needle, haystack var, offset ) built in mivascript function

Scot Ranney, June 26, 2018

Mivascript Function Tip: Use VAR for Unknown Return Data

Passing a variable by reference in a Miva Script function is a neat trick when you might have to affect different kinds of data over time in the function but don't want to mess anything up.

Sometimes we don't know what data a Miva Script function in a module or script will need to affect in the future. Instead of creating more functions, passing a variable by reference can be quite useful.

Scot Ranney, June 29, 2018

Miva Merchant API: How to Test if a Product is in a Category

The Miva Merchant API is a list of functions that you can use in store pages.

Have you ever wanted to find out if a product is in a particular category? Here's how you can do that using the ever so nifty Miva Merchant API.

Scot Ranney, May 03, 2019