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All Time Favorites - FAQs (16) The most asked questions of all time in a quick, easy-to-find list.	Installing Zen Cart (36) Questions and Tips for installing Zen Cart	Miscellaneous (46) All the things that don't fit anywhere else.
Template Customization/ Building Overrides (55) Learn the Zen Cart secrets to building a template.	Zen Cart Admin Controls (52) Where to find the Zen Cart switches and controls. How to set up categories and products, using the other features of Zen Cart.	What Every New Zen Cart User Needs to Know (25) Please read “Template Customization/Building Overrides” before starting this section.
Addon/Contribution Guidelines (1) Articles related to writing and submitting addons for Zen Cart(tm)	About the Zen Cart Project (8) Be informed of the hows and whys of the Zen Cart Project.	Email Issues (9) Keeping in touch with your customers is important. Get the email in tip top condition.
Languages, Localizing and Taxes in Your Zen Cart (10) Questions about translations, taxes, currencies, etc.	Order Processing / Customer Management (7) Topics related to managing orders and active customers	Security Matters (13) Issues related to server/site security and protection of customer data including use of SSL certificates
EZ-Pages (9) Common questions about EZ-Pages, a powerful Zen Cart facility for adding your own custom content to your store.	Setting up Categories, Shipping and Payment Modules (28) Basic Admin controlled configuration information.	Setting Up Products and Attributes (30) Questions related to creating and configuring products and their settings.
Sideboxes (13) Zen Cart has a wide array of built-in side boxes, and the downloads section has even more. Find out here how you can tailor their look and content to your site's needs.	Troubleshooting (42) Find out what that error code means, or determine why something is not working as expected.

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How Do I Install Zen Cart(tm)?
NEW INSTALLATION Getting Started ... This is a basic guide to installing Zen Cart™. If you already have Zen Cart™ installed and wish to...

How do I create a new Custom Template?
Since Version 1.3.+ Zen Cart™ has moved away from its old table based layout to a CSS based layout. CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you...

How do I change the "Sales Message Goes Here" or "Tagline Here" text?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I change "Powered by Zen Cart" and add/position a new logo?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I change the "Congratulations! you have successfully installed..." Message?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I add attributes to my products?
by Ajeh - Linda McGrath There are 3 parts to attributes: Option Name Option Value Attribute on the product Defining Option...

How do I add multiple images to a product?
by: Ajeh - Linda McGrath A product owns 1 filename ... Note: the base image name is the original image name loaded for the product. The concept of multiple...

How do I set up the template overrides?
Adapted from a contribution by: Networkdad I've been watching the forums, and I'm seeing many folks make many modifications to their cart. This is great! However,...

EZ-Pages - What are they and how do they work?
Summary EZ-Pages is a fast, easy way of creating links and additional pages. The additional Pages can be for: New Pages Internal Links ...

How can I protect my site from malicious attack? Security Recommendations
Steps in Securing Your Zen Cart™ Store 0. SSL Security Protection Tips Without applying extra efforts to your connection on the internet you are...

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