need to know where and how to go about this fix

**mkeigwin** · 16 Apr 2008, 03:10 AM

ok i know i should not have done this . but i can not make a page that looks as good as the ones from tm . so i got one

ok i did it . installed to there liking and well it does not work at all . they told me install on ver 136 so i did and this is what i get . i think the code is hosed

site is http://zen136.mikesrchobbies.com
this is a test site . have done some reading about some of the problems with TM but i didn't think it would have been this bad .

the test site is a fresh install so both should work . there are no other mods at all . thanks for llooking . any help would be great also .

i am a newbie at this . but i can install these and get them working .

my live site is www.mikesrchobbies.com i just what to can the way it looks .

**kobra** · 16 Apr 2008, 03:27 AM

So you read about the issues and bought on anyway???

Due to their non standard coding - fixing any one of them is a nightmare and can take 20-30 hours of work to straignten things out - most likely not worth it but that is not my call

**mkeigwin** · 16 Apr 2008, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by kobra

So you read about the issues and bought on anyway???

Due to their non standard coding - fixing any one of them is a nightmare and can take 20-30 hours of work to straignten things out - most likely not worth it but that is not my call

if i could get it to look the way it is and was made to i can live with that for now. and as long as it would work so i could go live with it . i only need to change 2 pic in the template and all would be good.

so how to start . i did do the css on the live site that i posted .

**kobra** · 16 Apr 2008, 05:22 AM

Anything that we can tell you would be how this is done in Zen Cart - And as stated TM writes outside of this structure... Didn't the template come with instructions of their's on how to change these basic things?

**mkeigwin** · 16 Apr 2008, 05:43 AM

ya they are some of the worst i have ever seen. i have done every thing they asked . i even downloaded there movie and looked at it . not much there .

so i unzip the file . load in the template folder , change to that one . install there sql file and this is what i get. looks as if the code for the langand $ IS MISSING and none of the side box will display
well i thinki can get the search to show. and when i tri to make a ezpage for the header and footer they will not display. you can see the code at the top of the page . i can not figure out what flie it is in .

i even uninstalled it 3times and reinstalled 3 times to make sure that i was not doing something wrong. then i went back to 136 and install that fresh . i am lost.

they don't have any info about what area to change in the configure part of the admin . their tech guy are some of the worst i have seen also.

**dbltoe** · 16 Apr 2008, 05:50 AM

I've often said that there should be a banner on every ZenCart page that says something like, "It's better to be thought gullible than buy a TM template and prove it."

That said, the problem THIS TIME may be a bad ftp upload or bad unzip of files prior to upload. Make sure you got them all there correctly.

**mkeigwin** · 16 Apr 2008, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by dbltoe

I've often said that there should be a banner on every ZenCart page that says something like, "It's better to be thought gullible than buy a TM template and prove it."

That said, the problem THIS TIME may be a bad ftp upload or bad unzip of files prior to upload. Make sure you got them all there correctly.

box is local here . i have full controll over it . so it not's a bad upload. i did download it on my laptop and then input the file on the linux server . i have another server here i may try it in the moring and see if it does the same thing .

you can check out my other test site it does the same thing but more of the template does work .
http://test.mikesrchobbies.com
it is install on a fresh install of 1.3.8a zencart with a the database from the live site for testing. the look of the new site if i can get it to work.

**Website Rob** · 16 Apr 2008, 06:11 AM

http://zen136.mikesrchobbies.com/ << as mentioned, there are some missing files that did not get uploaded.

Also, TM provides you with a PSD file, do they not? You could always pay someone to take the PSD and create a working Template for you. Paying for it twice, I know, but if you really like/want the Template look then that will save you all kinds of headaches in the long run.

**mkeigwin** · 23 Apr 2008, 03:39 PM

looks as if TM has found a fix for my problem and now the template works . if some of you could have a look and see if anything that is not working . and let me know . thanks mike

http://zen136.mikesrchobbies.com

**Steven300** · 23 Apr 2008, 04:00 PM

I remember giving you quite a bad review on your other site. This one looks a lot better. I had a quick look around and everything seemed to work ok. Only, the images still need improving. Also, some of the sign-up fields were out of place. But if you can get all this sorted and working, you'll have a very nice site.