responsive zen cart template by Picaflor Azul v1.0
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1. Go to your host cpanel and select the backup wizard:
2. Click on Backup:
3. Click on Full Backup:
4. Click on Generate Backup:
Unzip the template package using your favorite unzip utility.
In the template package go to winchester_black/files
Rename the folder YOUR_ADMIN_FOLDER to your admin folder name.
Back up all core file overwrites before installation:
YOUR_ADMIN_FOLDER/layout_controller includes/modules/pages/about_us/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/contact_us/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/featured_products/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/product_reviews/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/products_all/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/products_new/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/reviews/header_php.php includes/modules/pages/specials/header_php.php
In your Zen Cart admin go to Tools -> Template Selection Click on the "edit" button Select the name of the template you just installed from the drop down menu Click on the "update" button.
In your Zen Cart admin go to Tools -> Layout Boxes Controller Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the "reset" button.
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Create your logo in your image editing program and upload it to includes/templates/winchester_black/images.
Open includes/languages/english/winchester_black/header.php in a plain text editor. Find this code on or around line 24:
define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'Winchester Black :: Free Template by www.picaflor-azul.com'); define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '235px'); define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '60px'); define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.png');
define(
'HEADER_ALT_TEXT'
,
'Winchester Black :: Free Template by www.picaflor-azul.com'
); define(
'HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH'
'235px'
'HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT'
'60px'
'HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE'
'logo.png'
);
define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'Your store name :: your store tag line'); define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', 'height in px'); define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', 'width in px'); define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'your logo name .png');
'Your store name :: your store tag line'
'height in px'
'width in px'
'your logo name .png'
***This is a php file and MUST be edited in a plain text editor. If you try to edit this file in any type of wysiwyg editor, the code will be corrupted and when you insert the file back into your zen cart it will break your entire site.***
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In your favorite plain text editor, open the includes/languages/english/winchester_black/header.php.
On or around line 25 find this code:
define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'A Free Template by www.picaflor-azul.com.');
'HEADER_SALES_TEXT'
'A Free Template by www.picaflor-azul.com.'
Change the text in green to your site tagline, or remove it for no tagline. Be sure to keep the single quotes intact.
define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'Your site tagline goe here.');
'Your site tagline goe here.'
Save the file.
In your zen cart admin go to Tools -> Banner Manager.
Click on any of the banners in the "homepageslide" banner group.
Click on the "edit" button
Select "Banner New Window" Yes, or No, enter your Banner Title (this will be the banner caption), enter your Banner URL in the text box, and Click on the "browse" or "choose file" button and select your image.
Click on the "update" button.
Add as many banners to the slide show as you like. Just be sure to use the banner group "homepageslide".
In your zen cart admin go to Configuration -> Winchester Black
Click on "Home Page Slideshow".
Enter "false" and click on the "update" button.
To configure the home page carousel featured products, go to Configuration -> Carousel Featured Products
Click on the option, make your changes, and then click on the "update" button
To customize the content in the top specials panel, open the includes/langauges/english/extra_definitions/winchester_black/winchester_black_defines.php in your favorite plain text editor.
Find this code:
/*bof top specials*/ define('HEADER_TITLE_SPECIALS','<a href="index.php?main_page=specials">Specials</a>'); define('HEADER_TITLE_TOP_TEXT','FREE Shipping on all orders over $50.00!');
Change the part in red, between the single quotes to your content.
To customize the tab titles used for "description", "details", and "reviews" in the product info page tabbed content, open the includes/langauges/english/extra_definitions/winchester_black/winchester_black_defines.php in your favorite plain text editor.
/*bof product info tabs*/ define('HEADER_TITLE_DESCRIPTION',''Description'); define('HEADER_TITLE_DETAILS',''Details'); define('HEADER_TITLE_REVIEWS',''Reviews'); define('TEXT_FIRST_REVIEW',''<div class="review-first">Be the first to write a review. </span>'); define('TEXT_FIRST_REVIEW_WRITE',''<span class="review-first-write">Write a Review.</span></div>');
To customize the content and title of the "Custom Tab", go to Admin--Tools--Banner Manager
Enter your Banner Title (this will be the tab title), and enter your content into the HTML Text area.
To customize the content in the left side slide out panel, open the includes/langauges/english/extra_definitions/winchester_black/winchester_black_defines.php in your favorite plain text editor.
/*bof left hand slide out content*/ define('SLIDE_OUT_CONTENT','<center><h2>Custom Left Slide Out</h2>You can add any content here, text, images, etc.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="index.php?main_page=specials"><img src="includes/templates/winchester_black/images/summer.png" alt="your alt text here" /></a></center>');
In a your zen cart admin go to Admin--Tools--Flexible Footer Menu
To make changes, simply assign a column # and sort order, any page link, page image, sub-column header, text or comment can go above or below anything! See the Flexible Footer Menu module readme file for more information.
Click on the blank line directly below "Share and Connect", then click on the "edit" button
Change the links in the text box to match the links to your social media pages and click on the "update" button.
Remove all files in the template package.
Restore your back ups of the core overwrite files.
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The Winchester Black Free Zen Cart Template is released under the General Public License (see LICENSE.txt)
This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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