Color change not publishing

[NettlesJewelry]

I am just getting started. I am changing the background color for my site, just to do a test. After I change it in my cpanel, it doesn't publish. I am changing the color under the includes/templates/magic/css stylesheet. Magic is the file I created as per the e-start zen book. I went back to make sure the changes I made were saved in that file, and they were. But, on my site there is still a white background. Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
nettlesjewelry.com

[Kim]

You seem to be missing a bunch of the normal files - try reuploading the whole package using a good FTP program. You will not have to re-run the installer.

[NettlesJewelry]

Ok, I just re-uploaded, and tried again to change the background to black. I just wonder if there is something silly I am not doing.


Here is the file I created to make the changes in.
/home/nettlesj/public_html/includes/templates/magic/stylesheet.css

[afo]

Did you select your template in admin->tools->template selection? It looks like your still using the classic template.

[NettlesJewelry]

Template selection is not allowing me to add a new template. I thought I could just edit the classic green template. How do I add a template?

[NettlesJewelry]

Ok, I added a new template to my admin.

But, the changes I make in my cpanel files are not showing up on my site.

There should be a black background.

[afo]

If you edit the classic template, all your changes will be lost with the next upgrade/update.

Take a peek at http://(sorry, site offline)/ to see the free templates available for Zen Cart. Each comes with directions on how to install.

You can start a template with simply the stylesheet.css and template_info.php.

To create a very basic custom template (you can build from there), you need:

• includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/index.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php (to change the logo)
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_footer.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/logo.gif
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Anywhere you see a /classic/ folder, you can create a folder for your custom template. You can copy the necessary files from either the /classic/ folder, the /template_default/ folder or the parent folder.

Edit includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php to give your template identifying information so you'll recognize it in the admin under tools->template selection.

[stevesh]

One more zero in the color should do the trick.


In includes/templates/magic/css/stylesheet.css


body {
margin: 0;
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 62.5%;
color: #000000;
background-color: #00000;
}

[NettlesJewelry]

I added a zero. Nothing.

I am making all of my changes in a folder I created by copying files from the classic folder.

[afo]

When I looked at your site, it appeared to be using the classic template.

In your stylesheet look for

/*wrappers - page or section containers*/
#mainWrapper {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	text-align: left;
	width: 750px;
	vertical-align: top;
	border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
	}

and change it to

/*wrappers - page or section containers*/
#mainWrapper {
	background-color: #000000;
	text-align: left;
	width: 750px;
	vertical-align: top;
	border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
	}

If you don't have it already, get the Firefox browser with the web developer addon which allows you to tinker with the stylesheet (css) and see the changes on the fly (among other thhngs). You still have to save your changes separately and upload them to the site to make them permanent.