How is Zencart attached to website?

[theresajb]

My website is set up on Bluehost. How to I make Zencart a "Shop" page or link on my website?

[daneh]

I have done this with one of my sites, but honestly, the other two are full on Zen cart sites, and I should do the same with the other, but I absolutely LOVE the way my html site looks, so I may not make it a full on Zen site....(well, maybe when I get time) Although, now that I can get around Zen, it is much easier to add pages, make changes, etc. than it is on the html site.

Basically, I made a folder called "shop", and that is where Zen lives. I then made a link to it from my html site. The link looks like: http://yoursite.com/shop . When someone clicks the link, they go to the Zen area. One thing to remember....the Zen area should look exactly like your html site (colors, etc) So people see a seamless transition.

One thing to think of though....you need a way for surfers to get back to the html section if they want to.....

[afo]

Unfortunately, if they go back to the HTML pages, they'll lose their Zen Cart sessions and possibly their cart contents.

[daneh]

Ah yes....that.

I meant after they complete their shopping. Some sites (mine included) have a lot of informational pages, and I like to have a way for customers to get back to them. As I said, I should just redo the whole site using Zen, but time sometimes is at a premium....

[afo]

Understood. I just wanted to mention the potential problem of having someone move back and forth between Zen Cart and the rest of the site.

[theresajb]

Is it possible to create a link on the Zencart main page to return to my website? Thanks for bringing this up.

Theresa