Help With Template Customizations Please?

[Globie]

Hello fellow Zenners. I was wondering if someone can tell me how to go about doing this. I know enough (not a lot) about design (css and html) to get what I need done but I am no expert or even close to it in PHP.

I know how to create a custom template which I have done but what I am running into is completely customizing it to make it look exactly as I want it to.

This is what I've done, and I hope that I am explaining it correctly:

I have copied over the tpl_main_page file from templates_default/common to my custom folder. I have downloaded a template that I found on the web that I really like... and so what I am trying to do is use the code from that template and apply it to Zen Cart. The template I downloaded from the web has it's own CSS, so how do I get it to fit with the tpl_main_page and having all the functionality of Zen Cart???

I know there is a lot of hacking of code to do, I just don't know where to start. Can someone please help point me in the right direction?

Thank you!!

[Website Rob]

You really should view the Template Tutorials using the Tutorial/FAQ link, top of this page.

[Globie]

Umm, I have looked there, that was actually the very first resource I used... I mean, it's possible that I just didn't dig enough, but honestly I search and searched... even in the forums.

There is not a whole lot of information on how to go about hacking the tpl_main_page file to suit your needs...

Umm, so any other suggestions? Can you recommend a tutorial or link I may have missed?

[afo]

First of all, where did you get the template from that you're trying to use?

[Globie]

Hi Afo,

I found it here:

http://www.templates.com/blog/coffee...-templates-com

[afo]

Although you might be able to adapt one of those templates for Zen Cart, they weren't designed for Zen Cart. There are free templates available specifically for Zen Cart at http://(sorry, site offline)/