Quote Originally Posted by gjh42 View Post
Load an index.html file in the root, and that will generally be displayed instead of the index.php from Zen Cart.
If it is really important that nobody else be able to see any part of the site layout, developing locally would take care of that 100%.
1.3.9d is the latest version.

Technical reasons are largely simplicity of editing - no FTP required, you can edit stylesheets directly and see file changes instantaneously on refresh. When making related changes in several files, this can save considerable time going back & forth in FTP views in local and remote.
Hi gjh... I have read so many of your posts these past couple of weeks as I have been learning the ropes. So first of all I'd like to thank you for all the knowledgeable advice you have given to others that's helped me so much.

Your idea for the index.html file sounds great, only I wouldn't be able to see the site either right? and I need to be able to develop the theme. I've done most of it by now but there are a few things still and the site needs to be populated with products. Luckily I read about the overides when I first started so at least I have a custom theme that won't get overwritten now when we upgrade Zen Cart...well hopefully anyways :)

I found a good way of editing the files directly on the server to build the theme. Hosts that use Cpanel have file manager that has a code editor within it. It has saved me acres of time.

Soon as you're here I do have a couple of questions still regarding some customization issues...is this a good place to ask?
Lisa