Need help with template ID

[artek]

Hello,

Just a little intro, I'm Arthur and I'm a small motorcycle parts builder. I would like to set up my first online store. Zen cart was recommended by many as a best solution for someone like me. Well, so far I think I made a good choice. Installation was a piece of cake, everything is ready and working on my site (I hope, I'm still using demo listings). I do have a first question. I really like how the website featured in "live showcase sites" looks http://www.pgautoparts.com/

Is there a template to achieve this look or is it custom coding ?

Looking at the page source there's a reference to a lite black, am I on the right track?

Thank you

Art

[Kim]

Looking at the page source there's a reference to a lite black, am I on the right track?

Yep - check the Free AddOns section

[artek]

I did check, all I could find was lite red which do not look like lite black to me, or is it a heavyly modified version of lite red?

Thanks

Art

[Kim]

Try contacting the template author?

[artek]

ok, thanks. After a bit of google, looks like templatemoster has what I need.

Thanks

Art

[gjh42]

Be aware that Template Monster templates, while pretty, are usually very strangely coded and difficult to adjust if you want something a little bit different than exactly what the demo looks like. They also can disable stock admin settings, so that adjustments described in the forum might not work, and people here may not know how to fix problems due to the non-standard coding.

[artek]

Thanks for the advice, here's my dilema - I like what zen cart cart offers but I'm not sure I'm able to code "the looks" ,I feel preety good about setting up categories/prices/taxes and so on. What I'm worry about is the visual side, I like visual looks of
http://pgautoparts.com/

and from TemplateMonster

osc4.template-help.com/zencart_30749/index.php - this is just about perfect of what I'm looking for

osc.template-help.com/zencart_26743/index.php - close but would need some more tweaking.

If anyone would like to help, I'm open to to discussion.

thanks

Art

[gjh42]

Your reference site using liteBlack template could just as well be achieved with the template author's liteGrey template (also free from their site). The modifications are relatively minor, largely some background image colors altered (of course some custom images for the specific business, which you would have to customize for your shop no matter what) and a categories sidebox mod like Categories Dressing installed. There are some customized header navigation bars, combining commonly-available elements; the "Home | New Products | Specials | ..." bar that highlights the current page link could be done with the Ezpages Improved Menus mod.

[artek]

Your reference site using liteBlack template could just as well be achieved with the template author's liteGrey template (also free from their site). The modifications are relatively minor, largely some background image colors altered (of course some custom images for the specific business, which you would have to customize for your shop no matter what) and a categories sidebox mod like Categories Dressing installed. There are some customized header navigation bars, combining commonly-available elements; the "Home | New Products | Specials | ..." bar that highlights the current page link could be done with the Ezpages Improved Menus mod.

Thank you for information, I'm having a difficult time finding the website/author for this lite black, lite gray template. Can you share a link?

Art

[artek]

never mind, found them 12leaves.com