Do tutorials still apply to v1.3.9h?

[firefly9]

Ah - making the folders writable... I didn't see this instruction anywhere on the tutorials.

Selecting the admin custom template? Are you referring to the admin panel or to some file under admin(newname) directory? I haven't selected any "custom template" - just uploading my Custom files to the server. I'm assuming anywhere there is a "Classic" folder then a Custom folder can be added. Do you know if these basic custom pages need to be started fresh or compared with the new original files using WinMerge etc.

Can I get just a bit more help on this please.

[stevesh]

You have to go to Admin - Tools - Template Selection and select your custom template to activate it, then to Layout Boxes Controller and click on 'Reset'.

[firefly9]

But I NEED TO KNOW what to select under this place in Admin. All that is there is Classic. I am not utilizing some preformated, downloaded template to call my custom, but instead just editing and creating overrides for the layout and design using the Custom folders which I uploaded to my site directory. (ie logo, welcome message, etc) So far they are not working.

You are telling me to select my custom template in the admin panel, but I do not know you mean. Didn't have to do this for 1.3.8a and the tutorials do not mention that I have to make some change to this admin panel in order to make my overrides work. IS there a specific file (within some location of the directory?... some template index?? or something) that I am to call my template for this purpose.

[stevesh]

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=142

Zencart looks in every includes/templates/whatever folder for a file called template_info.php. If it finds one, it adds that template to the dropdown in Admin - Template - Selection.

When you create a custom template (let's say the name is 'custom'), you need to create a file called template_info.php that looks like this (copy it from includes/templates/classic and edit it):

<?php
/**
* Template Information File
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: template_info.php 4226 2006-08-24 02:23:25Z drbyte $
*/
$template_name = 'custom';
$template_version = 'Version 1.0;
$template_author = 'you';
$template_description = 'This template set is designed to be easily modified using only the style sheet to change colors, fonts, and the store logo. Three images are required; logo.jpg, header_bg.jpg, and tile_back.gif.';
$template_screenshot = 'scr_template_default.jpg';
?>

and place it in includes/templates/custom

Then go to Admin - Tools - Template Selection, and it will be there in the dropdown.

And yes, the procedure was exactly the same for 1.3.8.

[firefly9]

PS - I just found that you need to upload
includes/templates/CUSTOM/template_info.php, for something new to pop into the admin panel "template" drop down options. (This I also did not see anywhere in the tutorials....which are way outdated in many cases). I didn't edit this file, just got it into my CUSTOM folder by uploading it. Now my overrides are at least working.