How do I change sidebar display?

[mdivk]

Hi folks,

This is my first time using ZC, thanks to the developer team for sharing this great tool.

My website is: http://www.xiexianhui.com/imex/

I've got numerous questions and some might sound stupid to you but please do help me sort them out.

First question is:

I want to modify the existing sidebar to show my special products, how do I do that?

Second is: Am I allowed to remove the bottom ZC ad? It's not relevant to my shop so I want to remove it.

And how do I adjust the font size on the title: IMEX - Ontario..... as you can see, it doesn't fit in one line.


Thank you very much.

[gjh42]

1) You can turn on the Specials sidebox in Tools > Layout Boxes Controller > sideboxes/specials.php.
The box won't show until you have set a product to be on special.


2) The standard Zen Cart installation just has a "Powered by Zen Cart" link; your host has added extra links to make
Powered by Zen Cart . Install Zen Cart . hosting

You can change that as you like in /includes/languages/your_template/english.php
The standard Line #15 is:

define('FOOTER_TEXT_BODY', 'Copyright &copy; ' . date('Y') . ' <a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '" target="_blank">' . STORE_NAME . '</a>. Powered by <a href="http://www.zen-cart.com" target="_blank">Zen Cart</a>'); 

Just don't say "Powered by your company", as that would be false.
You can also turn off the sideboxes with sample ads or banners in them, in Tools > Layout Boxes Controller.


3) Find in your stylesheet.css

#tagline {
	color:#000000;
	font-size: 2em;
	text-align : center;
	vertical-align: middle;
	}

Change the 2em to 1.5em or whatever you want.

[mdivk]

Thanks. Still don't know how to remove the very bottom non-related ad.

and still can't change the text in the box currently showing:
Copyright © 2011 IMEX Ontario. Powered by Zen Cart Install Zen Cart hosting

I want to change it to:
Copyright © 2011 IMEX Ontario. Powered by Zen Cart

Another thing that was not addressed is I want to change thew sponsor info and "Have you seen ... "section

can anyone shed me more light?

Thanks again very much for your help.

[gjh42]

I did answer all of your questions.

the very bottom non-related ad.

Which one, sidebox or footer? As I said, the sideboxes can be controlled in Tools > Layout Boxes Controller (the ads are in "banner_boxes"). I posted the stock define for the footer links, so just find that file in your template folders and reset it.

[gjh42]

I see the "very bottom" ad now - it only shows on category/product pages, not the home page. You can turn that off in Configuration > Layout Settings > Banner Display Groups - Footer Position 3 > edit and set to blank.

[mdivk]

I did answer all of your questions.Which one, sidebox or footer? As I said, the sideboxes can be controlled in Tools > Layout Boxes Controller (the ads are in "banner_boxes"). I posted the stock define for the footer links, so just find that file in your template folders and reset it.

Thanks, I turned off the sponsor box in the left, however the one on the right is still there.

There are two items in the Layout Boxes Controller, I turned both off. Is there anything I am missing here?

Thank you.



Never mind, I removed it.

[mdivk]

Thanks, I turned off the sponsor box in the left, however the one on the right is still there.

There are two items in the Layout Boxes Controller, I turned both off. Is there anything I am missing here?

Thank you.



Never mind, I removed it.

But now I feel the website is a little bit too simple.

Do you know if/where can I find and install more templates so my website looks more fancy? It would be a nightmare for me if I have to adjust the color, font things one by one manually in css, there got to be something already done by the development team.

[gjh42]

You can see and try out all of the Free Addon templates at (sorry, site offline). Adjusting colors is really very easy, with the right tools to help you. Install Firefox and its Web Developer and Firebug extensions. They will show you exactly what stylesheet rules control any item you click on, and you can test changes and see the results instantly.

And "fancy" is not necessarily a good thing, especially if it makes any more complicated for visitors to see and buy your products.