Yet Another Overrides Question

[afo]

No, you should have 2 custom folders in the /includes/languages/ folder.

1. includes/languages/piccadilly_posh (which contains a copy of english.php)
2. includes/languages/english/piccadilly_posh (which contains your modified versions of any files in /includes/languages/english such as index.php, meta_tags.php and header.php)

[traytray]

I finally understand. I only want to clear up the following:

When I make changes to english.php do I modify the one in includes/languages/piccadilly_posh ONLY?

I see a Classic folder in includes/languages/english/modules/order_total

Should I make an overrides folder named piccadilly_posh in there? Same for Payment and Shipping folders.

[schoolboy]

I finally understand. I only want to clear up the following:

When I make changes to english.php do I modify the one in includes/languages/piccadilly_posh ONLY?

Yes

I see a Classic folder in includes/languages/english/modules/order_total

Should I make an overrides folder named piccadilly_posh in there? Same for Payment and Shipping folders.

Yes... but the folders are only used when you have a modified file to place into them. Your "custom" folders can be there, but can remain empty.

QUICK TUTORIAL...

Right now, here is your file structure for TEMPLATE FILES:

includes/templates/classic/templates/

includes/templates/piccadilly_posh/templates/

includes/templates/template_default/templates/

Lets say (for example) that you wanted to make changes to a file called "tpl_modules_create_account.php"

The CORE FILE (original code file) is at:

includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php

So you COPY that file, by sending it FTP to your hard drive. It is GOOD PRACTICE to have a "mirrored copy" of your site's files on your hard drive).

Once in your hard drive, you open it for editing and make the changes you require.

Then, you FTP it to the CUSTOM folder, or OVER-RIDES folder, or to the "YOUR_TEMPLATE" folder (they are called all these names on this forum).

So it will be sent to:

includes/templates/piccadilly_posh/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php

The ORIGINAL FILE (which is UN-EDITED) still resides in its CORE FOLDER
The EDITED FILE (which you have changed) now resides in the OVERRIDE FOLDER

CORE: includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php
CUSTOM:includes/templates/piccadilly_posh/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php

Now... zencart works out what file to use by looking for files FIRSLY in any "over-ride folder".

If it finds the file in the over-ride folder, it will load and use that file.

If it DOES NOT find a file in an over-ride folder, it then goes to the DEFAULT folder, and uses the original file.

[traytray]

Schoolboy, excellently explained. This shizzle is confusing, but I got it now!

[afo]

Yes, that was a very clear explanation, schoolboy (not that I expected less!).

traytray, when I started with Zen Cart the hardest concept for me was the overrides. It took me a while to get the idea straight in my head. Once I did, it seems so simple to me I wondered why I had such a difficult time figuring it out.

[traytray]

AFO, overrides are really tough to get a handle on for us new kids, but with people like you and schoolboy around, we will master it!

[lat9]

FWIW, you might be interested in my documentation "Plugin" that identifies the various opportunities for overrides (not just templates): http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.ph...le&id=1393%29;