Template Override System - I'm apparently not getting it...

[ssolis5788]

Hi Everyone,

I've set up my custom template folders (my_template) where a Classic folder is located. Then placed copies of the files I needed to edit into my_template folder. But none of my changes are appearing (I've edited the header image, and tried to get rid of the "Congratulations! you have successfully installed...etc.").

I don't understand what step I've missed, or what I have done wrong. Any help is always appreciated!

Sandy

[kobra]

making this should create a template "my_template", Have you selected this as your active template in admin > tools > template selection??

Post a url for more definitive assistance

[ssolis5788]

I've looked in Admin>Tools>Template Selection, but the only template that shows up is the Classic. I'm not sure which URL you want - the one to my Admin Home page? Thanks for your help.

[kobra]

but the only template that shows up is the Classic.

You need to edit the template_info.php file that you copied to "my_template" and name it as the folders that you have created. It should then show up as a selection in the admin.

Select it and then admin > tools > layoutboxes controller > reset > and adjust sideboxes as you want

URL to your store

[ssolis5788]

Ok, I've renamed the template in the template_info.php file to "my_template". I then selected it as the template layout in Admin>Tools. And I reset the Layout Box Controller. But when I viewed my online store, it does not look anything like the Classic template did (colors, text, everything is really ugly).

My store url is: http://s14.securedview.com/srscustom....com/index.php?

I thought the Classic "look" would still remain, with only the small changes I made taking effect. Is this not true?

[TMC_Sherpa]

that is the 'default' template showing, the template that you saw before was the 'classic' template. ain't it purty? afaik it looks that way to make it easier to see where a color is coming from in the css file.
if you copy over the css and images folder from classic to your new template directory, it should look like it did before.

[ssolis5788]

Ah, I see! I believe I've copied all the files necessary for the Classic template to show again. And I was successful in adding my logo - unfortunately the logo is repeating across the page. How do I stop that?

And the pages I edited for "Shipping & Returns", "Privacy Notice", etc. have reverted back to the original text. How do I get my changes back for those pages? Here's my url of how my shop currently looks (it's looking much better! )

http://s14.securedview.com/srscustomprinting.com/

[ssolis5788]

I posted the above question about the repeating logo, and then figured out how to fix it!

But my next question is: there is a broken image "X" in the upper left hand corner of my shop, with a clickable link that says "SRS Custom Printing". It is overlapping my logo. How do I get rid of this?

Thanks!

[kobra]

This "X" is because the image that you have is srs_header_v6.jpg, and there apparently is no logo.gif image to display. Either slice your head image and make the logo part a logo.gif file (easiest) or a logo.jpg file (need to edit the call for the gif to be jpg) and place the created logo.gif in your template/images folder.

Alternatively you can edit the call for logo.gif - and aas my failing memory recalls this is in the includes/language/english/header.php file and will be 'logo.gif' and you can reduce this to just the pair of singly quotes thusly - ''

[ssolis5788]

Thanks Kobra. I put up a new header image without the logo no problem. Then created srs_header_logo.gif and placed the reference to it in includes>templates>my_templates>template_info_php (see below):

$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; srs_header_logo.gif, srs_header_v6.jpg, and tile_back.gif.';
$template_screenshot = 'scr_template_default.jpg';
?>

But I still see the "X" and clickable link but no logo. Am I missing a reference to the header logo in another file?

store url: http://s14.securedview.com/srscustomprinting.com