Template override problem

[DrByte]

Hi
I followed these steps from tutorial for creating a new template

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


I now went to admin and select the new template
What I now see on my cart is that although it shows all the products, but I dont see any sideboxes on the left
Categories, New Products, Manufactures, Reviews, Information, More Information etc
I was under the impression that overrides work only when there is a file to be changed
Can someone help me with whats happening here or did I do something wrong
Thanks

Now you need to go to the Admin/Tools/Layout Boxes Controller and hit the
reset button at the bottom of the page.

Or...maybe the left column is turned off in Admin/Configuration/Layout Settings?

Yeah thanks mate
Just figured it out!! :)

You'll also see that the end of that FAQ tutorial you quoted already DOES explain the need to set the layout boxes:

Open your Admin panel and navigate to tools -> template selection. Click the Edit button, then choose CUSTOM from the dropdown menu and click the Update button. Now, navigate to tools -> layout boxes controller and at the bottom of the page click the Reset button.