File Path Driving Me Crazy!

[Guidingfoot]

Hello all. My first time here.

I have read lots here at Zen, and have much more to do so.

I am going NUTS, I have searched here, and tried my dangest to find this and I cant.

I am using cpanal, and in file manager, I have looked from top to bottom! And yet I still can't find the CORRECT file to do this. Help...

When Zencart loads, you see the very first page that comes up. The one that shows Sale Message Here, and the sponser links, and so on.

I can't figure out what the FULL path name is for that plate to edit.

I want to adjust some banners on that main page, and it reflect through out.

I want to pull it up and edit wording, as well check path names in the code for adding some extra info. As well reword the log in line Etc.

I am going BUGGY trying to know the right one.

ALSO:

How does one backup a single page when working in the code?

I just don't want to SCREW up something, and can't go back. I am in no way a html or code freak. Just the opisite, but I have dabbled in copy/paste adjust, and "play" with code. Trust me, I;m more afraid of it, then it is of me..
:-P

Its the page with the wording Powered by Zencart line, under the small gif logo.gif page. That and other things are needed to be adjusted on that main page.

I'm maybe guessing there is more then just one page that affects the page all see. Might someone here please give me all those needed.


NEXT Thing:

How does one adjust the time setting that is dispalyed in the cart. At the moment its showing "in admin" military 24hr time, and GMT time, is there a way to make a read CST and in 12hr am-pm mode instead?


Well, I have more questions, but I think this is good for now here.

And THANKS all who can help.

[jettrue]

Hello all. My first time here.

I have read lots here at Zen, and have much more to do so.

I am going NUTS, I have searched here, and tried my dangest to find this and I cant.

I am using cpanal, and in file manager, I have looked from top to bottom! And yet I still can't find the CORRECT file to do this. Help...

When Zencart loads, you see the very first page that comes up. The one that shows Sale Message Here, and the sponser links, and so on.

I can't figure out what the FULL path name is for that plate to edit.

I want to adjust some banners on that main page, and it reflect through out.

I want to pull it up and edit wording, as well check path names in the code for adding some extra info. As well reword the log in line Etc.

I am going BUGGY trying to know the right one.

ALSO:

How does one backup a single page when working in the code?

I just don't want to SCREW up something, and can't go back. I am in no way a html or code freak. Just the opisite, but I have dabbled in copy/paste adjust, and "play" with code. Trust me, I;m more afraid of it, then it is of me..
:-P

Its the page with the wording Powered by Zencart line, under the small gif logo.gif page. That and other things are needed to be adjusted on that main page.

I'm maybe guessing there is more then just one page that affects the page all see. Might someone here please give me all those needed.


NEXT Thing:

How does one adjust the time setting that is dispalyed in the cart. At the moment its showing "in admin" military 24hr time, and GMT time, is there a way to make a read CST and in 12hr am-pm mode instead?


Well, I have more questions, but I think this is good for now here.

And THANKS all who can help.

As far as adjusting text, that will almost always been in a language file (in the includes/languages folder). To search for the exact language file, do a search for a small chunk of the text in your admin, under "Tools", "Developers Tool Kit". Some text can be adjusted in the admin, via "Tools", "Define Pages Editor". There isn't some magic file that you will find where you can adjust everything on the home page, it will be in different places.

As for adding a banner, why not use the built in banner manager, under "Tools", Banner Manager".

To back up a file, why not make a copy of it just before editing it. Also, you need to read more about the override system. FAQ- Override System

[Guidingfoot]

Yah I did discover in the admin you can adjust various things in the>>> "Tools", "Developers Tool Kit". Some text can be adjusted in the admin, via "Tools", "Define Pages Editor"."

But that is not "the only place/s" I wanted to go to.

I am trying to locate the "hardcore" code that resides inside the file manager within cpanel, so I can open/edit the raw code it self.

There are various things within ZC Admin that don't have options to edit things in the>>> "Tools", "Developers Tool Kit". "Tools", "Define Pages Editor".

Though these areas offer various cool options, they don't offer full free flexabilty to edit "everything" one wishes to edit.

The raw code does have everything in it, including what is in those as well.

As for doing a search in "Admin", yah I can do that, but in the CPanel/Filemanger, that don't work with search until you open the file to search for key words/sections Etc., (I need to know the name od the full path of the file names. All you can do at best is search for a file name (which is the list I need) and it only gives you upto 250 matches...

I need the names of the path files, so I can narrow it down to "whatever how many there are", so I don't have to go through X number of tree listings getting lost.

I have looked in these somewhat includes/languages folders and so on, but there is so many php files in there, for so many things. I cant figure out all the ones needed for the main front page stuff.

Thanks.

So someone who knows the ins and outs of the file paths for the "Raw Coding", might you please paste them here for me.

:-)

[Guidingfoot]

I just took a look a little at that "FAQ- Override System" section, that will be of great help to me as well. Thanks again.

[jettrue]

I need the names of the path files, so I can narrow it down to "whatever how many there are", so I don't have to go through X number of tree listings getting lost.

I have looked in these somewhat includes/languages folders and so on, but there is so many php files in there, for so many things. I cant figure out all the ones needed for the main front page stuff.

Thanks.

So someone who knows the ins and outs of the file paths for the "Raw Coding", might you please paste them here for me.

:-)

I'm not really following your thoughts here, but if you search in "Tools" "Developers Tool Kit", then you find the file you need to edit (the developers tool kit has nothing to do with actually editing the file), then you open the file in your cpanel, and edit it there. You can limit your search to "language files only" (using the first input box).

The actual first page is controlled by includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_main_page.php, though there are sections of THAT controlled by other pages, but what you're looking for is in LANGUAGE files, that you can find in the tool kit.

Incidentally, give me an example of some text you want to change.