My Second ZenCart (Just the essentials Please)

[slabadoo]

Hello all, I am about to embark on my second Zen Cart Store Front. I have learned a lot from the last store and I am sure this second time around will be much easier. I am hoping that someone out there can help me answer my question which is as follows:

I had a really hard time incorporating my design to fit into my last storefront. For this store front, i am looking to just embed the basics into my exiting template. i.e products, buy now, purchase, shipping Done! Is there a way to turn virtually everything off except the basics and just plant it into my websites content area.

Hope someone can help me with this.
Thanks,
Rick

[birdoasis]

Try a new install, and simply copy your template folders into their respective folders. You did use the template override system didn't you?

[slabadoo]

Yes, I did use the template overrides but thisis a new site with a completly differnt design. i am looking for a way to simply plop what is needed onto the content area of my new design.
thanks

[Kim]

Zen Cart doesn't operate that way. You have to "plop" your design into Zen Cart.

[birdoasis]

Is the content the same as the first site?

[slabadoo]

No, Completely different. Different Site Design and Different products and this one only has 20 or 30 products unlike the last one I did which had 20,000. Also, when I use the word content area, I am referring to the realestate where I can just place essential ecommerce related parts. the way zencart is now, I am forced to rebuild the template as a CUSTOM. I really just want to be able to plop the products in the realestate available with my already built template.
Catch my drift?
Rick

[yellow1912]

But Zencart does not work that way, unfortunately. You will have to do it the other way around: put your template into zc.

[jcpatrick]

ohhhhh, I get it.

What you want is to tell Zen Cart what type of cart you want. Say a book store.

Then have Zen Cart create a site with books, descriptions, product reviews, Opera's Suggested list, etc.

Now that would be cool.

Kim, Dr.Byte? When can we expect this upgrade?

Hmmm, I would like one for midi players too.

We'll need recommended distributors as well. Hey, they distributors can pay you to be on the list.

Hod dang, I think we're onto something here!

[slabadoo]

I guess I left myself open for a cheap shot there. Thank you for your help just the same Spongebob, I mean Patrick;)

[barco57]

Thats beautiful....to see you guys getting along so well....it warms my heart