define HEADER sales option not on pull down menu

[gjh42]

By "open the includes/languages/english/header.php file in your text editor", the tutorial means something like Notepad++ on your pc. The Zen Cart admin does not have the ability to edit that file, only files named "define_xxxxx".

[Sandhya]

I guess I am stupid or something, I do not have the define header option in my text editor, "define *** everything else is on the pull down for HTML but not the define header option..I am about ready to throw in the towel and go with another ecommerce page..

[Merlinpa1969]

OK there are only a FEW pages that can be edited from within the zen cart admin
you will need to actually use an ftp program,

download the file from
includes/languages/english/header.php
to your computer,

they you will change the code located there to what you want
the default code looks like this

<?php
/**
* @package languageDefines
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: header.php 2940 2006-02-02 04:29:05Z drbyte $
*/

// header text in includes/header.php
define('HEADER_TITLE_CREATE_ACCOUNT', 'Create Account');
define('HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT', 'My Account');
define('HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS', 'Shopping Cart');
define('HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT', 'Checkout');
define('HEADER_TITLE_TOP', 'Top');
define('HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG', 'Home');
define('HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF', 'Log Out');
define('HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN', 'Log In');

// added defines for header alt and text
define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'Powered by Zen Cart :: The Art of E-Commerce');
define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'TagLine Here');
define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '192px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '64px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.gif');

// header Search Button/Box Search Button
define('HEADER_SEARCH_BUTTON','Search');
define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');

?>

so to change

the art of ecommerce,

you would actually change this line

define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'Powered by Zen Cart :: The Art of E-Commerce');

to read

define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'whatever you want here');

then you would save the file and then re-upload it,