Copying classic template

[justincataldo]

I'm following the instructions in the Zen Cart book. Page 273 describes copying the 'classic' template to a folder and calling it 'magic'. I did that, then switched to the new template. The problem is that the 'classic' template looks like this:



And the new (magic) template looks like this:



What's the go with that? Why did the side boxes disappear and the 'Tagline Here' text appear?

I'm trying to use the override system so that I can create a new template I can edit the CSS on and get rid of the book ad in the middle.

[kobra]

Also admin > tools > layout boxes controller > reset >

Zen Does not know what boxes are associated with a new template until you configurre it

[justincataldo]

Ah ha! It work now - thanks!

Now how do I get rid of the "Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.
Welcome Guest! Would you like to log yourself in?" text?

[clydejones]

Ah ha! It work now - thanks!

Now how do I get rid of the "Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.
Welcome Guest! Would you like to log yourself in?" text?

www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=129

www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=128

[justincataldo]

Thanks! I turned off the welcome message.

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=129

I've created the includes/languages/english/custom/index.php file, and changed the "Congratulations! you have successfully installed..." text, but it's ignoring the custom one and using the includes/languages/english/index.php file. How come?

[Kim]

Change the name of the 'custom' directory to match your template's name - all of your custom folders must have the same name or the magic naming convention won't work.