editing through the admin page editor

[geoffkarr]

theres nothing in my classic folder

am i supposed to move the .php page files from html_includes into there? should there already be files there?


*edit: i moved them from the html_includes folder to the classic folder and now they do not appear in the pull down menu in the page editor

[Website Rob]

Yes, you need a 'classic' dir. but not not move the files, copy them.

All files shown in the 'html_includes' dir. should also be in a dir. called 'classic' and the name of your custom Template if using one.

[geoffkarr]

success! i can now edit the files, thank you very much guys =)

[fairestcape]

Geoff, the principle of OVER-RIDES is relatively simple once you get to know where the over-rides must go.

Basically, zencart provides a mechanism for customised changes to be made to core code that achieve the following:-

1. That the CORE FILE (original file) remains UN-edited, in its ORIGINAL location.
2. That an edited copy of a core file is stored in another folder so that when you upgrade your zencart later on, you don't overwrite the edited copy.

A STANDARD install of zencart includes the CLASSIC template, and (unless you install another template) CLASSIC becomes your custom template.

Rule of thumb: Wherever you see a CLASSIC folder in your zencart directory tree you have an over-ride facility.

If you are using CLASSIC as your template, then you will copy a relevant core file into this folder, and make edits to this copy.

If you install another custom template (let's say it's called "darkblue") then wherever you see a CLASSIC folder in your tree, you should ALSO have a folder called "darkblue".

So, lets say you want to EDIT a copy of:-

includes\templates\template_default\templates\tpl_account_default.php

you will COPY "tpl_account_default.php" to

includes\templates\darkblue\templates\

to get

includes\templates\darkblue\templates\tpl_account_default.php

... and that is the copy you edit.

Because you have selected "darkblue" as your chosen template in ADMIN>TOOLS>TEMPLATE SELECTION...

...zencart will know that it must look there FIRST for tpl_account_default.php .

If it does not find that file in the darkblue folder, it looks for it in template_default folder.