Second step in setting up your cart - templates

[nomadrw]

Remember to edit template_info.php and turn on the template in admin.
Best wishes for your Zen success.

Question on edit the template_info.php.
I made some changes for the following and assigned them to the proper folders. Note jus the basic updates, change the text for my company.
index.php
meta_tags.php
header.php
new logo for the header.php
english.php
css

What do I need to modify for the template_info.php

and I also read some where that I might need to modify any of the files in
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/

Can you please help me
thanks
nomad

[gjh42]

You do not want to modify any files in /template_default/. What you want to do is copy any file you want to edit into /your_template/, and edit the copy.

All you really need to edit in template_info.php is your template's name - essentially personalize the info.

[nomadrw]

Thanks for the info.

[Rob905]

With the help of the good people here, I'm well on my way to building my cart and I'm working on adding the content (3400 items or so) daily.

I have the main page looking like I want (except for the color scheme but I'll tackle that when I get a good CSS editor) but now seem to have a similar issue for the product pages.

If you go to www.robertensing.com you see that the main page is set to display 3 columns of products. When you select one of the categories in the left column, those products are listed 1 above the other and I would like to have them showing as 3 in a row also.

I can't find the page to change that setting on. :-(

Also, is it possible to put a link inside the description? For example, a few items have a picture that shows 2 or 3 different items, each sold seperately but using the same picture. Currently I have "item suchandsuch sold seperately - see item xxx" can I link the xxx directly to the correct item and save the customer having to look for it?


I also haven't heard back from my post in the IH 2 support forum more than a day ago, is that not monitored anymore?

[gjh42]

Get the Column Layout Grid mod from Downloads.

You can add a link to the product description, but what you really want is something like the Better Together mod - see testuser's sig for a link to that.

There is nobody "assigned" to monitor any one thread - if someone who can answer questions wants to monitor one, they can. I believe the IH2 mod author is no longer active, but others sometimes answer.

[sneader]

Your first link does not appear to work.

Tested all links.. working fine at time of test

The first link in your first post, which you recommend that everyone read, takes you to a page that says:

Invalid FAQ Item specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Hope this helps.

- Scott

[DrByte]

The bad links have been updated.

[topaward]

PLEASE PLUK OUT MY EYES!

I have been moderately successful at damaging my new installation and am ready to cry. I promise ALL of you that I have read post after post about changing the page title in meta_tags.php and STILL, IE does not change (I know, boo! ie...). I've used dev tools and searched "title" as suggested and, I SEE the original "zen..." commented <//> and mine accepted - BUT THE CONFUNDED THING...doesn't change. I see some changes were successful: copyright notice, more info (tho links dont work), i added header/footer links just to see if I could - not my index.php ovrd tho, that doesn't show.

I have really put off posting because it just is too easy to be missing it!
Along my journey i've come up with a few ???s:

1) Where's MY title?? (oh, you know that one...)
2) Can there be more that one /CUSTOM folder? and...
2a) Does /CUSTOM >have to< appear everywhere that classic is?
My understanding from reading the past 14 hours is "not if I have made no changes"

I hereby PROMISE to become a valuable member to the zen society in the future as I learn in exchange for a hamburger today...no, that's Wimpy's line, make that HELP today?

Thanks for your time!

[kuroi]

1) Where's MY title?? (oh, you know that one...)

Do yopu mean the one in your includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/meta_tags.php file?

2) Can there be more that one /CUSTOM folder? and...

Yes. It would be a very rare (or badly constructed) site where there wan't.

2a) Does /CUSTOM >have to< appear everywhere that classic is?
My understanding from reading the past 14 hours is "not if I have made no changes"

Your understanding is correct.

[topaward]

...er...yep.

Thank you! I knew it was gonna be something i just wasn't seeing!