Override system

[barco57]

In your includes/templates directory you should have:
classic
magic
template default

in the magic directory (at minimum) you should have:
template_info.php

the file should be edited to have the following line read:
$template_name = 'magic Template';

Then the template will show up in the list
there should not be a classic or template-default in the magic directory

[craigthetechnophob]

In your includes/templates directory you should have:
1)
classic
magic
template default

(2)in the magic directory (at minimum) you should have:
template_info.php

the file should be edited to have the following line read:
$template_name = 'magic Template';

Then the template will show up in the list
(3) there should not be a classic or template-default in the magic directory

WOW! that was a quick reply thank you barco57.

(1) I do have: classic, magic and template_default as you said.

(2) As told in book I copied and renamed the whole classic directory to magic so I have all the files from classic directory in magic directory.

So: if I open includes/template/magic I have all classic folders but No 'template_info.php' but I do have a 'templates' folder
so: if I open 'templates' folder I'm at:includes/templates/magic/templates

and in there I have two folders: classic and template_default
both of these do have a template_info PHP File in them.

As not sure which one to edit I have tried in both of these template_info PHP files to rename to:

$template_name='magic template' but neither results in a new template?

It appears from your reply (3) that you are surprised that the classic and template_default have copied into the magic directory, yes?

Thank you for your time I have actually seen your wifes site complimented on this forum in a different thread.

[canopy]

Hi Craig,

You seem to have a misconfiguration in your Override System.

Try this and let me know if it works:

1. Delete the entire "magic" folder (including any sub-folders) you currently have. i.e. includes/templates/magic.
2. Create an empty "magic" folder. i.e. includes/template/magic
3. Copy the contents of the directory includes/templates/classic to includes/templates/magic.
4. Edit the file includes/templates/magic/template_info.php as stated in the book.
5. Go to your Admin Console and try to switch templates.

[afo]

To create a very basic custom template (you can build from there), you need:

• includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/index.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php (to change the logo)
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_footer.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/logo.gif
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Any where you see a /classic/ folder, you can create a folder for your custom template. Copy the files you need from /classic/, /template_default/ or the parent directory.

Edit includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php to give your template identifying info (you'll understand when you open the file).

Always use a text editor like Notepad or Crimson Editor to edit php files.

Once you've built your template, go into your admin under tools->template selection and select it from the pull down menu.

[craigthetechnophob]

Hi

Just a quick thank you to canopy and afo for their advice, not sure if that is appropriate to how the forum works but I'd feel rude if I didn't. Unfortunatly I won't be able to try it out until the W/E but will post if all went well. Thanks again craig

[afo]

Hi

Just a quick thank you to canopy and afo for their advice, not sure if that is appropriate to how the forum works but I'd feel rude if I didn't. Unfortunatly I won't be able to try it out until the W/E but will post if all went well. Thanks again craig

Thanking people is certainly allowed. You'll see it all over the forums. It's one of the nicest parts of one of the nicest boards I've ever participated in.

I hope you can get it worked out. Once you get the hang of it, you'll wonder why you thought it difficult.