Things every New Zenner needs to know

[Sherrylxf]

I did the same change and the same problem happened to me - spent couple of hours but still can't fiture out which page the "Sales Message Goes here" points to!!!

Who had some experience in this? I highly appreciate the turorial however it looks like may be a little outdated considering the fact it was released in 2006 and there mght be changes in the template afterwards. ??!!!???

did you check : How do I change the "Sales Message Goes Here" or "Tagline Here" text? in the tutorials/FAQ section

[kuroi]

I did the same change and the same problem happened to me

I'm afraid that neither the change you made, nor the problem that you're having are obvious from either your post, or the one from which you were quoting.

spent couple of hours but still can't fiture out which page the "Sales Message Goes here" points to!!!

It doesn't point to any page. It's simply a piece of text displayed in every page's header as a sales message.

I highly appreciate the turorial however it looks like may be a little outdated considering the fact it was released in 2006 and there mght be changes in the template afterwards.

The tutorial may be almost a year old, but it is still completely accurate for a standard installation of Zen Cart.

[Sherrylxf]

Thanks for your msg. I am pretty new to this and might got confused easily. According to the tutorial,

If you want to change "Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™; E-Commerce Solution" with your own text open the includes/languages/ENGLISH/index.php file and find the following code:
// This section deals with the "home" page at the top level with no options/products selected
/*Replace this text with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.');
} elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {
// This section deals with displaying a subcategory
/*Replace this line with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.');

First of all, I was never able to find any code like this in my Index.php file under English folder. Secondly, when I change the destination of my website in my Web Host's set up and pointed that to the English folder, I got a 404 forbidden error. Guess I am confused of how Zen Cart works! - After I set up my destination in web host's Admin, when I load the page, it will automatically load the page named "index.php" in the destination folder correct? How come I couldn't find any code like what is mentioned in the Tutorial??? All I see is a bunch of code tells me the "Overview of flow".

Thanks for anybody's help and response!

I'm afraid that neither the change you made, nor the problem that you're having are obvious from either your post, or the one from which you were quoting.
It doesn't point to any page. It's simply a piece of text displayed in every page's header as a sales message.

The tutorial may be almost a year old, but it is still completely accurate for a standard installation of Zen Cart.

[kuroi]

First of all, I was never able to find any code like this in my Index.php file under English folder ... How come I couldn't find any code like what is mentioned in the Tutorial??? All I see is a bunch of code tells me the "Overview of flow".

This means that you are looking at the index.php at the top level of your Zen Cart and not the one mentioned in the tutorial which is buried down in the includes/languages/ENGLISH folder.

Secondly, when I change the destination of my website in my Web Host's set up and pointed that to the English folder, I got a 404 forbidden error. Guess I am confused of how Zen Cart works! - After I set up my destination in web host's Admin, when I load the page, it will automatically load the page named "index.php" in the destination folder correct?

There is no good reason to point the destination of your site into the English folder. This will certainly cause your site to collapse. It should be pointing to the top level of your Zen Cart.

[Sherrylxf]

Thanks so much! I did look at the folder in the buried down folder in includes/languages/ENGLISH Folder. There is one possible reason that I might have overridden that file with a file on my local drive. Is there anyway I can get that file back??

Thank you very much for the help and response!

This means that you are looking at the index.php at the top level of your Zen Cart and not the one mentioned in the tutorial which is buried down in the includes/languages/ENGLISH folder.
There is no good reason to point the destination of your site into the English folder. This will certainly cause your site to collapse. It should be pointing to the top level of your Zen Cart.

[kuroi]

I did look at the folder in the buried down folder in includes/languages/ENGLISH Folder. There is one possible reason that I might have overridden that file with a file on my local drive. Is there anyway I can get that file back??

Ah yes. I see. Zen Cart has a lot of similarly and, in this case, identically, named files. The folder structure is therefore very important. The best place to go to get a fresh copy of the file would be the release package from which your Zen Cart was originally installed.

If you don't have that, it can be downloaded via the link on this support site's home page. I always keep a copy of the release package handy on my local machine - you never know when you might need to refer to it.

[Sherrylxf]

Where can I find the link to the support site? Thanks!!

Ah yes. I see. Zen Cart has a lot of similarly and, in this case, identically, named files. The folder structure is therefore very important. The best place to go to get a fresh copy of the file would be the release package from which your Zen Cart was originally installed.

If you don't have that, it can be downloaded via the link on this support site's home page. I always keep a copy of the release package handy on my local machine - you never know when you might need to refer to it.

[kuroi]

Where can I find the link to the support site? Thanks!!

This is the support site. It's home page is www.zen-cart.com

[otakushark]

A screenshot of the classic layout with each of the elements labeled with the name and where the code for them is located would be nice.

[KRahall]

Ok, I am brand New to this. Not completely unknowable but I would say midrange. I bought the Zen Cart Book. GREAT BOOK!! My problem is this:
Bluehost is my web provider and they installed zen cart for me. Now what??? I have gotten through chapter 13/14 but I cannot find any information on customizing the templates to add my store name etc. I see all the language etc that needs to be modified but cannot find it. I opened up the website via filezilla but I think maybe I am missing some things. Page 272 in the book shows some directories but I think I am missing some. Where can I find instructions on customizing in English like this book?

the book starts with includes/languages or includes/modules or includes/templates but there are no directions where to find these? I was so excited to get started, uploaded all my products etc and now I am stuck.

Where can I get this info please help