Things every New Zenner needs to know

[Dralion]

May I suggests 2 very simple things:
1) a search feature for the download section
2) a search feature for the FAQs section

If it would be possible to do a search for all the downloads based on keywords, and same for the FAQs it would help me a lot. As of now I must search in the forum and then try to find whatever clue I found there in the FAQs ot downloads.

For the downloads as of now I must open and browse all of them onne by one to eventually find what I need.

Most of the information we need is there, we just don't have a search feature to help us find where it is.

[clydejones]

The Tutorials/FAQ does have a search feature. It also has Index and Glossary features.

[mgrunk]

Thanks for the Sitepoint link - I'll go through it.

I have been using CSS - but only to control the look of the print (size, font, color) on a page - not to handle the layout - it's just mindstretching at this point.

I know I have to get up to speed - but, I'm actually migrating everything over to Visual Studio - my hubby is a c++ .net and I do enough db programming, that he thought I'd have an easier time developing in that environment rather than continuing in PHP.

Someone else provided this bit:

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/images/logo.gif
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

That helped some more w/ just what files I need to modify for the most basic changes and where I need to put them to override.

I think some of the confusion is that there are 2 pieces - the stuff that goes in your new template folder - I'm not sure of what all - images (i.e. replacing the logo.gif) and the template_info file - and then the other piece is the overrides that appear throughout the rest of the includes.

Then add to it that it's using css to control the layout - yes, we should be using CSS to do that because it's the standard and as pointed out above, has many benefits.

Again, I'm totally not knocking it - I'm thrilled at the look!

Michelle

[Dralion]

Thanks Clyde:

But somehow every time I've been using this search feature it didn't return the information I needed. I just tried again and couldn't find what I needed. So I'll be back again in the forum asking a simple question. If the search was returning me the information I need I wouldn't have had to use the forum that much. I really think it could be improved.

[Ryk]

I think that this is on the list of things to do - it may even be w.i.p. - but is naturally of lower priority than development of the cart itself.

And of course, there is the eternal problem of any search on the web - you must be asking the right question!

[divekathster]

I have a question, and i didn't know where or how else to post the question, somehow on my main page, i have my catagories listed on the bottom like a navigation menu right underneath the pictures in the middle. How do i get rid of it. here's my link

http://kirwindesigns.com/store/

[shx_go]

OK I am so new and I am looking for herlp to learn everything. I think there is still to many fourms in this section and most of them should be deleted so it is easier to find some of the help I com eon here to look for

[kuroi]

OK I am so new and I am looking for herlp to learn everything. I think there is still to many fourms in this section and most of them should be deleted so it is easier to find some of the help I com eon here to look for

Every question asked and answered has been of interest and hopefully use to somebody, so I believe that it is the Zen Cart team's policy to leave them all available.

Have you tried looking at the FAQ and the Wiki which presents information in a more digestible form aimed more at people who are unfamiliar with Zen Cart, or have you considered buying the book (there's currently a link top right of the page) that takes a reader through setting up a store in straightforward language?

[Ryk]

OK I am so new and I am looking for herlp to learn everything. I think there is still to many fourms in this section and most of them should be deleted so it is easier to find some of the help I com eon here to look for

When you use the Search function, it automatically searches ALL the forums unless you go to the Advanced Search where you can limit the range to a specific forum.

Also, the various forums are suitably titled for specific topics, and if you manually enter a forum you can then use the "Search within this forum" option.

[divekathster]

I have a question, and i didn't know where or how else to post the question, somehow on my main page, i have my catagories listed on the bottom like a navigation menu right underneath the pictures in the middle. How do i get rid of it. here's my link

http://kirwindesigns.com/store/