Things every New Zenner needs to know

[clydejones]

Thanks for your response KIM....but I have been there and can't find the process to delete the logo....only found where you could change the logo out.Pardon my newness

Did you see this?

[DrByte]

Thanks for your response KIM....but I have been there and can't find the process to delete the logo....only found where you could change the logo out.Pardon my newness

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=126

EDIT: um, ya, what Clyde said :)

[pheniks]

I would like to preface my contribution to this thread with the following:

• I am a multiply certified web server admin and developer.
• I am interested in contributing to projects such as Zen Cart. I am especially interested in documentation projects.
• I am blunt and do not mince words. It tends to lead to misunderstanding.
• I am all about Open Source and supporting the projects and community.

Things Every New Zenner Needs to Know (could this be a wiki unto itself?)

1. How to install and secure Zen Cart

2. What add ons are available, how to install them, and what they do. Include pros and cons and some reviews/ratings?

3. The template system/How to make the store look like I want it to. (This could be a sub-wiki unto itself). I would highly recommend a thorough dissection of a template directory, file structure, files, etc. with a couple levels of drill down depending on how deep the user might want to go. More information is better than less.

4. Recommended Periodic Maintenance. Every three-thousand hits, change the oil...

5. A pretty thorough documentation on the admin section.

6. A crash course on the admin section.

7. A how to get up and running fast when you don't care what the site looks like, you just want to, got to, have to have a site -NOW-! Tutorial.

I really do recommend the inclusion of the image/graphics information suggested early in this thread. That has to be one of the most inclusive, least insulting, comprehensive, and not overly technical explanations I have read, ever. Kudos Ryk! Some tutorials on how to do this in Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, etc. could be really cool addition to this.

The most common question I see in the forums regarding site customization goes something like this:

How do I get Object_A to change/go away/move/act differently?

If there is a definitive reference, we might not have to answer these same questions over and over and over again as most new users seem to not be willing to search through tens of thousands of threads to find their answer. The documentation is actually pretty sparse and there seems to be a little of the figure out the CSS file yourself attitude here and there.

Now, all that being said, I really am interested in contributing to this project. I might even be able to host a wiki or similar to this end at least through development if not full time.

[clydejones]

I would like to preface my contribution to this thread with the following:

• I am a multiply certified web server admin and developer.
• I am interested in contributing to projects such as Zen Cart. I am especially interested in documentation projects.
• I am blunt and do not mince words. It tends to lead to misunderstanding.
• I am all about Open Source and supporting the projects and community.

Things Every New Zenner Needs to Know (could this be a wiki unto itself?)

1. How to install and secure Zen Cart

2. What add ons are available, how to install them, and what they do. Include pros and cons and some reviews/ratings?

3. The template system/How to make the store look like I want it to. (This could be a sub-wiki unto itself). I would highly recommend a thorough dissection of a template directory, file structure, files, etc. with a couple levels of drill down depending on how deep the user might want to go. More information is better than less.

4. Recommended Periodic Maintenance. Every three-thousand hits, change the oil...

5. A pretty thorough documentation on the admin section.

6. A crash course on the admin section.

7. A how to get up and running fast when you don't care what the site looks like, you just want to, got to, have to have a site -NOW-! Tutorial.

I really do recommend the inclusion of the image/graphics information suggested early in this thread. That has to be one of the most inclusive, least insulting, comprehensive, and not overly technical explanations I have read, ever. Kudos Ryk! Some tutorials on how to do this in Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, etc. could be really cool addition to this.

The most common question I see in the forums regarding site customization goes something like this:

How do I get Object_A to change/go away/move/act differently?

If there is a definitive reference, we might not have to answer these same questions over and over and over again as most new users seem to not be willing to search through tens of thousands of threads to find their answer. The documentation is actually pretty sparse and there seems to be a little of the figure out the CSS file yourself attitude here and there.

Now, all that being said, I really am interested in contributing to this project. I might even be able to host a wiki or similar to this end at least through development if not full time.

Most, if not all of these topics can be found in the wiki and/or Tutorials/FAQ sections.

5 and 6 can be found in the "eStart your web store with Zen Cart" book check the link at the top right of the page.

How do I get Object_A to change/go away/move/act differently?

If there is a definitive reference, we might not have to answer these same questions over and over and over again as most new users seem to not be willing to search through tens of thousands of threads to find their answer. The documentation is actually pretty sparse and there seems to be a little of the figure out the CSS file yourself attitude here and there.

Answers to a lot of the most common questions can be found here: www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?category=16
or here: www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Top_10_questions

[pheniks]

Well, I may stand corrected.

I will investigate further.

I will also point out that the only way that I have found the WIKI is by a search on Google or by the previous post.

Here I go a digging...

Thank you, clydejones.

[CJPinder]

I will also point out that the only way that I have found the WIKI is by a search on Google or by the previous post.

There is a link to the wiki in the menu bar on the forum and again just above the Installing Zen Cart section and at the bottom of each page on the main Zen Cart site.

Regards,
Christian.

[pheniks]

I will now continue my digging and stand back a bit amazed at my week long attack of cranial rectinitus...

Thank you all...

[pheniks]

Thank you all again for your patience, grace, and attentiveness.

I really realized how much of a week I have been having when I realized that today is Friday... not Wednesday.

I am still interested in donating time and skill to Zen Cart.

[TShooters]

Ummm...just curious, pheniks...

How did you get to the forum without going thru the FAQs/Tuts?

[pheniks]

Search Engine...

There really are not words for the week I have had... Not polite ones anyway.

The company I work for is in the middle of several projects (rework of website being one) right now as well as spooling up for our biggest renaissance festival of the year.