Changes aren't showing up

I tried to get rid of the ominous "Congratulations. You have successfully..." from my main page. I followed the instructions in the FAQ and saved the file as includes/languages/ENGLISH/CUSTOM/index.php. Nothing Happened.:down:

I'm not sure what the problem is, but I have an additional problem that may give some evidence. I changed the home page title from "Zen-Cart! The Art..." and saved it where the tutorial said to. Now my title is "HOME_PAGE_TITLE".

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix these 2 problems?

Thanks a bunch.

Brian

I have another problem. The title of my shipping page has changed to "Shipping & ReturnsPRIMARY_SECTIONTITLETERTIARY_SECTIONSITE_TAGLINE:"

Help!

Both your problems are a result of incorrectly editing the /includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file (or your customized version of it).

I recommend deleting your customized version of that file, and then put back the original copy of that file from the original set of Zen Cart files. Then start your edits again.
Remember, you need a reliable text editor. Most Microsoft applications SUCK at editing basic text files. Recommendation: http://notepad-plus.sf.net

Both your problems are a result of incorrectly editing the /includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file (or your customized version of it).

I recommend deleting your customized version of that file, and then put back the original copy of that file from the original set of Zen Cart files. Then start your edits again.
Remember, you need a reliable text editor. Most Microsoft applications SUCK at editing basic text files.
Recommendation: http://notepad-plus.sf.net

I reloaded the original meta_tags.php file but it didn't help. Any other suggestions? I'm using the Apple Zen template. Could it be a CUSTOM file that is causing my problems?

Yes, it could. Most likely the meta_tags.php and/or index.php files.
It also sounds like maybe you're editing files in the /includes/modules/ folder when you shouldn't.

I removed index.php and meta_tags.php from includes/languages/english/apple_zen. The Apple Zen read_me file said to put those files in that folder so they won't be overwritten during an upgrade.

It cured my problem, but now I've got the "Zen Cart!, The Art...." and such to deal with again. I'll edit the files with Dreamweaver instead of Notepad and see what happens.

Thanks.

So, to clarify: the instructions were correct, but it was most likely the text editor used which caused the problem (wrong editors cause problems usually by treating line-endings wrong or by adding extra hidden stuff to the files).

Correct. Thanks for the help!