Changed Meta Tags and get blank pages

Hi,
I have been trying this since yesterday:

"o change the title text to say what you want, open the includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file in your text editor. Find the following line of code:

// page title
define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart!');

// Site Tagline
define('SITE_TAGLINE', 'The Art of E-commerce');

Replace the title and tagline text with your own text, making sure that the single quote marks are not left out and new quote marks are not added.

Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/custom/meta_tags.php and upload it to your server."

When i change the includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file my whole site disappears. When i save it to custom it does nothing. I have searched my developers toolkit and changed the files in there but nothing changes.
:frusty:

Any input would be great

What did you change the text to? Do you have a custom template installed?

If your "whole site disappears", it's likely you've made a mistake in the editing and either removed a ' or ; which is causing the blank page.

Do you have a custom template? Is it active? What is it called? Did you upload the changed meta_tags.php file to the server?

look to make sure you didn't accidently remove a ' } ; that sort of thing too.

If it still doesn't work add in a new meta file from your original setup assuming you still have one:rolleyes: If you don't you'll have to get one to replace it.

If you replace it and still have the same issue is continuing the something else happened - did you modify the index files?

Moderator's note - have moved posts with a different problem to a new thread.

Kim:

What did you change the text to? Do you have a custom template installed?

I changed the text to :

Blossom and Be

It's all about you...

I have a monster templates template.

afo:

If your "whole site disappears", it's likely you've made a mistake in the editing and either removed a ' or ; which is causing the blank page.

Do you have a custom template? Is it active? What is it called? Did you upload the changed meta_tags.php file to the server?

I am sure that i only put the text into the ' marks.

It is not blank now but completely wrong all over.

https://www.blossomandbe.com

My zencart site has been working fine so far. Yes i uploaded the changed file to the server.

Blossom and Be

It's all about you...

Needs to be:

Blossom and Be

It's all about you...

The \ is called an escape.

Kim:

Needs to be:

Blossom and Be

It's all about you...

The \ is called an escape.

Thanks, I did that and i didn't loose everything and it didn't go all over the place but.... it hasn't changed the title?? It is still Zen Cart! The Art of E-commerce.

I don't know what is going on here. I have contacted the template people to see if they know.

blossomandbe:

Hi,
Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/custom/meta_tags.php and upload it to your server."

When i change the includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file my whole site disappears.

Where exactly are you saving your meta_tags.php file?
You should save it to your includes/languages/english/Template1/meta_tags.php directory since your template is called Template1. Check if you already have that directory. If not, create it, that'll be your language override directory.

balihr:

Where exactly are you saving your meta_tags.php file?
You should save it to your includes/languages/english/Template1/meta_tags.php directory since your template is called Template1. Check if you already have that directory. If not, create it, that'll be your language override directory.

Yes, I am saving it to that folder.

But i am just now having some confusion over whether I have named some folders wrong along the way. My template name that i uploaded to zen cart (and chose under template selection) is Template 24712. Then all the directory files are under Template1. Could that be the problem?

Thank you sooo much for your time. I know i have mucked up somewhere but just don't know enough, barely anything to find the problem...

From what I can see, you've solved your problem, right?

I don't remember anymore, maybe I've mixed something up... Now your template is in "Template 24712" directory... I suggest you rename that and not use capital letter or spaces. Rename it something like "my_template" and then check your includes/languages directory and subdirectories and rename accordingly. Also, check includes/modules and all subdirs.
in the future, whenever you install any addon, you must check all it's directories and subdirectories and rename the template directory names.

Also, i suggest you install Image Handler from the free addons asap, your images are too large in filesize.

Thank you for your advice. I will do that. I am just so worried about mucking things up again..... But i have just learned that your files need to be in order or there will be problems in the future.

That is what happened this time. I didn't name my template files properly - the same as the template file that was being used in zen cart. If that helps another silly person like me in the future great.

:blush: