Ready made templates

I am considering buying a ready made template for my site. The template has some side boxes which have text in them which I want to change. Are these things easy to change on ready made templates or are they fixed and need editing with the various software suites like Dreamweaver etc.
Here is the template I am considering :
templates. entheosweb. com/template_number /32900.asp

Are the templates easily customisable like the standard Zen green template?
Many thanks
Ste

The template you referenced is a Template Monster template. Search the forums for "template monster" to see what kind of reputation they have here.

As for changing things, TM templates are generally much more difficult to edit due to the way they modify core Zencart functions and add several layers of <div>s to the template structure.

Also, IMO, put Dreamweaver and its like away when working with Zencart. Much more useful are a good FTP program, a good text editor and one of the plugins for Firefox, either Web Developer or Firebug.

I did a quick search and couldnt find much. Are they troublesomme then?
Also what do you mean in your last para?
Thanks
Ste

You cannot use Dreamweaver or anything like it to edit Zen Cart, as they operate on HTML, not on the many different PHP files that make up the HTML in a Zen Cart page.

SteveeF:

I am considering buying a ready made template for my site. The template has some side boxes which have text in them which I want to change. Are these things easy to change on ready made templates or are they fixed and need editing with the various software suites like Dreamweaver etc.
Here is the template I am considering :
http://templates.entheosweb.com/template_number/32900.asp

Are the templates easily customisable like the standard Zen green template?
Many thanks
Ste

Its a nice template and as long as you don't want to physically change the structure of it (but you can change graphics to your hearts content) it will be perfectly fine, and presents a professional image to the customer, which is what is most important.

I am concerned if I upload the template it wont function correctly as its a Template monster template!
I couldnt find much info from the search function about them either.
with regards dremaweaver I presumed the tempolates had been wriiten using it and other associated editing programes!

SteveeF:

I am concerned if I upload the template it wont function correctly as its a Template monster template!

I think you should be. dgent has apparently had good experiences with TM templates, so you have another opinion.

Your specific question was if TM templates are as easy to customize as the Classic template, and the answer to that is an emphatic 'no'.

SteveeF:

I am concerned if I upload the template it wont function correctly as its a Template monster template!
I couldnt find much info from the search function about them either.
with regards dremaweaver I presumed the tempolates had been wriiten using it and other associated editing programes!

Of course it will function correctly if you leave it structure as it is. There is nothing to stop you changing every image, colour, etc which are imaged based to customise.

Im not interested in changing the functionality at all. Its just some of the side boxes dont have standard text in them and I wonder if they are just a graphic that cannot be changed. Thats my query really.
If you see the link I provided one of the boxes is offering 30% off and the other Free shipping etc. I dont want this text but can use the boxes if I can add my own text in them.
Help is much appreciated.
Ste

SteveeF:

Im not interested in changing the functionality at all. Its just some of the side boxes dont have standard text in them and I wonder if they are just a graphic that cannot be changed. Thats my query really.
If you see the link I provided one of the boxes is offering 30% off and the other Free shipping etc. I dont want this text but can use the boxes if I can add my own text in them.
Help is much appreciated.
Ste

I'm pretty sure those are just examples in the demo and are customizable from within the ACP.

SteveeF:

Im not interested in changing the functionality at all. Its just some of the side boxes dont have standard text in them and I wonder if they are just a graphic that cannot be changed. Thats my query really.
If you see the link I provided one of the boxes is offering 30% off and the other Free shipping etc. I dont want this text but can use the boxes if I can add my own text in them.
Help is much appreciated.
Ste

Well yes, than can be changed, or remade completely with Photoshop or similar program.

Thats what I suspected, many thanks for your help. Unfortunately I dont have the time to do all this myself, although Is et up the site myself originally its a quick learning curve to understand all the ins and outs before I do anything so I am going to enlist the help of a full timer.
Ste