Instructions in docs don't work

Zen Cart 1.5.8 and above:

Open the includes/languages/english/lang.index.php file and find the following code:

'HEADING_TITLE' => 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart® E-Commerce Solution.', Replace the text starting “Congratulations” with your own text that is welcoming and describes your business.

Make sure that the single quote marks at the beginning and end are not left out. If your text includes single-quotes (apostrophes) be sure to add a \ before them to “escape” them for proper PHP syntax.
NOTE: There is a similar line that starts with 'HEADING_TITLE_NESTED', so be sure to replace both lines.

I followed instructions and replaced text in both lines but text doesn't change. it is not a cache issue, tested in two browsers (Firefox and Chromium, refreshed and SOL).
This must be coming from a different file, which one?

First, you should not be editing the 'base' file (the directions need to be updated). You should copy /includes/languages/lang.index.php to your template override version (/includes/language/YOUR_TEMPLATE/lang.index.php and then make the edits.

Here's what I've done for a client:

<?php
$define = [
/*
    'TEXT_GREETING_GUEST' => 'Welcome <span class="greetUser">Guest!</span> Would you like to <a href="%s">log yourself in</a>?',
    'TEXT_GREETING_GUEST_SHOWCASE' => 'Welcome, please enjoy our online showcase.',
    'TEXT_GREETING_PERSONAL' => 'Hello <span class="greetUser">%s</span>! Would you like to see our <a href="%s">newest additions</a>?',
    'TEXT_INFORMATION' => 'Define your main Index page copy here.',
    'TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS' => 'There are no products to list in this category.',
    'TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS2' => 'There is no product available from this manufacturer.',
    'TEXT_NUMBER_OF_PRODUCTS' => 'Number of Products: ',
    'TEXT_SHOW' => 'Filter Results by:',
    'TEXT_BUY' => 'Buy 1 \'',
    'TEXT_NOW' => '\' now',
    'HEADING_TITLE_PRODUCTS' => 'Available Products',
*/
    'HEADING_TITLE' => 'Welcome to Our Site!',
    'HEADING_TITLE_NESTED' => 'Welcome to Our Site!',
];

return $define;

The instructions in https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/new_user_topics/congratulations/ say

Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/YOURTEMPLATE/lang.index.php and upload it to your server.

You probably have already created this file and but are still editing the base file.

swguy:

The instructions in https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/new_user_topics/congratulations/ say

Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/YOURTEMPLATE/lang.index.php and upload it to your server.

You probably have already created this file and but are still editing the base file.
I guess I missed the last part of copying over base file to template override.
My apologies

Just a thought. Sometimes the problem is that the information may not be in your primary language.

For those that are trying to get through the docs and English is not your first language, You can click on the accessibility icon on any page and click on the Select Language Dropdown. That will transform that page to the selected language.

swguy:

The instructions in https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/new_user_topics/congratulations/ say

Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/YOURTEMPLATE/lang.index.php and upload it to your server.

You probably have already created this file and but are still editing the base file.

I just double checked and both files have been edited, just in case, still changes do not show.
Agreed that base file should not be edited, just copied over, but both are identical now.

dbltoe:

Just a thought. Sometimes the problem is that the information may not be in your primary language.

For those that are trying to get through the docs and English is not your first language, You can click on the accessibility icon on any page and click on the Select Language Dropdown. That will transform that page to the selected language.
Praise to the translationi effort, but that doesn't apply to my case.

So is you use the developers tool kit to search the catalog side for:
Congratulations!
In what file(s) does it appear?

mc12345678:

So is you use the developers tool kit to search the catalog side for:
Congratulations!
In what file(s) does it appear?

It was edited successfully, thanks!

What exactly happened? I like to document common failure paths so people can figure out how to recover.

lat9:

First, you should not be editing the 'base' file (the directions need to be updated). You should copy /includes/languages/lang.index.php to your template override version (/includes/language/YOUR_TEMPLATE/lang.index.php and then make the edits.

Here's what I've done for a client:

<?php $define = [ /* 'TEXT_GREETING_GUEST' => 'Welcome <span class="greetUser">Guest!</span> Would you like to <a href="%s">log yourself in</a>?', 'TEXT_GREETING_GUEST_SHOWCASE' => 'Welcome, please enjoy our online showcase.', 'TEXT_GREETING_PERSONAL' => 'Hello <span class="greetUser">%s</span>! Would you like to see our <a href="%s">newest additions</a>?', 'TEXT_INFORMATION' => 'Define your main Index page copy here.', 'TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS' => 'There are no products to list in this category.', 'TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS2' => 'There is no product available from this manufacturer.', 'TEXT_NUMBER_OF_PRODUCTS' => 'Number of Products: ', 'TEXT_SHOW' => 'Filter Results by:', 'TEXT_BUY' => 'Buy 1 \'', 'TEXT_NOW' => '\' now', 'HEADING_TITLE_PRODUCTS' => 'Available Products', */ 'HEADING_TITLE' => 'Welcome to Our Site!', 'HEADING_TITLE_NESTED' => 'Welcome to Our Site!', ]; return $define; ``` Agreed that the correct method is to copy over the base file. I did the incorrect method of editing both files, no problem I will not edit base file in live site, just update the one in template. That is the reason I use a test site so I can make mistakes without editing directly live. Anyway, thank you seniora vinos, it worked! CK

ckosloff:

Agreed that the correct method is to copy over the base file.
I did the incorrect method of editing both files, no problem I will not edit base file in live site, just update the one in template.
That is the reason I use a test site so I can make mistakes without editing directly live.
Anyway, thank you seniora vinos, it worked!
CK

If that is the case, why the report earlier that had changed both files but still saw no change in response? Better yet. Next time you go to make a change in a language file and you think to yourself, I had a problem with that one before. Let me go look at what I wrote about. Do you think you have given yourself enough information in this thread to help yourself not have the same issue? Can you read through the thread, figure out what the cause of your problem was and how you were able to figure out a solution and specifically what the problem and solution were?

swguy:

What exactly happened? I like to document common failure paths so people can figure out how to recover.

Nothing, disregard, I am now an old fart.

There is tremendous value to @mc12345678's suggestions. Why?

• The exact same thing might happen to you again, and it would be good to have a record of what you did to fix it.
• The exact same thing could happen to someone else, and again, it would be good to have a record of how to fix it.

swguy:

What exactly happened? I like to document common failure paths so people can figure out how to recover.

Nothing don't worry, lat 9 showed that wrong file was being edited manually.
Thanks for caring for Zen Cart, I am a free software fan.

mc12345678:

If that is the case, why the report earlier that had changed both files but still saw no change in response? Better yet. Next time you go to make a change in a language file and you think to yourself, I had a problem with that one before. Let me go look at what I wrote about. Do you think you have given yourself enough information in this thread to help yourself not have the same issue? Can you read through the thread, figure out what the cause of your problem was and how you were able to figure out a solution and specifically what the problem and solution were?

I changed both files but missed to refresh browser and see changes, stupid mistake.

ckosloff:

I changed both files but missed to refresh browser and see changes, stupid mistake.

We all do it. Wish I could point to the times I have done the same and gotten help to realize it was a PIC (Person-In-Chair) problem. :)

Try your best to make things work in standard fashion unless you have a true business need to do something special. That will allow you to focus on making money instead of having lots of work arounds.

mc12345678:

We all do it. Wish I could point to the times I have done the same and gotten help to realize it was a PIC (Person-In-Chair) problem. :)

Try your best to make things work in standard fashion unless you have a true business need to do something special. That will allow you to focus on making money instead of having lots of work arounds.
I never think on complicating things and I really need to make money out of my new endeavor with e-commerce, not new just rehashed, I decided to delve deeper into permissions because it wasn't working for me, not 777 or 755, likewise I think that I will not use EZ pages because it is easier for me to use Writer the editor, provided by Libre Office in my Linux distro, which allows to create sections and chapters, and then export to PDF format.