Switching Templates Mystery!

Hi all,

I'm following the instructions on pg. 273 of the manual in switching temples. I've created the "Magic_Template" and replaced the Classic Green with it. Unfortunately, all of the sideboxes have disappeared along with a couple of other changes such as the tagline and so on.

Can anyone tell me what went wrong? This is the second ZC site I've worked on the and the first one is fine. I even went to that site, found the relevant template and used that and I am still getting the same problem. :dontgetit

http://catinabag.com/

After changing templates, you must then activate sideboxes
for that new template.. ie
login as admin,
then choose tools,
then layout boxes controller..
Activate required sideboxes, choosing left
or right hand side to taste..

Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!! :censored:

How could I have forgotten/missed this?!?!?!

Thank you Misty for your quick reply!!! :clap:

No problem.. my own little grey cells don't
always work when i want them to
:wink2:

I'm following the instructions on pg. 273 of the manual in switching temples. I've created the directory includes/templates/magic and edited the template_info.php file as shown but when I proceed to Tools>Template Selection there is only the Classic Comtemporary Green template shown near the preview radio button. Any ideas where I lost control?

Could be a misconfiguration somewhere with the new template you created.

Try duplicating the entire folder /includes/templates/classic and renaming it to /includes/templates/mytemplate.

Next, edit the file /includes/templates/mytemplate/template_info.php as follows:

<?php
$template_name = 'My Template';
$template_version = 'Version 1.0.0';
$template_author = 'Myself';
$template_description = 'Simple description';
$template_screenshot = 'scr_template_default.jpg';
?>
```Next, go to your admin (Tools > Template Selection) and see if you can see the new template with the name "*My Template*".

I tried that as you suggested, but still have only the original Classic Comtemporary Green template shown near the preview radio button when I reload the page.

It's possible you're having some permissions problems with your server. Are you sure the edited template_info.php file is actually being uploaded? You can check by downloading the one that you uploaded back to a different folder on your local machine, and opening it to see if your changes are there.

If the properly edited template_info.php is properly uploaded to the includes/templates/magic folder, the option pretty much has to be there in Admin - Tools - Template Selection.

I'm doing all of this locally on my desktop. What server or upload is there?

Sorry - I assumed you were making these changes on your catinabag.com site.

Still could be a permissions problem on your local computer.

What is your computer OS? And where is your local server setup located on
your hard drive?

I can't find any permissions problems, but that doesn't mean that I know where to find them.

On page 271 there is a warning about the template override system not working in the admin console. Does that have anything to do with this? Do these items only work when you're actually online?

Windows XP Pro and the files are all in a folder on the desktop

vfrazier:

On page 271 there is a warning about the template override system not working in the admin console. Does that have anything to do with this? Do these items only work when you're actually online?

It means that the override doesn't work in the admin... you can't override admin files the way you can override files for the store (the part the customers see).

So, is this why I can't see the templates? I'm still confused here.

Someone who knows more about running Zen Cart locally will have to answer that question for you. I have no experience running Zen Cart on my computer.

Newbie mistakes.. I knew it had to be something dumb like this, but I just couldn't find it! Should've used a search instead!
:blush:

There is a difference between:

C:\Documents and Settings\vfrazier\Desktop\Zen Cart\zen-cart-v1.3.8-full-fileset-11302007\includes\templates\classic

and

C:\Program Files\xampp1\xampp\htdocs\store\includes\templates\classic

When I finally found the right files, it was a snap to get the new template to appear.

Thanks very much to all those who offered suggestions. I'm sorry to take your time but appreciate the feedback which kept me looking for the goof up that I knew would be MY fault!

Thanks.

Happens to everyone. I'm glad you got it sorted and can get on with Zenning. :cool: