Zen Cart and TemplateMonster

I'm interested in launching my first Zen Cart site using a template from TemplateMonster.com. But the template I'm interested in using was developed for Zen Cart 1.3.6. The TemplateMonster folks don't guarantee that this template will function properly if I use Zen Cart 1.3.8. But I want to use PayPal Website Payments Pro. Are the TemplateMonster folks simply being cautious, or will I have real problems if I try and launch my 1.3.8 site using this template?

Never ever purchase a ZC template from TM, you can search around the forum and found tons of people regret doing that. TM doesn't know what they are doing, so they messed up the whole thing.

gwaisner, there are many competent designers who develop templates; put an ad in Commercial Help Wanted and see what happens.

Before you make your mind, take a peek at this thread.

There are lots of free templates in the downloads section which you can use as is or tweak to your heart's content. You can see them in action at http://(sorry, site offline)/.

TemplateMonster folks don't guarantee that this template will function properly if I use Zen Cart 1.3.8

dont feel bad, they dont even guarantee they will work for the version they were written for.

reason: they DONT WORK, and they know it

Thanks, Zen Cart community! You've saved me $165. I'll start seaching for an appropriate template WITHIN the Zen Cart community.

If you're feeling adventurous, you can always try creating your own template. To create a very basic custom template (you can build from there), you need:

• includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/index.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php (to change the logo)
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_footer.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/logo.gif
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Anywhere you see a /classic/ folder, you can create a folder for your custom template. You can copy the necessary files from either the /classic/ folder, the /template_default/ folder or the parent folder.

Edit includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php to give your template identifying information so you'll recognize it in the admin under tools->template selection.

Listen to afo and Merlin1969..you will be glad you did after
searching these forums for TM

afo:

If you're feeling adventurous, you can always try creating your own template. To create a very basic custom template (you can build from there), you need:

• includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php

• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/index.php

• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php

• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php (to change the logo)

• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php

• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php

• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_footer.php

• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/logo.gif

• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Anywhere you see a /classic/ folder, you can create a folder for your custom template. You can copy the necessary files from either the /classic/ folder, the /template_default/ folder or the parent folder.

Edit includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php to give your template identifying information so you'll recognize it in the admin under tools->template selection.

This looks familiar. :-)
This information was VERY helpful in getting me to get my overide to work for the files that needed to change for my site.

Thanks again.

Rob905:

This looks familiar. :-)
This information was VERY helpful in getting me to get my overide to work for the files that needed to change for my site.

Thanks again.

Yup, I keep posting it. :laugh: I'm glad you found it helpful. I refer to it myself when I'm working on a site.