A Few problems setting up my site.

Hi. I have just installed Zen Cart successfully but have hit a few customisation snags.

1. How do you alter the depth of the very top bar (above the logo). Also, how do you remove the search link in that bar.

2. How do you alter the position of the logo.

3. How do you alter the contents of the bar below the logo.

Many thanks in anticipation of your help.

Regards

Philip

Most all your questions are controlled with the css stylesheet

A url to your site and descriptive questions are helpful.

Thanks Kobra, I take your point.

The site I am currently working on can be found at https://www.pjleisurewear.co.uk/marketplace. I am trying for many of the effects to be found in **https://www.pjleisurewear.co.uk/shop **- our previous site that was being developed for us until the designer went AWOL!!.

My initial requirements are as follows:-

1. I would like to make the top bar thinner and remove the search box.

2. I would like to alter the position of the logo and change the style of the tagline to that of our previous shop.

3. Iwould like to have the same style of search bar below the logo as that in our old shop.

I have had experience of creating an osCommerce site so know all about editing stylesheet.css files.

Many thanks in anticipation of your help.

Philip

You also have your breadcrumbs overlapping the categories box header. (I'm using Firefox.) And do you want the tagline that big and wide? People using narrower resolution screens will not see that same result -- when I narrow my browser, the text wraps and breaks the look of the header. I would suggest smaller text or an image.

You should be able to use the tpl_header.php file in your template to move the search box.

Everything else should be, as Kobra said, in the stylesheet.css file. If you're using Firefox, use the Firebug or web developer add-ons to locate the exact code in the stylesheet. Saves hours of time.

madmumbler:

You also have your breadcrumbs overlapping the categories box header. (I'm using Firefox.) And do you want the tagline that big and wide? People using narrower resolution screens will not see that same result -- when I narrow my browser, the text wraps and breaks the look of the header. I would suggest smaller text or an image.

You should be able to use the tpl_header.php file in your template to move the search box.

Everything else should be, as Kobra said, in the stylesheet.css file. If you're using Firefox, use the Firebug or web developer add-ons to locate the exact code in the stylesheet. Saves hours of time.

By breadcrumbs, are you refering to the bar directly under the logo/tagline? For that, I want to achieve the look in **https://www.pjleisurewear.co.uk/shop **. Where in the stylesheet can I find it.

Has anyone produced a guide to the stylesheet?, similar to the one iavailable for osCommerce?

Philip

Philip

There might be info about the stylesheet in the wiki.

1. I would like to make the top bar thinner and remove the search box.
   Search is in admin > tools > layoutbox controller > and search header or something like that just select and turn off
   This auto expands to contain the defined text and font size see this in the stylesheet and adjust the highlighted entries

#tagline {
                color:#0288cc;
                font-style:bold;
	font-size:4.0em;
	text-align:center;
                vertical-align:middle;
	padding-top:15px;
	}

2. I would like to alter the position of the logo and change the style of the tagline to that of our previous shop.Tagline see above - Where do you want the logo?
3. Iwould like to have the same style of search bar below the logo as that in our old shop.
   Did not see a search below the logo but did see a sidebox search and this is set same place as in #1

If you are wanting to have this look like your other site then get the apple zen template that is being used on your other site and install it

Thanks again Kobra.

With regards to the logo placement, I would like to position it so it's left hand edge is in line with the left hand edge of the left column.

Regards

Philip

With regards to the logo placement, I would like to position it so it's left hand edge is in line with the left hand edge of the left column.
In most templates this is automatic. You did not specify if you are going to use the apple zen template on this new site???

kobra:

In most templates this is automatic. You did not specify if you are going to use the apple zen template on this new site???

That's an interesting question. As you know I want to keep the look of the apple_zen template, so i'm using it's stylesheet. However, if I use the apple_zen header.php I get exactly the header I want, but everything below it disappears!

Regards

Philip

However, if I use the apple_zen header.php I get exactly the header I want, but everything below it disappears!

That type problem usually happens with invalid code.
Did you Validate the Template?
http://htmlhelp.com/

Although a default install of Zen Cart will validate, never assume a Temple from somewhere else will -- doesn't matter if free or paid-for.

Website Rob:

That type problem usually happens with invalid code.
Did you Validate the Template?
http://htmlhelp.com/

Although a default install of Zen Cart will validate, never assume a Temple from somewhere else will -- doesn't matter if free or paid-for.

Thanks for that. I didn't know you could do that. However, as the complete apple_zen package works on it's own, doesn't that imply the code is oK?

I don't know. Never used the apple_zen package myself.

You had mentioned you were running into coding problems using it and I just pointed out a place you check coding. I use the "HTMLhelp" site for many reasons. Not only for myself but it's an easy way for Clients -- who know nothing about coding -- to see if I created a Web site for them without coding errors.

Website Rob:

I don't know. Never used the apple_zen package myself.

You had mentioned you were running into coding problems using it and I just pointed out a place you check coding. I use the "HTMLhelp" site for many reasons. Not only for myself but it's an easy way for Clients -- who know nothing about coding -- to see if I created a Web site for them without coding errors.

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the advice and intend to use it.