Editing Welcome Email

Guys i cant seem to find the Welcome Email to email does anyone no where it is ... in admin panel i cna only Sample / Preview

Cheers

You need to edit includes/languages/english/create_account.php.

Remember to overide it using your custom template.

thank you

Steven300:

Remember to overide it using your custom template.

Uhm.. Custom template??

Sorry guys I'm such a retard.. :frusty:

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=142

search the downloads and faqs for override. You are using the classic template which will be a problem when you upgrade.

Okay, I've been doing this too, and this tutorial doesn't help much... It explains how to create a new template, but I've already made numerous modifications, evidently to the "Classic" template. I create a new template, select it in admin, and poof all my modifications are gone!

Is there a way to save a copy of the Classic template, including any mods I've made, AS a new template?

Thanks

Unfortunately, the classic template and stylesheet is "old school".
If you get a copy of firefox with the firebug add-on, it will help you find the items to change.
A little time spent now will save you hours later.:yes:

Steven300:

You need to edit includes/languages/english/create_account.php.

Remember to overide it using your custom template.

hmmm, I'm having trouble making this work...

since for now I'm still using the "classic" template, I edited
includes/languages/english/classic/create_account.php
and uploaded it to my server

Admin>Tools>Email Welcome displays the message as I edited it, but when I add a new customer (myself) I get the original message. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

AND, is there a better way to test it? Entering and deleting myself as a customer repeatedly is a major pain.

Thanks

Why not make a copy of the classic you've been using, but give it your own name?

refer to post #8. Classic is still largely table based where the template_default is more css based.
Unfortunately, the system implies that Classic is the way to go by stating "Wherever you see a folder named "classic" you can safely add your own /CUSTOM folder."
BUT...
The directions for creating the CUSTOM template include "Next, copy the includes/templates/template_default/css directory and place the folder and its files in your new includes/templates/CUSTOM/ folder."

There's also a very good chart in the downloads section that shows the correct positioning of custom directories. It gets overlooked often because it says it's for 1.3.6 but, it's current for 1.3.8a as well. http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=298

Best to get things in order from the beginning. That way, future upgrades will be a breeze.