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==Summary of where to change things in Zen Cart== | ==Summary of where to change things in Zen Cart== | ||
Once you've spent some time with Zen Cart you'll | Once you've spent some time with Zen Cart you'll | ||
have an idea of how to change things from the Admin Panel, | have an idea of how to change things from the Admin Panel, | ||
in the templates, and in the override system, if you're | in the templates, and in the override system, if you're | ||
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! Default | ! Default | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Email address to send orders to | ||
| Admin Panel | | Admin Panel | ||
| Configuration --> | | Configuration -> E-Mail Options -> Send Copy of E-Mail Order Confirmations To | ||
| ''username''@swcp.com<br>account where Zen Cart was installed | |||
|- | |||
| Number of items<br>in a row<br>in a category listing | |||
| Admin Panel | |||
| Configuration --> Maximum Values --> Categories to List per Row | |||
| 3 | |||
|- | |||
| Number of items<br>in a row<br>in new products listing | |||
| Admin Panel | |||
| Configuration --> Index Listing --> New Products Columns per Row | |||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
|- | |||
| TagLine/Sales Message | |||
| includes/languages/ENGLISH/CUSTOM/header.php folder<sup>1</sup> | |||
| define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'TagLine Here'); | |||
| Tagline Here | |||
|- | |||
| Logo | |||
| upload a new GIF file. | |||
| includes/templates/CUSTOM/images/logo.gif<sup>2</sup> | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Logo, size or type | |||
| includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/header.php | |||
| define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '192px')<br>define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '64px')<br>define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.gif') | |||
| 192x64px, logo.gif | |||
|- | |||
| Title Bar | |||
| define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart!')<br>define('SITE_TAGLINE', 'The Art of E-commerce') | |||
| includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/meta_tags.php | |||
| Zen Cart! The Art of E-commerce | |||
|- | |||
| Meta Tags | |||
| define('CUSTOM_KEYWORDS', 'ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping') | |||
| includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/meta_tags.php | |||
|- | |||
| Fonts, font sizes<br>Colors<br>Borders | |||
| Upload new CSS file(s)<sup>3</sup> | |||
| includes/templates/CUSTOM/css/stylesheet.css<sup>2</sup> | |||
|- | |||
| Image sizes for product listings | |||
| Admin Panel | |||
| Configuration --> Images | |||
| Small Image Width/Height<br>Subcatgory Image Width/Height<br>Product Info Image Width/Height | |||
|- | |||
| Remove tiny category image from Product listing | |||
| Admin Panel | |||
| Configuration --> Product Listing --> Include Product Listing Sub Categories Image | |||
| true | |||
|- | |||
| Removing the request for customer's age | |||
| Admin Panel | |||
| Configuration -> Customer Details -> Date of Birth | |||
| true | |||
|- | |||
| Remove category icon from Product Listing | |||
| In CSS stylefile | |||
| .categoryIcon { display: none; } | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Customer header with Javascript<sup>4</sup> | |||
| Upload new file for tpl_header.php<br>New code in the logowrapper2 div. | |||
| includes/templates/CUSTOM/common/tpl_header.php | |||
| See includes/templates/template_default/common | |||
|} | |} | ||
<sup>1</sup>CUSTOM is your template name, ENGLISH is your language (usually english). Read the Zen Cart documentation on the override system. | |||
<sup>2</sup>CUSTOM is your template name. Read about templates (also the override system). | |||
<sup>3</sup>The css subdirectory may contain as many css files as you'd like, the will all be loaded. | |||
<sup>4</sup>See [http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121164&highlight=adding+javascript+header+section this article] for further insight. | |||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 8 May 2009
Summary of where to change things in Zen Cart
Once you've spent some time with Zen Cart you'll have an idea of how to change things from the Admin Panel, in the templates, and in the override system, if you're like me you forget where you changed a thing. This is a summary of things you might want to change and where to find them. Please read Zen Basics and play around with your installation to get a feel for how templates work, etc before just launching into this page.
| Item to Change | Method to Change | Where it's located | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email address to send orders to | Admin Panel | Configuration -> E-Mail Options -> Send Copy of E-Mail Order Confirmations To | username@swcp.com account where Zen Cart was installed |
| Number of items in a row in a category listing |
Admin Panel | Configuration --> Maximum Values --> Categories to List per Row | 3 |
| Number of items in a row in new products listing |
Admin Panel | Configuration --> Index Listing --> New Products Columns per Row | 3 |
| TagLine/Sales Message | includes/languages/ENGLISH/CUSTOM/header.php folder1 | define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'TagLine Here'); | Tagline Here |
| Logo | upload a new GIF file. | includes/templates/CUSTOM/images/logo.gif2 | |
| Logo, size or type | includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/header.php | define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '192px') define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '64px') define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.gif') |
192x64px, logo.gif |
| Title Bar | define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart!') define('SITE_TAGLINE', 'The Art of E-commerce') |
includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/meta_tags.php | Zen Cart! The Art of E-commerce |
| Meta Tags | define('CUSTOM_KEYWORDS', 'ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping') | includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/meta_tags.php | |
| Fonts, font sizes Colors Borders |
Upload new CSS file(s)3 | includes/templates/CUSTOM/css/stylesheet.css2 | |
| Image sizes for product listings | Admin Panel | Configuration --> Images | Small Image Width/Height Subcatgory Image Width/Height Product Info Image Width/Height |
| Remove tiny category image from Product listing | Admin Panel | Configuration --> Product Listing --> Include Product Listing Sub Categories Image | true |
| Removing the request for customer's age | Admin Panel | Configuration -> Customer Details -> Date of Birth | true |
| Remove category icon from Product Listing | In CSS stylefile | .categoryIcon { display: none; } | |
| Customer header with Javascript4 | Upload new file for tpl_header.php New code in the logowrapper2 div. |
includes/templates/CUSTOM/common/tpl_header.php | See includes/templates/template_default/common |
1CUSTOM is your template name, ENGLISH is your language (usually english). Read the Zen Cart documentation on the override system.
2CUSTOM is your template name. Read about templates (also the override system).
3The css subdirectory may contain as many css files as you'd like, the will all be loaded.
4See this article for further insight.
