BEGINNER TO OSCOMMERCE NEEDS HELP

[joshspies]

Hello there osCommerce community!

 

Being a beginner of osCommerce, there are lots of things that I want to implement on my website. However, being new to it means I simply do not know how to do so.

 

So, as a result, I have a few questions. I've bundled them all into one thread to save space/less threads posted. I'll try and provide screenshots of if I have managed to attempt to implement features, and failed.

 

I would really appreciate any good answers. I need to be 'spoon-fed' or 'hand-held' as I would put it, so consider when you write your response that I have only installed osCommerce for a couple of days now...

 

QUESTIONS

1. How do I change the colours of the module boxes? (by that, I mean how do I change the outline colour and background colour of some of the boxes, like 'We Accept' and 'Categories'?) http://puu.sh/g47Sz/4aadc09e79.png

 

2. How do I change the maximum/minimum size of product images? I find that, at 100px x 80px, my images are way too big so I have to resize and sometimes stretch them. How can I change it to allow a bigger image whilst still staying within the limit of the container? http://puu.sh/g47PW/cd26884272.jpg

 

3. How do I add extra links to the footer? I have tried adding them into footer.php, however they do not appear in the footer and appear under the right column http://puu.sh/g47O5/abf14adceb.png

 

4. How do I add 8 different flat rate shipping options? I want to have a different flat rate for 8 zones which I have defined already http://puu.sh/g47YI/bddbac1721.jpg

 

5. How do I add an image slider, to the homepage, just below where it displays a welcome message with a prompt to create an account? http://puu.sh/g480k/2144778fc4.jpg

 

6. How do I change the settings so that the manufacturer's logo is within the column? Currently, they extend out further than they should http://puu.sh/g482h/aee1ec8384.jpg

 

I'll let you know in this thread if I have any other questions.

 

I know I've said this already, but I would be really grateful for any help whatsoever.

 

Thanks,

- J

[♥toyicebear]

1. Click on basics for osc 2.3+ design in my signature

 

2. In admin configuration >> Images

 

possibly add a thumbnailer too:  http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/8492

 

3. see 1.

 

4. http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/8136

 

5. http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/7626

 

6.  see 2  , you can also edit the code in includes/modules/boxes/bm_manufacturer_info.php

[joshspies]

Hi toyicebear,

 

Thanks for the quick response. I've tried to do what you have suggested, and I'll leave any results below:

 

1. What part of the stylesheet.css affects the background and outline colour of the module boxes?

 

2. This causes the images to hugely increase/decrease in size http://puu.sh/g4QjG/29587f4461.jpg. My client wants a professional looking ecommerce solution, and to do this one of the things I need to do is ensure that the images are of high quality on the product/category listings. Here is how they were before http://puu.sh/g4Qnu/f9695ff2cd.jpg which is atrocious quality. How do I make these images better quality?

 

3. To do this I have tried altering footer.php, did you see the attached screenshot? Here it is for reference http://puu.sh/g47O5/abf14adceb.png

 

4. I'll state my intentions more specifically for this one. Basically, my client offers a flat rate delivery which is dictated by which region they reside in, as shown in the screenshot http://puu.sh/g47YI/bddbac1721.jpg however, I have copied multiple flat.php files and renamed variables and such correctly. Then I go into the Admin view and have setup the price and such as shown http://puu.sh/g4QYm/ba7d8b693f.png. However I get an error 'Shipping is currently not available for the selected shipping address. Please select or create a new shipping address to use your purchase' as shown http://puu.sh/g4QZu/0386cd34e9.png.

 

5.

 

6. I couldn't find a specific option in Configuration >>> Images to change the manufacturer's image size http://puu.sh/g4Qq3/3d2711019e.png

[joshspies]

Since I am not allowed to edit the previous one, I'll delete it and repost here:

 

Hi toyicebear,

 

Thanks for the quick response. I've tried to do what you have suggested, and I'll leave any results below:

 

1. What part of the stylesheet.css affects the background and outline colour of the module boxes?

 

2. This causes the images to hugely increase/decrease in size http://puu.sh/g4QjG/29587f4461.jpg. My client wants a professional looking ecommerce solution, and to do this one of the things I need to do is ensure that the images are of high quality on the product/category listings. Here is how they were before http://puu.sh/g4Qnu/f9695ff2cd.jpg which is atrocious quality. How do I make these images better quality?

 

3. To do this I have tried altering footer.php, did you see the attached screenshot? Here it is for reference http://puu.sh/g47O5/abf14adceb.png

 

4. I'll state my intentions more specifically for this one. Basically, my client offers a flat rate delivery which is dictated by which region they reside in, as shown in the screenshot http://puu.sh/g47YI/bddbac1721.jpg however, I have copied multiple flat.php files and renamed variables and such correctly. Then I go into the Admin view and have setup the price and such as shown http://puu.sh/g4QYm/ba7d8b693f.png. However I get an error 'Shipping is currently not available for the selected shipping address. Please select or create a new shipping address to use your purchase' as shown http://puu.sh/g4QZu/0386cd34e9.png.

 

5. Great! This one worked first time! I have so far configured the front page fairly well with more additions yet to come. However, how do I make it so that the height of the banner is greater, as the height of the images means that part of the image is cut off http://puu.sh/g4ROd/1aa253c230.jpg is shown whereas it should be something more like http://puu.sh/g4RR4/09fc172b6f.jpg

 

6. I couldn't find a specific option in Configuration >>> Images to change the manufacturer's image size http://puu.sh/g4Qq3/3d2711019e.png

[joshspies]

SOLVED PROBLEM 2

[joshspies]

SOLVED PROBLEM 6

[multimixer]

SOLVED PROBLEM 6

 How?

[joshspies]

 How?

Well, it's a bit of a naff fix, but I changed the width of the logo image to 138px.

[MrPhil]

When you ask about a problem, and then find a solution to it, please help the community by telling us what the fix was. This can help other people with the same problem. Even if it was a stupid "brain check" error, others may encounter the same thing (and knowing this, the developers and documenters might be able to improve things to avoid such errors). Also, sometimes your "fix" is a really harmful one (e.g., "I just rolled back to PHP 4.4") or can be done in a much better way. If you take up our time trying to help you, and then keep it all to yourself, you won't get much cooperation around here.

[joshspies]

When you ask about a problem, and then find a solution to it, please help the community by telling us what the fix was. This can help other people with the same problem. Even if it was a stupid "brain check" error, others may encounter the same thing (and knowing this, the developers and documenters might be able to improve things to avoid such errors). Also, sometimes your "fix" is a really harmful one (e.g., "I just rolled back to PHP 4.4") or can be done in a much better way. If you take up our time trying to help you, and then keep it all to yourself, you won't get much cooperation around here.

Ok I understand.

 

2. I solved this by uploading a normal image without shrinking it to the max image values. This meant that the image was of good quality.

 

6. Resized the image to 138px width.

 

Is anyone able to help me with the other problems?

 

Thanks,

- J