I am so fed up I could cry

[Guest]

I downloaded osCommerce a few days ago and have been working my @$$ off trying to merge it with my pre-made template, but I think I'm just going to have to give up.

 

Here's the links. Caution- ADULT WEBSITE! you've been warned

This is my original store It's currently working with an affiliate, using their shopping cart through an iFrame.

 

This is the osCommerce catalog. As you can see, I have been trying to import the template.

 

But it seems like no matter what I do, the whole thing just screws itself over and I can't figure out why. I'll be thinking about it, and get an idea, only to find after hours of work, it's useless because it still won't merge the template.

 

I have tried copy/pasting elements from the oscommerce index file, and was almost figuring it out when I found out that it was not changing the individual products pages properly (and also probably some other pages that are not the index page).

 

I have tried putting my template into the oscommerce page piece by piece, but that doesn't work either.

 

I don't know what to do at this point. I was desperately trying to merge them so I could make the transition from the one store to the other as seamless as possible, and not lose my template I bought.

 

But, I just can't do it. I do not have the skills or knowhow to do this, and I am so upset at my inability to merge them that i almost feel like giving up on this altogether!

 

Is there anyone out there that can offer some advice? Or, heck, anyone who's bored and wants to try the merge themselves? I just don't have the money to pay someone to do this for me, but no way will I be able to make any sales with it looking like crap right now.

 

Or maybe someone can direct me to an adult oriented template that can be merged easily with this shopping cart, maybe something with just a head and footer, and the rest between is the cart itself?

 

Please, anyone, I am desperate to get this up and running so I can upload the stock and actually make some money.

[jmoore04]

I sent you a message on Yahoo. I am willing to give you hand on getting it to work the way you want it too.

[Jack_mcs]

What you are trying to do is possible. The trick is in knowing how the various files work together. Each page consists of the application_top, application_bottom, column_left, column_right, header and footer files. So, you need to break your template apart so that it fits into these files. The way you have your image mixed in with your navigation menu means you may need to strip the image and include parts of it in different files (the header and column_right files), if you want to keep the current setup. I hope this is clear. It is hard describing what you need to do without being able to show the parts broken apart. Let me know if you don't understand and I will try again.

 

HTH,

Jack

[WiCK0]

And dont forget modules/product_listing.php , modules/products_new.php etc...

[HyperJack]

Some Websites, especially the good ones, require more than a few days worth of work.

[Guest]

Sorry, I only just noticed these replies.

 

Wow, that entry I made was really kind of whiny and "poor me". Granted, it was about 3:30am at the time, after long hours of working on the darn thing. :rolleyes:

 

I have actually now managed what I was trying to do after doing some serious digging in the code, and am glad to say I understand it so much better just by messing around with it.

 

I've gotten my images where I need them, but now I just need to fix the two gaps in the page, between the header & body, and the body & footer. I just can't seem to find them so I can fix them. I can't find a line break or paragraph break between them, but there is some php code, but as far as I understand, that shouldn't be causing the gap. I'm kind of stumped on that.

 

I do appreciate the feedback, though :>

 

Jessica

[Jack_mcs]

Look for something like this between the two sections:

 <tr> 
<td width="10"><?php echo tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '10', '1'); ?></td>
</tr>  

That is what's causing it from the looks of it.

 

Jack

[Gersh_ny]

Some Websites, especially the good ones, require more than a few days worth of work.

Good point :)

[Guest]

Thanks Jack, but that wasn't it. Turned out to be the first table in dex.php had a cellspacing of 5, and when I changed that to 0 it fixed the little gap.

[Guest]

In index.php I mean.

[Jack_mcs]

I'm glad you figured it out. OSC can be frustrating but, as you have found, if you stick with it you can eventually find a solution. :)

 

Jack

[jmoore04]

Glad you got it all taken care of. osCommerce is a powerful engine and still proves to be very customizable. With a bit of work, you can make it do what ever you want it to do. :)

[Destra]

Use STS for templating your website. This contribution is specifically made for using templates in osCommerce and is relatively easy to use. Hacking the code will also work but will be much more work and painful for somebody who is not experienced. Our website was filled in with STS (mostly).

[Guest]

They wouldn't let me make a new topic with a more appropriate name, etc, so I'm having to add to this one.

 

I've just added the nochex apc contrib to my site, and I've moved to a new server/hosting plan and gotten an ssl certificate for the sensitive areas. I've done one test with the apc, and all seems well.

 

I think I am almost done except for a few little tweaks here and there, and finding a better solution for the information displayed on the front catalog/index.php page.

 

The site is currently in "live" mode, because I am capable of handling any orders I recieve, I just need some last minute feedback, basically.

[Guest]

Anyone?

[kc0eks]

im still getting a large gap on the index page, not sure if you are aware of that. well it looks like its actually the header.

you also have broken images here:

http://www.explicit-taboo.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=137

and on a bunch of other categories.

 

Otherwise I like the general layout, looks good :)

[Guest]

im still getting a large gap on the index page, not sure if you are aware of that. well it looks like its actually the header.

you also have broken images here:

http://www.explicit-taboo.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=137

and on a bunch of other categories.

 

Otherwise I like the general layout, looks good :)

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Thanks.

 

That's really bizarre, because I can see the images in the admin panel, but they're not showing up in the category page. What the heck is up with that?

 

The header is showing up on my page just fine, though.

[♥ecartz]

I changed

   <td bgcolor="#000000" rowspan="100"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" alt></td>

   <td width="622" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="255"><img src="images/1.jpg" alt="Delectable Sex Toys" width="590" height="255"><img src="images/2.jpg" alt="" width="32" height="255"></td>

to

 <td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="images/spacer.gif" alt=""
width="1"></td>
<td cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="255" width="590"><img
src="images/1.jpg" alt="Delectable Sex Toys" height="255" width="590"></td>
<td width="32"><img src="images/2.jpg" alt="" height="255"
width="32"></td>

and it made the header look much better in my HTML editor.

 

If I had to guess, I would say that the category image code has a spelling error in the nested case of index.php that causes the broken images.

 

Hth,

Matt

[Guest]

I changed

 ? <td bgcolor="#000000" rowspan="100"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" alt></td>

? ?<td width="622" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="255"><img src="images/1.jpg" alt="Delectable Sex Toys" width="590" height="255"><img src="images/2.jpg" alt="" width="32" height="255"></td>

to

 <td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="images/spacer.gif" alt=""
width="1"></td>
<td cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="255" width="590"><img
src="images/1.jpg" alt="Delectable Sex Toys" height="255" width="590"></td>
<td width="32"><img src="images/2.jpg" alt="" height="255"
width="32"></td>

and it made the header look much better in my HTML editor.

 

If I had to guess, I would say that the category image code has a spelling error in the nested case of index.php that causes the broken images.

 

Hth,

Matt

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How do you mean that code made the header look better? It's basically the same thing, but with two columns instead of one.

 

I figured out the problem with category images- people are looking at the original site, NOT the updated one.

 

The new one is at www.delectablesextoys.co.uk/catalog/ and all the category icons are working just fine.

[radders]

On the new site main image, the girl's left foot is not connected to her (about an inch below and to the right) using Mozilla

[Guest]

On the new site main image, the girl's left foot is not connected to her (about an inch below and to the right) using Mozilla

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Thanks, I'll take a look.

 

Please, everyone, view the NEW url, www.delectablesextoys.co.uk

 

I have recently been having some serious issues connecting to the forum, so if I don't reply soon after a comment is left for me, that's why.

 

Did the website go down a few days ago? I tried visiting and got a dns error, and ever sense the page takes bloody ages to load on my machine, and I can't access the forums for days at a time.

[Guest]

I've looked at the site in IE, Netscape, and MozillaFirebird, and fixed the graphic mess up in the header.

 

I've just turned the site live. *crosses fingers*

[Chance]

Header finaly looks right to me. Good job.

[radders]

Agreed.

btw what is a buckel? Is that a technical term or should it be buckle?

[Guest]

Agreed.

btw what is a buckel? Is that a technical term or should it be buckle?

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Where are you seeing "buckel"? Can you point me to the page? It could possibly be a typo :>

 

Nevermind, I found it in my master stock list and fixed the word. It'll be updated next time I update stock.

 

Thanks :>