Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 The look of osCommerce is fairly easy to change...it usually only requires the change of no more than 5 files.. 1. includes/header.php 2. includes/footer.php 3. includes/left_column.php 4. includes/right_column.php 5. Stylesheet.css Have fun... B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hello Nick The info looks like it just be what I want my HUGE problem is that I am struggling to find the files on my server and in particular the catalog file/folder or whetever it really is...I have just downloaded filezilla and I can see stuff in my cpanel BUT no /catalog. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hello Nick The info looks like it just be what I want my HUGE problem is that I am struggling to find the files on my server and in particular the catalog file/folder or whetever it really is...I have just downloaded filezilla and I can see stuff in my cpanel BUT no /catalog. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Only some shops use /catalog/ , some use just / or /shop/ or /store/ What yours is using you can see simply by looking at your stores url. If its just / after the domain name then its in the root of your hosting which usually would be a folder called www or public_html If its in /shop/ then its in a sub folder caled /shop/ inside the www or alternatively public_html folder and so on Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Only some shops use /catalog/ , some use just / or /shop/ or /store/ What yours is using you can see simply by looking at your stores url. If its just / after the domain name then its in the root of your hosting which usually would be a folder called www or public_html If its in /shop/ then its in a sub folder caled /shop/ inside the www or alternatively public_html folder and so on Hi Nick thanks for this information, what I do is put my website in www.ktllogistics.co.uk then username and then password. Left hand pane shows whats on my pc and the right hand pane shows the folders on my server there is public_html. am I right in thinking this is the folder that is described as catalog and I should follow the folders via public_html in substitution of catalog. I am a newbie so forgive me if I have not explained myself to clearly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie C. Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nick- You are a God-Send! :wub: As someone else said this should be required reading for all newbies! Everything listed here is going to help me. And believe me, I really need some help right now! With as old as your original post is, why is it that with all the help I've been asking for (much of which you've answered here), no one has referred me to this post? I stumbled upon it. Lucky me! But what about the not so fortunate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Well..its a general replay.. Since a lot of new users dont know where to start..... :thumbsup: And if someone have some particulars, they want to ask..please feel free.... Hi Nick Id like to put an image that fills the centre panel of the home page where all the highlighted default text is.....can you tell me how to do that, also i have changed the colours on the boxes but on the header of each box there is a little square to the left that has not changed....can you help me resolve that.....if thats quick for you to help I have one more burning ambition for tonight...and that is to remove all the clipart icons....... if you take a look at my site www.ktllogistics.co.uk you will see better what I mean. Thanks in advance. keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_tester Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Does anyone have the code to 'lower my site' down the page slightly. I need to have a gap at the top of the page. I already have a fixed width site and do not want it tightly to the top of the browser bar. Also not sure if this goes in header.php or stylesheet.css many thanks steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helixia Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hi Nick Do you say that it is not really difficult to edit osc from the basic using primarily the followings? 1. includes/header.php 2. includes/footer.php 3. includes/left_column.php 4. includes/right_column.php 5. Stylesheet.css I have installed STS 4.5.8 however I find that it is not easy to understand in order to customise my website. furthermore, I find that some contributions do not appear exactly as they intended to be after using STS. I read 1st 16 pages of this thread and the last 4 pages. Wow, you started this thread since 2005! And I am surprised when I jumped to the last page and see you still monitoring this growing thread 3 years later! This is the longest running thread I ever seen in any forum. I am inspired by you to edit osc from the basic instead of relying on STS. Because after reading those pages, I am feeling it is possible. I am a osc newbie and just explored it only a week. Though I never ask you anything (so far) but I want to say Thank you for your superb assistance and kindness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hi Nick Do you say that it is not really difficult to edit osc from the basic using primarily the followings? 1. includes/header.php 2. includes/footer.php 3. includes/left_column.php 4. includes/right_column.php 5. Stylesheet.css I have installed STS 4.5.8 however I find that it is not easy to understand in order to customise my website. furthermore, I find that some contributions do not appear exactly as they intended to be after using STS. I read 1st 16 pages of this thread and the last 4 pages. Wow, you started this thread since 2005! And I am surprised when I jumped to the last page and see you still monitoring this growing thread 3 years later! This is the longest running thread I ever seen in any forum. I am inspired by you to edit osc from the basic instead of relying on STS. Because after reading those pages, I am feeling it is possible. I am a osc newbie and just explored it only a week. Though I never ask you anything (so far) but I want to say Thank you for your superb assistance and kindness! This only goes for a basic shop, and yes its basically very easy. 1. includes/header.php 2. includes/footer.php 3. includes/left_column.php 4. includes/right_column.php 5. Stylesheet.css If you use STS its done in a different manor and you should ask in the STS support tread. Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Does anyone have the code to 'lower my site' down the page slightly. I need to have a gap at the top of the page. I already have a fixed width site and do not want it tightly to the top of the browser bar. Also not sure if this goes in header.php or stylesheet.css many thanks steve Depends on how you have centered it. Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccdgxch Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hi, I'd like to have my categories menu look like the demo items here: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibra...-menu-vertical/ They give me two code: one for css and another for javascript. <style type="text/css"> /*Credits: Dynamic Drive CSS Library */ /*URL: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/ */ .suckerdiv ul{ margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; width: 160px; /* Width of Menu Items */ border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; } .suckerdiv ul li{ position: relative; } /*Sub level menu items */ .suckerdiv ul li ul{ position: absolute; width: 170px; /*sub menu width*/ top: 0; visibility: hidden; } /* Sub level menu links style */ .suckerdiv ul li a{ display: block; overflow: auto; /*force hasLayout in IE7 */ color: black; text-decoration: none; background: #fff; padding: 1px 5px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 0; } .suckerdiv ul li a:visited{ color: black; } .suckerdiv ul li a:hover{ background-color: yellow; } .suckerdiv .subfolderstyle{ background: url(media/arrow-list.gif) no-repeat center right; } /* Holly Hack for IE \*/ * html .suckerdiv ul li { float: left; height: 1%; } * html .suckerdiv ul li a { height: 1%; } /* End */ </style> <script type="text/javascript"> //SuckerTree Vertical Menu 1.1 (Nov 8th, 06) //By Dynamic Drive: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/ var menuids=["suckertree1"] //Enter id(s) of SuckerTree UL menus, separated by commas function buildsubmenus(){ for (var i=0; i<menuids.length; i++){ var ultags=document.getElementById(menuids).getElementsByTagName("ul") for (var t=0; t<ultags.length; t++){ ultags[t].parentNode.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].className="subfolderstyle" if (ultags[t].parentNode.parentNode.id==menuids) //if this is a first level submenu ultags[t].style.left=ultags[t].parentNode.offsetWidth+"px" //dynamically position first level submenus to be width of main menu item else //else if this is a sub level submenu (ul) ultags[t].style.left=ultags[t-1].getElementsByTagName("a")[0].offsetWidth+"px" //position menu to the right of menu item that activated it ultags[t].parentNode.onmouseover=function(){ this.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display="block" } ultags[t].parentNode.onmouseout=function(){ this.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display="none" } } for (var t=ultags.length-1; t>-1; t--){ //loop through all sub menus again, and use "display:none" to hide menus (to prevent possible page scrollbars ultags[t].style.visibility="visible" ultags[t].style.display="none" } } } if (window.addEventListener) window.addEventListener("load", buildsubmenus, false) else if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", buildsubmenus) </script> I don't know where to put these two files and how to link them so that my categories items have an effect of rollover color changes. Can anyone show me exactly what to do? I'm having trouble. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 How do I disable the OsCommerce product load in alphabetical order? I want to load the products in the order I want but I can't because every time I do they load in alphabetical order. Surely there is a work around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 How do I disable the OsCommerce product load in alphabetical order? I want to load the products in the order I want but I can't because every time I do they load in alphabetical order. Surely there is a work around. You can modify it in the index.php file Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 You can modify it in the index.php file Thanks for the reply. I did finally figure that out. I do have another question that maybe you can help me with. I haven't received a reply yet on that one. There is a banner in the header and I found the banner listed in the banner manager. I want to change the url link to point to another website, where do I go to do that? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks for the reply. I did finally figure that out. I do have another question that maybe you can help me with. I haven't received a reply yet on that one. There is a banner in the header and I found the banner listed in the banner manager. I want to change the url link to point to another website, where do I go to do that? Thanks Banner images and links can be edited in the banner manager Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Banner images and links can be edited in the banner manager Where exactly do I change that? Maybe I'm slow or something. I just dont want to mess something up trying to figure it out. Thank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Banner images and links can be edited in the banner manager I found it. Thanks man. You have always been good at helping people and not belittling them for not knowing as much as others. It's sad that there are some on here that do that, but I wanted to give you your kudos. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I found it. Thanks man. You have always been good at helping people and not belittling them for not knowing as much as others. It's sad that there are some on here that do that, but I wanted to give you your kudos. Joe Please look at my website. The main image in the header has a link to it to another catagory in the website. I can't change that link in the banner manager. I have changed the banner url and it still loads to a different catagory in the site. How do i change this so the picture will link to another url. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I found it. Thanks man. You have always been good at helping people and not belittling them for not knowing as much as others. It's sad that there are some on here that do that, but I wanted to give you your kudos. Joe Sorry, the site is www.owgshop.com/shop2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razzledazzle Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Well..its a general replay.. Since a lot of new users dont know where to start..... :thumbsup: And if someone have some particulars, they want to ask..please feel free.... I am trying to figure out where to edit the text on the right column of the script. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I am trying to figure out where to edit the text on the right column of the script. Please help. This is what I need. Please look at my website. The main image in the header has a link to it to another catagory in the website. I can't change that link in the banner manager. I have changed the banner url and it still loads to a different catagory in the site. How do i change this so the picture will link to another url. My website is www.owgshop.com/shop2 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 This is what I need. Please look at my website. The main image in the header has a link to it to another catagory in the website. I can't change that link in the banner manager. I have changed the banner url and it still loads to a different catagory in the site. How do i change this so the picture will link to another url. My website is www.owgshop.com/shop2 Thanks That is a template based site and the links are probably hard coded in the files. You should contact the template creator/provider for future support Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycreativewishes Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 That is a template based site and the links are probably hard coded in the files. You should contact the template creator/provider for future support I actually did find the link. It was in the index.php file near the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thare Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hi there, im currently constructing a department store and have designed the entire layout myself using photoshop dreamweaver and the sts template contrib, im having trouble with the boxes, ie categories, specials etc. On the left i have used $categorybox and replaced the corner images + altered stylesheet etc, but i cant for the life of me figure how to get them looking like the boxes on the right of the page which are plain HTML.. im tearing my hair out :angry: someone help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thare Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hi there, im currently constructing a department store and have designed the entire layout myself using photoshop dreamweaver and the sts template contrib, im having trouble with the boxes, ie categories, specials etc. On the left i have used $categorybox and replaced the corner images + altered stylesheet etc, but i cant for the life of me figure how to get them looking like the boxes on the right of the page which are plain HTML.. im tearing my hair out :angry: someone help! site is www.salemaze.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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