X-Cart Templates
 

This has probably been answered before, but I looked and can't find any info and I just have to ask :)

Are there any sites out there that have downloadable (free or for sale) xcart templates? It seems there really should be...

I noticed this myself so I put up my first set just this week with many many more to follow.

http://www.dogbytecomputer.com/Templates

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the main reason their are no xcart skins out their is pretty much everyone's cart is very specific for their industry and use and needs to be skinned in such a way that no one else would really want their store to look like someone elses, though we have nabbed many ideas off alot of xcart sites and implemented them into ours which most likely alot of others have or are doing also. If peopel want a generic storefront then the xcart skins may be the way to go but from what i've scene most people start hacking away the basic look almost immediately after install :lol:

I agree. Not many people who are serious about business want their sites to look like others--as was said, it should be industry specific for most things. People want a site that corresponds to their intended audience and an image that will make their customers comfortable shopping at the site. Doing things like that is the reason I can take my wife out to eat once a week :D

The intent behind the templates is to provide an alternative to the stock templates during the time it takes to learn the X-CART system. To get a clean look for your store so you can get up and running with products and learn the ins and outs of X-CART customization in a less stressfull environment.

The act of installing a template, following the detailed instructions, in itself, goes a long way towards teaching a newbie how to edit and customize .tpl files.

I see it as good thing all the way around...

I'm not saying offering templates are a bad idea, and I think there's money in it. It is a wonderful learning tool. I guess it depends on the person, but I think most serious companies don't use templates, although there certainly are some exceptions to that.

I'd be shot (repeatedly at that!) if I ever used a template for a client and they found it. 8O

But at the same time it depends on the level of market you're in, there's alot of people on the forum who just can't afford pro design and are happy to run small low budget shops.

Most established or serious businesses don't blink an eye at a few thousand for setting up a good ecom site. But to some people starting out the $185 for x-cart alone can be alot in itself (remember $185 is very relative to where you live, in romania for example the minimum monthly wage is $60-$100)

Courses for horses as the say :)

I'm looking for a template that would allow me to change the cart from liquid design to about 1/3 of the page, so the cart doesn't take up the whole page..

I'm sure there's an easy way to do it.. I just bought xcart today

yeah just edit the customer/home.tpl, you can place table tags around the main part with a pixel size of what ever width you want.

or edit rectangle_top.tpl to be 66% rather then 100%

This is what I've done in 9 hours www.illinoiswinecellar.com/shop/customer

How do I change what's left of the orange on the page? I can't find it anywhere!

thanks,
chris

it also says done. but with errors at the bottom of the page.. what did I do wrong?

That is dialog_bg.gif found here ....

xcart_directory/skin1/images/dialog_bg.gif


Hope this helps!

Thanks dogbyte man!

Look in skin1.css to find this...

.DialogTitle {
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF; COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 11px;

You may need to change your text color. 8)

thanks, that saves some time.. without me searching where it is through a 2 foot long css file

by any chance, do you know what file edits the body page, like

Welcome to Illinois Wine Cellar LLC
This is a demo store with a powerful X-CART engine inside, based on PHP4 templates technology integrated with SQL database. If you order the X-Cart software, you will be able to setup a web store having all of the features this demo has. To test-drive this store, you can browse categories, add/remove products and view our help pages. You can even issue a test order. Feel free to test anything you like.

This service is for demo purposes only. No real products. No real prices. No real charges. This is a demonstration. Please do not submit real credit card information.



I've looked everywhere..

I guess not everywhere.. but there's so many tpl files

Under Languages > txt_welcome

Looks good wild boar...

I hope I've helped you get to bed a little earlier.

haha yea, I believe you have.. Once I get started on something, I can't stop.. because so many ideas are running through my head..

I guess it's not bad for being my first xcart shop page..

I didn't know if It would be a waist of money, (because I wouldn't be able to edit it) or a good buy, seems like xcart is on the top of my list.

Hopefully you got my pm I sent you.. I didn't post it on here because it has nothing to do with x-cart.. If you try it out and it works for you.. then more money in your pocket.. (tell me if you use it and it works) I've been making 10 a day off of it on one site.. hopefully you can do the same.. If so.. it's my payback for your help

-chris

why is my table expanding like it's set at 100 percent? It should be even with the header.. and it goes all the way across the page..

http://www.illinoiswinecellar.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=2&cat=&page=

becuase this is the description of on eof your products


notice there is no blank space so it cant wrap

i'm an idiot.. :?

thanks

Now don't be so hard on yourself wild boar...

Hey! I didn't get my private message, you must of sent it to the moon or something :lol:

hmm.. I clicked PM on your name.. I guess pm's don't work on here..

what's your email address..

use AT instead of @ so spam harvesters won't find it

contact at dogbytecomputer.com

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