Custom Homepage
 

I need to make the homepage on x-cart different from the rest of the pages. I would like to keep just the header and footer, and insert my own content in the main area.

Re: Custom Homepage
 

skin/your_skin/customer/main/welcome.tpl controls home page

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Thanks.. Now, how do I remove the left bar from just the homepage?

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surround it with
{if $main eq "catalog" && $current_category.category eq ""}
LEFT BAR CODE HERE
{/if}

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I am using 2-columns skin.. In what file would I insert the code?

Re: Custom Homepage
 

That is in common_files/customer/content.tpl. You would want to copy that to the same place in 2-columns then make the changes there. There is already code surrounding the left-bar to prevent it from appearing in the cart and checkout. I think you'd want to add a "not" around the above code so you'd end up with something like this:

{if ($main neq 'cart' or $cart_empty) and $main neq 'checkout' and not ($main eq "catalog" and $current_category.category eq "")}

Re: Custom Homepage
 

We are getting closer.. Thanks!!

Now, how do I eliminate the space where the left bar was?

http://69.175.10.138/~totalvoi/store/home.php

Re: Custom Homepage
 

It's all in the css classes. There are probably margins/paddings you need to eliminate so the center part takes all the space

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I can't find it anywhere in the altskin.css or main.css. The margin on the left of center is exactly 250px. I went through both css files and changed anything that said 250px, nothing changed.

Does anyone have any ideas?

The cart.php page is also having the same issues?

http://69.175.10.138/~totalvoi/store/cart.php

Re: Custom Homepage
 

It is there in one of the css files. Use Firebug (FF) to find out exactly which one

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I need more information then that.. Have you experience with eliminating the left bar and padding and margin on the homepage and cart pages?

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Yes I do. Turn speed up tools for css from admin while site is in development so you can actually see the css files/classes. You need to change the margin in this

.fancycat-page-subskin-c #center-main

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If I remove the padding from .fancycat-page-subskin-c #center-main it gives me this...

http://69.175.10.138/~totalvoi/store/home.php?cat=249

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Find the class that is unique to front page only and put th emargin in there, or create a new one to apply to front page only