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New Store Needs Help Please

I am new to x-cart and just installed it. I am still working on it (http://www.akuawood.co.uk/home.php) and wondered if someone could please help me with the followings:

Change universal font for the shop. I prefer verdana 8. I seem to have different fonts all over the place.

How do I delete the best sellers.

I would like to change the logo at the top of the home page to include my own logo.

I would also like to change the Bodycare and Health images for my own.

Thank you in advance.

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

Hello ...

Welcome to X-Cart

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How do I delete the best sellers.

Bestsellers is a module which can be disabled from the 'Modules' section of the administration area.

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I would like to change the logo at the top of the home page to include my own logo.

I see you are using the 'Fashion Mosaic' template.

The logo is located in /skin1/images/customer_images/company_logo.gif
The image is included in the template: /skin1/head_customer.tpl

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I would also like to change the Bodycare and Health images for my own.

This image is located in /skin1/images/customer_images/welcome.jpg
The image is included in the template: /skin1/customer/main/welcome.tpl

Regards

Shafiq :sK

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

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Originally Posted by akuawood

I am new to x-cart

Hello akuawood, welcome to xcart!

Before you do anything else, PLEASE read the forum rules...

http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=6489

THEN, update your forum signature with your exact xcart version

http://forum.x-cart.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

Then, you might want to read the FAQ section, as all your questions have been answered...

http://forum.x-cart.com/forumdisplay.php?f=30

THEN - you probably want to learn a bunch about CSS -- this is how you will change colors, spacing, fonts, appearance and many, many elements of your store. Google is your friend.

THEN -- get to know WEBMASTER MODE. This will be a very important tool. It's well documented.

Have fun.

Jeremy

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

Thank you very much. Off to do a lot of reading. PHP is all new to me.

Once again, a big thank you.

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

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PHP is all new to me.

Remember, you can do MAJOR modification of xcart without going anywhere near a php file. You may want to read up on Smarty and the template system before you go near php. The Smarty template system allows an average html designer/programmer to do some pretty deep stuff, without ever touching php. Start slow, and it will all fall in place.

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

I spent most of yesterday trying to find answers to my queries. I would appreciate if someone could please point me in the right direction for the following:

I would like to change the following please
* Fonts for the categories section on home.php
* The image to the bottom right hand side of home.php
* How do I add my own terms and conditions/privacy statement ( do I create in embedded level)
* How do I delete the Euro's conversion next to Price details
* How do I secure the cart for card payments
* How do I alter the logo/heading at checkout
* How do I add more files under Special
* How do I change the cart NOT to show all the product details

Sorry for so many questions and thank you for your help

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

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Originally Posted by akuawood

Fonts for the categories section on home.php

Fonts/colours are all configured within the style sheet /skin1/skin1.css

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Originally Posted by akuawood

The image to the bottom right hand side of home.php

There are no images added within home.php ... do you mean home.tpl?
home.tpl doesnt include an image at the bottom right ... it has the 'powered by x-cart' message
See http://forum.x-cart.com/showpost.php?p=117074&postcount=4

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I add my own terms and conditions/privacy statement (do I create in embedded level)

You can amend the existing T&C's and Privacy Statements via the Languages section of the admin panel.

Language Variable for Privacy Statement - txt_privacy_statement
Language Variable for Terms & Conditions - txt_conditions_customer

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I delete the Euro's conversion next to Price details

Admin Panel > General Settings: See the option "Alternative currency symbol (empty to disable). Note that credit card charges are made using primary currency"

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I secure the cart for card payments

You can either purchase an ssl digital certificate yourself from companies such as thwate, geotrust, comodo etc to enable secure payments, or hook up with a payment gateway e.g: Paypal, Worldpay, Protx etc ... (Ask your hosting company if they offer ssl digital certificates services)

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I alter the logo/heading at checkout

See this v.useful post on editing templates
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

You will find your answer here (head.tpl)

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I add more files under Special

You mean static pages?
http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/

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Originally Posted by akuawood

How do I change the cart NOT to show all the product details

Look at the template editing guide (customer/main/cart.tpl)
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

Re: New Store Needs Help Please

Thank you so much for all this information. Just off to the workshop and will have a good read on my return home.

I managed to get rid of "powered by" on home.php. There is another image "contact us" which I would like to get rid off.

I don't know which lines to look for to change the fonts/colours.

I better run but would like to thank you sooo much for this info.

Thanks once again.:-)

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Originally Posted by chamberinternet

Fonts/colours are all configured within the style sheet /skin1/skin1.css

There are no images added within home.php ... do you mean home.tpl?
home.tpl doesnt include an image at the bottom right ... it has the 'powered by x-cart' message
See http://forum.x-cart.com/showpost.php?p=117074&postcount=4

You can amend the existing T&C's and Privacy Statements via the Languages section of the admin panel.

Language Variable for Privacy Statement - txt_privacy_statement
Language Variable for Terms & Conditions - txt_conditions_customer

Admin Panel > General Settings: See the option "Alternative currency symbol (empty to disable). Note that credit card charges are made using primary currency"

You can either purchase an ssl digital certificate yourself from companies such as thwate, geotrust, comodo etc to enable secure payments, or hook up with a payment gateway e.g: Paypal, Worldpay, Protx etc ... (Ask your hosting company if they offer ssl digital certificates services)

See this v.useful post on editing templates
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

You will find your answer here (head.tpl)

You mean static pages?
http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/

Look at the template editing guide (customer/main/cart.tpl)
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529