X-Cart forums

[Sean12]

Hello everybody!

I know this questions must have been asked about a thousand times before, but I hope someone still would be willing to help me..

#1: How do I get access to the "folder" where all my files are located?
I probably have to download a program or something, but which should I download and how does it work?

#2: How do I replace the x-cart logo with my own?

#3: How do I change the colors in the storefront (both background ect and text)?

#4: How do I change the headers? Can I f.ex. change "Recommended products list" to "hook ups" and "Manufacturers" to "Brands"?

Please forgive me for not knowing that much y'all.. I'm trying to learn

[SystemSkins]

Your X-cart bible:
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

I use Dreamweaver CS3 for all my editing and CuteFTP 8 Pro for all my file uploading. I had a basic understanding of html coding when I bought X-cart. It took me a month before I was able to go live with my site (just last week). It takes some time to get used to what you are looking for.

In a nut shell, like I explained to my mom lol, X-cart to basically like a big closet (customer/home.tpl) with lots and lots of shoe boxes inside (templates). Every file is called upon using smarty tags. Weather its a language file (which are edited in admin area) or php files (which are the programming files) or template files (.tpl files, your design files). Changing colors would be in the CSS (skin1.css). When you want to edit something you have to find that specific template that is being called upon. Like the logo your talking about. If you look at customer/home.tpl you'll notice that it calls upon head.tpl inside head.tpl is the logo you'r talking about. You can either change the logo name in head.tpl to your own name and reference it in the images dir or you can overwrite the xcart logo in the images directory.

See the link above for what templates contain what.

BTW, search box on this forums has helped me tremendously. Take some time and LEARN what you are doing and you'll be like me, after a week you'll post a question only to answer it yourself and going back to delete the post because you figured it out while waiting for an answer.

The best advice that I could give is take your time and don't get frustrated. I've only been an x-cart member for 5 weeks and I'd recommend it to anyone. Very easy to do things once you understand the concept.

Oh... read the manual too, helped me alot.

[balinor]

Also, if you could please update your forum signature with your EXACT version (i.e. 4.1.9) that would be great. You can find it in your 'Summary' area of the admin.