How do I change the Skin1

Your Web Pros - Brandon E · #1 06-09-2009, 03:04 PM

Hello,

I am very new to X Cart. I noticed that during the install of x cart there was several templates... or skins I guess there called that I can use.

I chose one of them but would now like to try a different one and see how it looks.

Where is the option to change skins?

Thank you!

pauldodman · #2 06-09-2009, 11:00 PM

I believe you have to run install again and choose reinstall skin files and then choose a new skin.

Moving to Storefront Design & Template Editing in v 4.2.x

just_me · #3 06-11-2009, 08:48 AM

It would be nice if there were somewhere you could view those skins before choosing during setup.

Just choosing one blindly is prettyf frustrating.

So now I'm stuck with the one I "choose" or have to redo a complete install!

Wow.

running 4.0.19 under duress on new server and just beginning migration to 4.2

Ene · #4 06-12-2009, 01:09 AM

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It would be nice if there were somewhere you could view those skins before choosing during setup.

http://xcart-demo.qtmsoft.com/demo/home.php

pauldodman · #5 06-12-2009, 01:49 AM

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So now I'm stuck with the one I "choose" or have to redo a complete install!

Well it's far from ideal of course, but a skin re-installation is not a "complete" install.

just_me · #6 06-12-2009, 04:56 AM

Thanks for the tip Ene. I'll take a look.

This would be a great link to put right on the setup wizard page where we need to choose a skin!

http://xcart-demo.qtmsoft.com/demo/home.php

For anyone interested, I found in X-cart Manual 4.2.1, in chapter 2, Installing X-Cart Manually 2.2.2, subsection 7, that you can change the skin this way:

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b)

If you want to replace the default skin Light & Lucid with one of the alternative skins that come with the X-Cart distribution package, copy the directory with the skin to the directory /skin1. Use the command:

> cp -Rpf schemes/templates/<Skin_name>/* skin1

replacing the <Skin_name> part with one of the following values (skin names):

c)

After you copy the skin files to the directory /skin1, set the permissions of every subdirectory and file

inside the directory /skin1 to 777.

Happy webmastering..

ghughes40 · #7 06-16-2009, 09:59 AM

This is crazy. You can never see examples during installation then you have to use a UNIX shell to change it after installation? AND if you go to the link for the demo once you've chosen the third example (tire company) you lose the drop down menu and even a refresh just keeps you at the tire company so you can't view any of the other examples.

Ene · #8 06-17-2009, 01:15 AM

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This would be a great link to put right on the setup wizard page where we need to choose a skin!

Thank you for the suggestion, we will consider it.

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You can never see examples during installation then you have to use a UNIX shell to change it after installation?

It is not necessary to use unix shell to re-install the skin if X-Cart has the correct permissions set and the server has a secure configuration (with no need of world-wide writable '777' permissions).

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AND if you go to the link for the demo once you've chosen the third example (tire company) you lose the drop down menu and even a refresh just keeps you at the tire company so you can't view any of the other examples.

Thank you very much for pointing me to the issue, we will fix it.

dwpers · #9 08-17-2009, 05:50 AM

So...what's the final verdict on changing skins? I'm running Pro 4.2.2. I'm so confused, thanks!

dwpers · #10 08-28-2009, 09:48 AM

Well, I wish there was a theme switcher or something, since we ordered the installation service when we bought X-Cart, I have no idea how to reinstall it all, haha.