mojo2185 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hey everyone, i'm currently building a shopping cart, and when visiting the shop after installation, i'm told the index.php file (/includes/languages/english/index.php) can be editing so the page says what you want. Is there a graphical way to edit this file? I tried loading it in Dreamweaver but the design doesn't show up, you can only edit the stuff in the code view. Any tips to make designing the layout easier? Thanks, -Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitseffort Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hey everyone, i'm currently building a shopping cart, and when visiting the shop after installation, i'm told the index.php file (/includes/languages/english/index.php) can be editing so the page says what you want. Is there a graphical way to edit this file? I tried loading it in Dreamweaver but the design doesn't show up, you can only edit the stuff in the code view. Any tips to make designing the layout easier? Thanks, -Mark simple template system may be what you want, I have not used it, but a lot of people do. It is under community in contributions. Before modifying your store much with images, and products, etc...go ahead and add all the add ons you want from contributions. I wish I started that way. dreamweaver will not display php in design view because dreamweaver is not a php program, it's html and css, but I do suggest using dreamweaver to make all add-ons and changes to code, don't use the admin to change code, you may regret it! Hope this helps! "I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings." ---Margaret Mead--- "The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. --Ken Kesey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo2185 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 sorry for a lack of response, i've been busy with finals. ouch. thanks for the pointer, but a few more questions came up. originally i was looking for a way to easily edit the main page text (to avoid typing it into the PHP code and potentially screwing the entire page with a typo). but i think i found a contribution for it. probably a stupid question, but how do you download the packages for the contributions? i kind of got lost while sorting through all of the stuff on the simple template system (sts) contrib page and couldn't find exactly what to download. is there an updated page that has a complete install with all updates added in? lots of good info on this forum, i found a bunch of great tips for layout editing while searching around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 The older and more popula Contributions all have many files. Look for one that says complete in the description. You can also go to the support thread for that Contrib and read up. If some version of it seems to have lots of trouble, you'll find out quickly enough. get the right tools and some experience and you won't need STS. Read my first blog entry for some beginner pointers. Then look inthe Knowledge Base (linked above) for much more detail. Oh, and document every Contrib and change you make to your store. i didn't and i wish I had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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