URGENT HELP REQUIRED BY ANYONE

[Guest]

Hi all i am only new to this website building and osCommerce. I have all my products and descriptions for the products done right but i want to know how to put description in bullet points so it is easier to read. How do i do this?

 

Also how to i change the thumbnail image for a product and the bigger picture that comes up when you click on the link to enlarge image?

 

This may sound dumb but how do i change the writing that is on my front page of my osc website as this is what i can see at the moment when i load the page.

 

 

What's New Here?

 

 

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This is a default setup of the osCommerce project, products shown are for demonstrational purposes, any products purchased will not be delivered nor will the customer be billed. Any information seen on these products is to be treated as fictional.

 

Error Messages

 

If there are any error or warning messages shown above, please correct them first before proceeding.

 

Error messages are displayed at the very top of the page with a complete background color.

 

Several checks are performed to ensure a healthy setup of your online store - these checks can be disabled by editing the appropriate parameters at the bottom of the includes/application_top.php file.

Editing Page Texts

 

The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:

 

[path to catalog]/includes/languages/english/index.php

 

That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the Languages->English->Define or Tools->File Manager modules.

 

The text is set in the following manner:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project...');

 

The text highlighted in green may be modified - it is important to keep the define() of the TEXT_MAIN keyword. To remove the text for TEXT_MAIN completely, the following example is used where only two single quote characters exist:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', '');

 

More information concerning the PHP define() function can be read here.

Securing The Administration Tool

 

It is important to secure the Administration Tool as there is currently no security implementation available.

Online Documentation

 

Online documentation can be read at the osCommerce Wiki Documentation Effort site.

 

Community support is available at the osCommerce Community Support Forums site.

 

If you wish to download the solution powering this shop, or if you wish to contribute to the osCommerce project, please visit the support site of osCommerce. This shop is running on osCommerce version osCommerce 2.2-MS2.

 

I know these questions are dumb but i need to know as i am only new

[Jack_mcs]

1 - Do you mean the description on the product page? Wherever you mean, just change the code to use a <li> or, easier probably, insert a bullet image before the description. You can use html code for such things as you would for any site.

 

2 - You upload the large image you want to see and then cut down its size for the thumbnail by changing the values in admin->images->small image width (height).

 

3 - From the text you posted:

The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:

 

Jack

[silverhawk]

This may sound dumb but how do i change the writing that is on my front page of my osc website as this is what i can see at the moment when i load the page.

What's New Here?

 

 

Welcome Guest! Would you like to log yourself in? Or would you prefer to create an account?

 

This is a default setup of the osCommerce project, products shown are for demonstrational purposes, any products purchased will not be delivered nor will the customer be billed. Any information seen on these products is to be treated as fictional.

 

Error Messages

 

If there are any error or warning messages shown above, please correct them first before proceeding.

 

Error messages are displayed at the very top of the page with a complete background color.

 

Several checks are performed to ensure a healthy setup of your online store - these checks can be disabled by editing the appropriate parameters at the bottom of the includes/application_top.php file.

Editing Page Texts

 

The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:

 

[path to catalog]/includes/languages/english/index.php

 

That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the Languages->English->Define or Tools->File Manager modules.

 

The text is set in the following manner:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project...');

 

The text highlighted in green may be modified - it is important to keep the define() of the TEXT_MAIN keyword. To remove the text for TEXT_MAIN completely, the following example is used where only two single quote characters exist:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', '');

 

More information concerning the PHP define() function can be read here.

Securing The Administration Tool

 

It is important to secure the Administration Tool as there is currently no security implementation available.

Online Documentation

 

Online documentation can be read at the osCommerce Wiki Documentation Effort site.

 

Community support is available at the osCommerce Community Support Forums site.

 

If you wish to download the solution powering this shop, or if you wish to contribute to the osCommerce project, please visit the support site of osCommerce. This shop is running on osCommerce version osCommerce 2.2-MS2.

 

I know these questions are dumb but i need to know as i am only new

 

 

 

I am only a newbie too, and I am learning as I go. To change the text on the main page you go to includes/languages/english/index.php. Through an editor or online through admin you can change the text between define('TEXT_MAIN', and ensure you end with );

 

I use a shareware program called php designer 2006, this helps me put in different fonts, colours, bold, italic etc.

 

I hope this helps a little. :)