Changing the Home Page

[magicspon]

Hi,

 

I've just delete the default text from the home page but i would like to change the general look and layout of the whole page, I would like to be able to add some images and some flash content etc.

 

How do i go about doing this.

 

Also if i want to move the categories from the left side to the right side do i simple copy the text from column_left to the column_right.php file

 

Many thanks

Dave

:-"

 

Gum Productions

[crash3903]

Hi,

 

I've just delete the default text from the home page but i would like to change the general look and layout of the whole page, I would like to be able to add some images and some flash content etc.

 

How do i go about doing this.

 

Also if i want to move the categories from the left side to the right side do i simple copy the text from column_left to the column_right.php file

 

Many thanks

Dave

:-"

 

Gum Productions

 

Dave

 

Install the STS templating system found in the contributions section if you have a clean installation

 

This will allow you to design your store

 

Regards

 

Mark

[crash3903]

Also if i want to move the categories from the left side to the right side do i simple copy the text from column_left to the column_right.php file

 

yes :P

[ashrafzia]

For adding your flash contents / images:

1- copy your .swf and .jpg files to catalog/images directory

2- open catalog/includes/header.php

look for code:

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
 <tr class="header">
<td valign="middle" height="100"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'oscommerce.gif', 'osCommerce') . '</a>'; ?></td>

enter your picture or .swf movie name in the above code like 'your_picture.jpg'

 

2- For moving categories and other boxes from left to right:

open column_left.php

copy this line for categories:

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');

comment it over here like //include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');

now add the same line of code anywhere in the column_right.php.

Do the same procedure for other boxes.

[magicspon]

Dave

 

Install the STS templating system found in the contributions section if you have a clean installation

 

This will allow you to design your store

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

Thanks for your help, very new to all this, how do i go about installing the STS templating system...

I used fantastico to install osCommerce onto my site

 

Thanks

Dave

[crash3903]

Thanks for your help, very new to all this, how do i go about installing the STS templating system...

I used fantastico to install osCommerce onto my site

 

Thanks

Dave

 

You need to ftp to your site and as I understand it you need to upload the files from the sts contribution overwriting the files on your site

 

I have never used it but if you read the instructions that come with the contribution it will reveal all ;)

 

Good luck

 

Regards

 

Mark

[magicspon]

You need to ftp to your site and as I understand it you need to upload the files from the sts contribution overwriting the files on your site

 

If you read the instructions that come with the contribution it will reveal all ;)

 

Good luck

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

where do i download it from, i went to the contributions section but could not find how to download the file..

 

thanks for your help

[anhtuanlondon]

where do i download it from, i went to the contributions section but could not find how to download the file..

 

thanks for your help

you can download it from here

[magicspon]

you can download it from here

 

sorry probably being really dumb but i can't see how you can download the file..

 

thanks again

[concept8]

sorry probably being really dumb but i can't see how you can download the file..

 

thanks again

 

click that little brown box with the green arrow... :P

they should really make the download icon bigger <_<