Please Review my store

[Guest]

Dear Members,

 

My first shop....

I have never done anything with PHP before but this software has made it very easy to use.

Thanks to all that made it and STS.

 

Spelling, images and general little things need to be cleaned up before it gos live, but i thought id share it here anyway.

 

http://www.historicevents.com.au/armourstore

 

I have three little problems if any one can help with.

 

-One is changing the standard images that come up next to the "what's new/ historicevents armoury" titles at the top of content.

 

I cant find the code or how to add new images.

 

-Two is the grey background behind things like information and shopping cart. I don't want it grey but can't find where to change that

 

-Three is where does content pull the login / register information from ? for some reason i cant find that text.

 

Thank you for looking at my site and for any help / advice you offer.

 

Kit Houston

http:// www.historicevents.com.au

[Andrew Yuen]

In my opinion I would start by adding an image rollover on your navigation box. Second, I would get rid of the default osCommerce light blue color on the header portions of all your infoboxes. All of your buttons also need to be changed to match your color scheme. When I click on a category I notice that the category image is broken, I personally would remove it. Also, to the right above your shopping cart infobox, there is an unnecessary picture of a knight that should be removed IMO. Finally consider obtaining an SSL certificate. You need to fill out your Shipping and Returns, Privacy Notice and Conditions of Use.

[Guest]

Thank you Andrew, as said in my first post most of the things you pointed out i was having problems with.

I did a support post and got my answers so will be working on that now.

 

Why do you not like the Knight ? My goal is to have something in that part that represents what we do . i wish i could have that space cycle through 4 or 5 images but i don't know that code so will have to leave it .

 

Is there a reason you don't like it that part ?

 

Shipping and Returns, Privacy Notice and Conditions These are all being written now and ill post a follow up before it gos live.

 

Thank you for your thoughts, all have been taken on board.

 

Kit

[Guest]

Dear Members,

 

My first shop....

I have never done anything with PHP before but this software has made it very easy to use.

Thanks to all that made it and STS.

 

Spelling, images and general little things need to be cleaned up before it gos live, but i thought id share it here anyway.

 

http://www.historicevents.com.au/armourstore

 

I have three little problems if any one can help with.

 

-One is changing the standard images that come up next to the "what's new/ historicevents armoury" titles at the top of content.

 

I cant find the code or how to add new images.

 

-Two is the grey background behind things like information and shopping cart. I don't want it grey but can't find where to change that

 

-Three is where does content pull the login / register information from ? for some reason i cant find that text.

 

Thank you for looking at my site and for any help / advice you offer.

 

Kit Houston

http:// www.historicevents.com.au

I think you are off to a good start and you are very creative. The site is a bit "slow". I'd don't know if it's your server or your large graphics aren't optimized. Anyway, if I was in the market for a sword, I'd by one from you ;)

[chooch]

The site looks very stock.

 

I think the cart box in column right is way too big in comparison with the boxes in column left because of the image you have in column right, that is making the width too big.

 

You should change the stock buttons with something more colour coded to your stylesheet (like burgandy or red, or something)

[Guest]

The site looks very stock.

 

I think the cart box in column right is way too big in comparison with the boxes in column left because of the image you have in column right, that is making the width too big.

 

You should change the stock buttons with something more colour coded to your stylesheet (like burgandy or red, or something)

 

 

Hi Chooch,

 

Yep I'm in the process of changing things like buttons and so on. I'm getting to know the system and the structure of where things are a little better so as my skills grows so will , i hope, the changes.

 

Thanks for the review and ill post as i mod it so you can review again.

 

Kit

[Guest]

The site looks very stock.

 

I think the cart box in column right is way too big in comparison with the boxes in column left because of the image you have in column right, that is making the width too big.

 

You should change the stock buttons with something more colour coded to your stylesheet (like burgandy or red, or something)

 

 

Hi Chooch,

 

Yep I'm in the process of changing things like buttons and so on. I'm getting to know the system and the structure of where things are a little better so as my skills grows so will , i hope, the changes.

 

Thanks for the review and ill post as i mod it so you can review again.

 

Kit

[Guest]

The site looks very stock.

 

I think the cart box in column right is way too big in comparison with the boxes in column left because of the image you have in column right, that is making the width too big.

 

You should change the stock buttons with something more colour coded to your stylesheet (like burgandy or red, or something)

 

 

Hi Chooch,

 

Yep I'm in the process of changing things like buttons and so on. I'm getting to know the system and the structure of where things are a little better so as my skills grows so will , i hope, the changes.

 

Thanks for the review and ill post as i mod it so you can review again.

 

Kit

[Guest]

Why do you not like the Knight ? My goal is to have something in that part that represents what we do . i wish i could have that space cycle through 4 or 5 images but i don't know that code so will have to leave it .

 

Do a contribution search for banner manager, thats how i achieved this.

[Guest]

My goal is to have something in that part that represents what we do . i wish i could have that space cycle through 4 or 5 images but i don't know that code so will have to leave it .

 

All you would need is replace the:

<img src="../../../../armoury/images/james.jpg" alt="Knight" height="289" width="190">

 

with something like:

<?php
 if ($banner = tep_banner_exists('dynamic', 'right_column')) {
    echo tep_display_banner('static', $banner);
 }
?>

 

and then go to Admin->Tools->Banner Manager and add some banners with a new category called... you guessed it... right column (or whatever you want, just make sure the banner category name matches whatever you use in the tep_banner code above).