NEED Help....already have template up and cant figure out hwo to configure cart

[bzboy]

Hello all...

 

I have an html site up www.bzboardsportz.com and have all of my products up...I have installed the oscommerce onto my admin page, but it appears it is like 2 seperate templates. How can I configure my site to work with the oscommerce cart? . My site is html...does it need to be all php pages?

 

thanks in advance.

B

[Jack_mcs]

Oscommerce isn't something you add into your code. It is a full shop by itself. You can add a link from your html page to the shop but other than that, there is no connection between them.

 

Jack

[bzboy]

Oscommerce isn't something you add into your code. It is a full shop by itself. You can add a link from your html page to the shop but other than that, there is no connection between them.

 

Jack

 

Im a little confused then.... can I not use a os commerce template and then when a customer clicks on "add to cart" it takes them to a cart that looks like my site?

[Guest]

Im a little confused then.... can I not use a os commerce template and then when a customer clicks on "add to cart" it takes them to a cart that looks like my site?

 

 

You have to install or create a template for OSCommerce which would match the look of your site. If you want more help, check out this link.

[bzboy]

You have to install or create a template for OSCommerce which would match the look of your site. If you want more help, check out this link.

 

I do have a template that I purchased for "oscommerce".. But I edited the template before I installed the cart.... now what I need help with, is how do I install my template to oscommerce through the admin page?

 

I now realize I should have installed the cart first and figured out how to use it, but I went ahead and edited the template first....also I have the original template that I purchased and I have all of the html pages that I created from the template for all of my products and categories, etc.... I guess what I am asking is how can I bring the template over to the admin page and start from there? I know I need to input all of my products and all of the other info into the cart software, but I need to get the template installed inthe the cart admin page first

 

Thanks again I appreciate the help

[Jack_mcs]

You can't. Oscommerce doesn't have any way to automatically install a template. You have to do it by hand or install one of the template systems, which usually won't work directly with a pre-built template.

 

Jack

[bkellum]

You can't. Oscommerce doesn't have any way to automatically install a template. You have to do it by hand or install one of the template systems, which usually won't work directly with a pre-built template.

 

Jack

How to integrate a purchased template to STS:

 

To make an STS template out of a purchased osCommerce template,

• Install the store in a test directory
  
• Open the store in your browser
  
• View the Source Code and Save the html code to your computer
  
• Use this html code as default template and start replacing the different elements with their corresponding STS Tag
  
• Use the boxes class (includes/classes/boxes.php) from the template you bought
  
• Modify the external stylesheet from the purchased template to your needs (if needed)
  

The above should get you started in the right direction.

When buying a store with contributions already installed, be aware that it does not include BTS (Basic Template System) as it is totally incompatible with STS (Simple Template System).

 

Hope this helped,

[bzboy]

How to integrate a purchased template to STS:

 

To make an STS template out of a purchased osCommerce template,

• Install the store in a test directory
  
• Open the store in your browser
  
• View the Source Code and Save the html code to your computer
  
• Use this html code as default template and start replacing the different elements with their corresponding STS Tag
  
• Use the boxes class (includes/classes/boxes.php) from the template you bought
  
• Modify the external stylesheet from the purchased template to your needs (if needed)
  

The above should get you started in the right direction.

When buying a store with contributions already installed, be aware that it does not include BTS (Basic Template System) as it is totally incompatible with STS (Simple Template System).

 

Hope this helped,

awesome thanks...I will get started on this...I knew there had to be a way, or why else would companies like altlab.com or template monster sell "oscommerce templates" if there was no way to use them! thanks again

[bkellum]

awesome thanks...I will get started on this...I knew there had to be a way, or why else would companies like altlab.com or template monster sell "oscommerce templates" if there was no way to use them! thanks again

Brad, just to clarify...

The instructions I posted above applied only if you wanted to use the Simple Template System contribution with your purchased osCommerce template.

 

When using a purchased osCommerce template, you should follow the instructions given by the merchant on how to implement the template. In most cases, it is a complete install over your existing store files, meaning it "replaces" existing files with custom files that make the template work.