Can someone hold my hand through this?

[Miranda83]

I am an extreme newbie and I am in desperate need of help. I have come to the conclusion that I may be in over my head but everyone on here knows what they are doing so I am hoping that someone can hold my hand and help me get my site set up. Below is what I need help with so far, if you can help with any of it please do!

I see everyone talking about changing "codes" but I can't find where to do this in my admin.

I need to set my shipping up so that it is 20% of the order total.

My "store logo" is half way hidden behind the tabs on my homepage.

I need to add more payment options.

My site looks generic and I don't know how to spruce it up.

When I click on the "add shipping module" in the shipping section it comes back with a base error, same thing happens when I try to add more payment options.

This is my site and what I have so far www.weightlossandwellness2000.com

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

[Guest]

Hi Miranda,

 

Here are a few pointers for you:

 

1) ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE MAKING CHANGES

 

2) To edit code, you will need to download the file you want to edit using an FTP client. Open the file with a text editor (Notepad++ or Editplus+) and make the code edits. Then upload the edited file back to your server.

 

3) To get shipping based on a percentage of the total, you will need to install this contribution: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/5953

 

4) Your store logo is partially covered because the default height is 60px. To increase the height, edit the stylesheet.css and change this to suit your needs:

 

#header {

height: 60px;

}

 

5) Payment options are available by clicking the install button from the admin area>>modules>>payment. If you don't see one that you want, you can check the add on area for a contribution. If you still don't see what you want, you may have to have one created.

 

6) 'Sprucing up' your site can be done by making changes to the stylesheet and/or creating a theme. Read this thread for more information: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/topic/370164-jquerythemeroller/

 

7) Your error may be related to your setup, I can't speculate on it because you did not post your configure.php file from admin. IF you choose to post it, remove the database section at the bottom, we don't need to know your passwords.

 

 

Chris