How do you change the "What's New Message?"

[Yoda]

I set the program up by my C-Panel. I've figured everything out except how to change the front 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 demonstration online-shop, any products purchased will not be delivered nor billed. Any information seen on these products are to be treated fictional.

 

If you wish to download this sample shop, or to contribute to this project, please visit the support site. This shop is based on osCommerce 2.2-CVS.  

 

 

...and all of the "Information": Shipping and Returns, Privacy Notice.

 

I have my administration screen, but I have know where to edit these features.

 

PLEASE HELP! Thanx :D

[Guest]

http://wiki.oscommerce.com/

 

HTH

The_Bear

[Yoda]

Thanx for the link, but it was like looking for a needle in a hay stack. Can someone please give me some more "specific" direction? Thanx.

[WebMistress]

http://wiki.oscommerce.com/helpHowtoDispla...layCategoryName

[Yoda]

:?: :?: :?: Does anybody understand my fustration? The links are nice but they are not answering my request. On the frony page of your shop, after you set it up, there is that annoying message:

 

 

What's New Here?  

 

 

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

 

This is a demonstration online-shop, any products purchased will not be delivered nor billed. Any information seen on these products are to be treated fictional.

 

If you wish to download this sample shop, or to contribute to this project, please visit the support site. This shop is based on osCommerce 2.2-CVS.  

 

 

Everyone who tried to set up shop must have had this problem changing this, unless this is a recent change. Please, someone direct me on how to edit this so I may put in my own store welcome, or on how to just remove it.

 

Also on how to change the "Information" text in the "Shipping Returns", "Private Notice" etc...

[Yoda]

This is more of what I was looking for but I have one problem, I could find no /includes/languages/english/default.php in my directory. default.php does not exist. Can someone please check into this and tell me where I need to go to change this info?

 

Text General Changes

 

 

Most of the text changes on each page are located in the catalog/includes/english folder

 

Q: Is there a place to change what the text says when a new customer signs up and/or purchases a product and then gets the email?  

A: That would be /languages/english/create_account_process.php

 

Q: How do you edit the copyright footer text and link, and the color of the word  

"required" text next to the boxes on the "My Account" page?  

A: /catalog/includes/languages/english.php at the very bottom of the page

This is the default color of the word "required" #AABBDD

Q: How do you change the default.php introduction and welcome text?  

A: catalog/includes/languages/english/default.php  

You will need to change default.php in all of the language folders  

You can also change the heading title names in here.

Q: How do you change the text that shows up in the top left on the browser window?  

A: In languages/english.php on line 45

page title define('TITLE', 'osCommerce');

 

Q: How do you change the text like "Top", "Catalog" on the top bar?  

A: catalog/includes/languages/english.php

 

Q: How do you change the words "click to enlarge" under the product graphic pic?  

A: includes/languages/english/product_info.php and includes/languages/english/product_reviews_info.php  

 

Q: How do you change the words "There are no products to list in this category." on the bar that comes up when you click a category?  

A: includes/languages/english/default.php  

 

Q: How do you change the words "Forgot your password? Click here" on the login screen?  

A: includes/languages/english/login.php

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[WebMistress]

perhaps you can elaborate - the link I gave you tells you how to change the "What's new here" on the top of the pages

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there's a contribution for the information pages called

Information Page Unlimited v1.1b

 

probably under features

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the directions for changing the text on the default page is on the page a little further down - I don't remember since I changed mine already, but I believe its in catalog/includes/langueages/english/default.php

 

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I am trying to figure out to remove the line "Welcome guest..." myself so if you find out -- please IM me.

[Guest]

Ok, let's start at the beginning. You installed your osCommerce software via the cPanel correct? Editing the file from the cPanel will result in errors, because it sometimes leaves blank lines at the end of files. Do you have a text editor that is separate from you cPanel? If not, there are many available for download on the net. Do you have and now how to use an FTP program?

[Guest]

the spot you are looking for is /catalog/includes/languages/english/default.php

 

<?php

/*

 $Id: default.php,v 1.20 2003/02/14 12:51:58 dgw_ Exp $



 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

 http://www.oscommerce.com



 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce



 Released under the GNU General Public License

*/



define('TEXT_MAIN', '<h1>this shop is not live, please check back soon<h1>');

 

Change it right there on the first line in that file where I have put "this shop is not live"

 

Good luck

[Guest]

the spot you are looking for is /catalog/includes/languages/english/default.php

 

I think that what is confusing (was to me anyway when I was looking for the same answer) is the path starts with "catalog" - in my case, I changed the store directory name so my path is "/store/includes/languages/english/default.php"

 

I've edited it and now I'm getting an error that says, "unexpected T_STRING". So I'm off to the archives to research this one.

 

Liz Marr

[eRacings]

I set the program up by my C-Panel. I've figured everything out except how to change the front 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 demonstration online-shop, any products purchased will not be delivered nor billed. Any information seen on these products are to be treated fictional.

 

If you wish to download this sample shop, or to contribute to this project, please visit the support site. This shop is based on osCommerce 2.2-CVS. ?

?

 

...and all of the "Information": Shipping and Returns, Privacy Notice.

 

I have my administration screen, but I have know where to edit these features.

 

PLEASE HELP! Thanx :D

To change just whats new here and lets see what we have here is simple, follow this instruction:

 

INSTALL DIRECTIONS

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1. BACK UP YOUR CURRENT FILE(S) before modifying!

 

2. Open:

/catalog/includes/languages/(lang_here)/index.php (or default.php depending on version)

 

3. Find:

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Let\'s See What We Have Here');

 

4. Change line to:

define('HEADING_TITLE', ucwords(strtolower($categories['categories_name'])));

 

5. Find:

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'What\'s New Here?');

 

6. Change line to:

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Welcome to [sitename here]');

 

7. Find:

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Categories');

 

8. Change line to:

define('HEADING_TITLE', ucwords(strtolower($categories['categories_name'])));

 

9. Save and close index.php

 

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Chris Kirejevas

[email protected]