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Zen-cart eCommerce System

Developers: Perfect for easy customization and add-ons, and user friendly interface for client, and support.
Users: it is easy to add/ edit items, and pages, and store settings with no web design experience.

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Key options for any new developer to zen-cart

  • Enable page editor for end user:
    admin>configuration>my store>editor
    none > to HTMLarea
  • Delete: "You may want to add some instructions for using the shopping cart here."
    (defined in includes/languages/english/shopping_cart.php)
    define('TEXT_INFORMATION'
  • Remove: "Congratulations! you have successfully installed..." Message?
    includes/languages/ENGLISH/index.php file (in two places)
    http://tutorials.zen-cart.com/index.php?article=129  
  • REMOVE Your IP Address is: 203.173.59.65
    From you admin page, go to configuration/layout settings, and click on Footer - Show IP Address status. Turn it off by selecting 0 as the value - simple as that.
    http://www.zenspert.com/archives/6
     
  • Hide weight and units in stock from item listing (option)
    • Remove weight from check out
      Admin - Configuration - Layout Settings - Shopping Cart - Show Totals
    • Admin>Catalog>Product Type
      select the Product Type (most cases Product - General used),
      look to the far right and click Edit Layout
      Show Date Added = False (Remove: This product was added to our catalog on...)
      Show Weight = False
      Show units in stock = False

      Other places:
      Admin>Configuration>New Listing
      Admin>Configuration>Featured Listing
      Admin>Configuration>All Listing
      Display Product Date Added = 0



  • Customer sign up details
    admin > configuration > customer details
    Remove fax number, salutation, company


  • All ways update currencies
    admin> Localization>Currencies > update currencies
  • Edit: Checkout Success Sample Text ...
    This file is located in /languages/english/html_includes/classic/
    admin>define pages editor> define_checkoutsuccess.php

Not important:

  • Re: hide address on contact page
    Admin>Configuration>Email Options>Contact Us - Show Store Name and Address.
  • Remove alpha drop down
    configuration  > Product Listing


Australian/English Fixes:

  • if weight shipping in gms:
    edit: /includes/languages/english.php
    define('TEXT_PRODUCT_WEIGHT_UNIT','lbs');
    define('TEXT_SHIPPING_WEIGHT','lbs');
    just change these both to grams or KGs if your client wants to ship by KGs
  • Now you have changed lbs to grams, please consider this:
    admin> configuration > shipping/pa > max size (to 20000, aust post max)

Not important:

  • How do I change the Date format?

    in your override copy of english.php, modify this section:
    Code:
      @setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US.ISO_8859-1');
      define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%m/%d/%Y');  // this is used for strftime()
      define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()
      define('DATE_FORMAT', 'm/d/Y'); // this is used for date()
      define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

Template Monster Updates:

  • Maximum Values
    Maximum Categories Products Display List >> 4     [admin]
    Products Listing- Number Per Page    [shop] {{NOTE x2}}
    Maximum Display of Products All Page >> 4




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    contact for details
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