Category: ZenCart 1.3.8 Tutorials

Installing new templates in ZenCart

by Gerae Lindsey on April 21st, 2009
Installing new templates in ZenCart

Changing the look of your ZenCart shopping cart is easy using a pre-made template. In most cases, using a template/theme requires little to no editing of CSS or HTML.
This tutorial will show you how to upload and install a new ZenCart template. For this tutorial, I will be installing the template “Cherry Zen” available for [...]

How to change the background color in ZenCart

by Gerae Lindsey on March 15th, 2009
How to change the background color in ZenCart

Changing the background of your ZenCart store is super simple.

First you will need to open the stylesheet.css file or your template.

If you are using the default green template that comes with ZenCart, the stylesheet.css file is located here:

PATH_TO_ZENCART/includes/templates/classic/css

How to install ZenCart at GoDaddy

by Gerae Lindsey on February 25th, 2009
How to install ZenCart at GoDaddy

If you host your domain at GoDaddy and want to install ZenCart, forget about FTP! Just click and let GoDaddy handle the install for you. Here are the simple steps you need to take.
First, login to your GoDaddy hosting control panel.
Once logged in, choose “Go Daddy Hosting Connection” under the “Content” tab:

The following screen will [...]

How to remove or change “Sales Message Goes Here”

by Gerae Lindsey on February 17th, 2009
How to remove or change “Sales Message Goes Here”

By default the header in your ZenCart store displays a sales message that you can personalize.
Before we begin, please remember to ALWAYS make a backup of a file BEFORE you edit. That way, if something goes wrong, you can upload your backup until you figure out what went wrong.
To remove or edit the text “Sales [...]