How to edit the checkout success page in ZenCart
Once your customer completes the order in ZenCart, they are directed to a page that thanks them for their order, and provides them with an order number.
By default, this page looks like this:
Editing this page is a two-step process.
The first part can be edited in the admin area:
Login to your ZenCart admin area. Click on “Define Pages Editor” under the “Tools” tab:
Now select define_checkout_success.php from the drop down menu:
When the box loads, edit the text to your own liking.
Click on the “save” button to apply your changes.
The other text must be edited using either FTP or by using the File Manager in your web hosting control panel.
Login to your control panel (if you are using cPanel, it’s usually located at www.yourdomain.com/cpanel).
Scroll down until you see the “Files” box, Click on “File Manager” in the “Files” box:
A small box will open in your screen:
- Click the button next to “Document Root for:”
- Make sure your domain name is selected in the drop down box
- Click on the “Go” button
Locate your ZenCart folder on the page (if you named the folder something else like store, shop, etc – look for that folder):
Click on the folder name to open it.
Locate the “includes” folder on the list.
Click on it to open it.
Now find the folder “languages” and click on it to open it.
The last folder to open is “english” so click on it to open it.
Find the file named checkout_success.php on the page:
- Check the box next to checkout_success.php
- Click on the “Edit” icon up top
A small box will open asking you if you want to edit the file. Click on the button “Edit” to proceed.
The following will load onto your screen:
Make changes as desired.
IMPORTANT: Be VERY careful when making edits. Be sure to leave the ‘ ‘ characters shown before and after text in place. Deleting these will create errors in your cart.
Once you have made your changes, click on the “Save Changes” button in the top right corner:
That’s it!
Your changes will now appear on your website.
To test it out, type in the following URL:
http://www.yourdomain.com/zencartfolder/index.php?main_page=checkout_success
Be sure to edit “yourdomain” and “zencartfolder” with your own details.
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