Zen Cart 1.5.0 templates available now
Zen Cart 1.5.0 templates are available from our site now. All our templates have been checked, updated and confirmed to be compatible with Zen Cart 1.5.0. Our premium templates are compatible with Zen Cart 1.5.0, 1.3.9 and 1.3.8. Please click to browse our site to find a template that is suitable for your Zen Cart [...]
Premium template FAQ for new Zen Cart users
The first thing you should do after downloading our premium template is go through the included README file. It does not matter if you’re new to Zen Cart or not, the readme file will provide you with tips and admin settings to make the template look really good. This site has been around for a [...]
Add Google Maps to Zen Cart contact page (easier method)
A guide on adding Google Maps to the Zen Cart contact page was already posted on August 4, 2009. That earlier guide requires the modification of TWO template files. Today’s guide will provide you with the steps to achieve the same result, but requires you to edit only ONE template file. The only file involved [...]
How to manage product images with Zen Cart
Zen Cart displays images in 3 sizes for each product: Small – Thumbnail images displayed on the home page and product listing pages. Medium – Displayed on the individual Product Info page. Large – Your normal image which is accessed by clicking the ‘larger image’ link on the Product Info page. There are a few [...]
Zen Cart 1.3.9d released
Zen Cart 1.3.9d is now available for download from Zen-Cart.com. This release is mainly for fixing some bugs and general improvements. We’ve checked and tested this latest version, and can confirm that now our premium templates on this site are 100% compatible with Zen Cart 1.3.9d, 1.3.9c, 1.3.9b, 1.3.9a and 1.3.8. And here’s a recap [...]
Add Facebook ‘Like’ button to your Zen Cart product pages
It is fast and easy to add the Facebook ‘Like’ button to all your product info pages. This ‘Like’ button is part of the new Facebook widgets or Social Plug-ins. The only Zen Cart file involved is the tpl_product_info_display.php file — and you do not need to do any editing, just get the file from [...]
How to combine Zen Cart “More Information” and “Information” sideboxes
To combine or merge the links in “More Information” sidebox with “Information” sidebox, you just need to copy the codes from more_information.php to information.php. The files involved are: \includes\modules\sideboxes\more_information.php \includes\modules\sideboxes\information.php
Remove “Congratulations! You’ve installed Zen Cart” from home page
This text is contained in your language file: \includes\languages\english\index.php Before you edit the file, copy it to your template’s folder: \includes\languages\english\CUSTOM_TEMPLATE\index.php
How to display Flash in Zen Cart banner locations
You can display Flash at any location of your Zen Cart website by editing the design files (PHP). But this post will teach you how to display Flash content in the standard built-in Zen Cart banner locations — by using Zen Cart’s Banner Manager. First, you need to have a working Flash file (SWF) — [...]
Customize copyright year display for Zen Cart store
By default, your Zen Cart powered web store will display a copyright notice with the current year at the footer — where the current year is based on your web server’s system date. Example: Copyright © 2009 My Online Store. Powered by Zen Cart If you want to change the year display format to reflect [...]
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