Basic Zen Cart Changes: Where Do I Find....

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To get rid of this:


In your File Manager or via FTP (wherever you go to access your website files):

Simply rename your logo to logo.gif and upload it to
/includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images or /includes/templates/templates_default/images

Do the same thing in /admin/includes/images to replace the logo you see in the Admin part of your cart. (Note: Some hosts rename the admin folder to something else for security purposes)

Now your logo will display on your website and print out on your invoices.

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To Rename Your /admin Folder:


It is recommended for additional security that you rename your admin directory after installation. This way, it will be significantly harder for hackers to find your admin area or attempt any attack on breaking into it.

(Before making the following changes, make sure to have a current backup of your files and your database.)

A - Open your admin/includes/configure.php, using a simple text editor like notepad. Change all instances of admin to your chosen new admin folder-name. For maximum security, you may want to consider that new folder name should include numbers and a combination of upper and lower case letters. The longer you make this folder's name the more secure it will be. Make sure you leave all the / intact.

Change this section:
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/'); define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');
And this section:
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/admin/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/');
B - Find your Zen Cart? /admin/ directory, using your FTP software or your webhost File Manager. Rename the directory to match the settings you just made in step A.

C - To login to your admin system you will now have to visit a new URL that matches the new name used in steps A and B above. For example instead of visiting http://www.example.com/admin/ visit http://www.example.com/NeW_NamE4u/. Use of SSL is highly recommended to protect your and your customers information. To protect the new admin folder name from packet sniffers, use https in the example link above (this of course depends on your server having an SSL certificate installed).

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Ok to change the Sales Message Goes Here text...

/public_html/includes/languages/english/classic/header.php

Look for:

define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', '<h1>Sales Message Goes Here</h1>');
Take out or change the part in red.  Just make sure you leave the two ' marks even if you remove the text.



To get rid of the Congratulations....

Go to:

/public_html/host/includes/languages/english/index.php

Line #51 : define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart&trade; E-Commerce Solution.');

Line #55 : define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart&trade; E-Commerce Solution.');

Just like up above, take out everything between the two ' marks, but leave the ' marks there.


If you ever need to find where the text is located, look in the Admin of your Zen Cart under
Tools > Developers Web Kit

Just type a piece of the text you're looking for in the first box, then select the first choice in the drop down box.  It will show you every file that particular text is mentioned in.

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To Change The Names of Page 2, 3 4 in the More Information Sidebox:

This has to be changed in your Zen Cart files, either via FTP or your Cpanel File Manager.
The file you need is public_html/includes/languages/YOUR TEMPLATE/english.php

The place to change it is located on or about line 147 and it will look like this:

// information box text in sideboxes/more_information.php - were TUTORIAL_
  define('BOX_HEADING_MORE_INFORMATION', '');
  define('BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_2', 'Page 2');
  define('BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_3', 'Page 3');
  define('BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_4', 'Page 4');

Make sure you leave the ' marks and only change the text in between. (I highlighted it in red what to change)

Now you will also have to go to public_html/includes/languages/english/page_2.php

To change this:

define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Page 2');
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Page 2');

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How to Change this Text in Your Zen Shopping Cart:


Your Shopping Cart Contents
You may want to add some instructions for using the shopping cart here. (defined in includes/languages/english/shopping_cart.php)


This has to be changed in your Zen Cart files, either via FTP or your Cpanel File Manager.
The file you need is public_html/includes/languages/english/shopping_cart.php. 

If you have a custom template the file you are looking for may be public_html/includes/languages/english/YOUR TEMPLATE/shopping_cart.php. 


Once you get into the includes/languages/english/shopping_cart.php file, on or around line #13 you will find the text that needs to be changed.

Just make sure you remove the text within those ' marks and leave both the first and last ' there. 

Here is a screenshot of the file and where the text is located:  http://thecrabbyhost.com/images/shoppingcart.jpg
As long as you only remove or change the stuff between those two orange marks and leave everything else, you'll be fine.

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My browser bar says "Zen Cart!, The Art of ...", where do I change that?

CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should be changed to  the name of the  template/language you are using.


To change the title text to say what you want, open the includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php file in your text editor. Find the following line of code:

// page title
define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart!');

// Site Tagline
define('SITE_TAGLINE', 'The Art of E-commerce');

Replace the title and tagline text with your own text, making sure that the single quote marks are not left out and new quote marks are not added.

Save the edited file to includes/languages/english/custom/meta_tags.php and upload it to your server.