Cart32 v6 Shopping Cart Customizable Templates Tutorial

Instructions for use of customizable Cart32 templates in your shopping cart.

IMPORTANT!
SheerWebHost.com cannot be held responsible for problems arising from using customized template files. Be certain you have the original Cart32 shopping cart templates handy so you can quickly revert back to normal operation if something goes wrong. Do not customize the templates unless you feel comfortable making these changes and have read all instructions at the Cart32 website pertaining to customizing. 

These instructions assume you have already implemented the Cart32 application. (That is, you have requested SheerWebHost.com, to create a secure directory and requested the setup of your Cart32 account.) You will need to have configured the shopping cart so that you know it's working. We also assume you have at least an intermediate programming skill level.

If the above steps are already taken, then it'is possible to create and edit a new set of template files customized for your domain. In most cases the current template files are quite suitable but there are instances where some pages and/or the email text must be altered to reflect the needs of certain merchants. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Obtain the full set of the Cart32 template files. Because SheerWebHost.com keeps the original template files in a directory unavailable to clients (for security reasons), you will have to download the templates in a zip file by clicking here.

2. Once you unzip the file, make a backup copy of all the template files (24 total). It is very important to make a backup copy of all the templates inc case you encounter problems while customizing the page you can convert back to the original template files.

3. Edit those files you wish to change. Be sure that you do not use any type of HTML editor such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver to edit the template files. You will need to use Notepad or some basic editor in order to keep from corrupting the files and making them unreadable by the shopping cart.

4. Transfer all 24 files to your secure server directory. Instructions on accessing your secure server were emailed to you.

5. Following the Customize instructions from Cart32, go to the Advanced section (shown below) and enter the following path into the "Template File Directory" field: d:\html\users\readysecure1com\users\yourclientcom\ or C:\ozarkol\sheerwebhost\client\clientcode\images\ where clientcode is your user directory on your secure server. You will leave the File Extensions for template files field blank.

6. Test the shopping cart. You should immediately see the edited files in place of the originals. TEST THOROUGHLY! Be prepared to either replace the edited files with the original backup copies or remove the pathname from the Template Directory field (shown above) if something goes wrong.

IMPORTANT!
SheerWebHost.com cannot be held responsible for problems arising from using customized template files. Be certain you have the original Cart32 shopping cart templates handy so you can quickly revert back to normal operation if something goes wrong. Do not customize the templates unless you feel comfortable making these changes and have read all instructions at the Cart32 website pertaining to customizing.