Add Tabs on product page…
Do you want to add more tabs in your product page?, it’s easy!, go to: app\design\frontend\default\yourtheme\layout\catalog.xml
Find this block (around line 198):
<block type=”catalog/product_view_tabs” name=”product.info.tabs” as=”info_tabs” template=”catalog/product/view/tabs.phtml” >
Add a new line inside the block, like this: <action method=”addTab” translate=”title” module=”catalog”><alias>eg</alias><title>Example</title><block>core/template</block><template>the .phtml file you have to create</template></action>
Remember you have to fill the differents fields with the information of the new tab you want to create.-
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If you want to remove the Paypal logo on the right side column of your theme, simply go to: \skin\frontend\default\yourtheme\css\style.css and add this:
.paypal-logo {display:none;}
How to fix the Checkout in your store…
If you are having troubbles with the checkout in your store, the best way to solve it is renameing the checkout files of your theme, so Magento can take those files from his base.
Go to: \app\design\frontend\default\YOURTHEME\template and rename the checkout folder: (example: “checkout” change it to “__checkout”) ,also go to: \app\design\frontend\default\YOURTHEME\layout and rename the checkout.xml to __checkout.xml
Continue ReadingHow to change the logo…
When you want to change the default HelloThemes logo to your own customized logo, you will have to go in your admin panel to: System > Configuration > Design > Header > Logo Image Src and add there the file’s name of your logo image. For example: images/logo.gif TO images/logo.png
REMEMBER: before doing that, you have to add your own logo’s image in: skin/frontend/default/yourtheme/images
Continue ReadingHow to fix the vertical navigation bar
If you have HelloPress, HelloUno, HelloMini, or HelloTimes, and the left vertical nav is not displaying categories, here is the solution:
Go to: \skin\frontend\default\hellopress\js\custom.js
or \hellomini
or: \hellouno
or: \hellotimes
There you should add this:
// FIx: Vertical Nav
function toggleMenu(el, over){
if (over) {
Element.addClassName(el, 'over');
}
else {
Element.removeClassName(el, 'over');
}
}If you have HelloTimes or HelloMini, make sure you have this line in \app\design\frontend\default\(hellotimes or hellomini)\layout\page.xml:
<action method=”addItem”><type>skin_js</type><name>js/custom.js</name></action>
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In order to configure a different language for your store, you have to download the language package from the Magento Web Site: http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/filter/all/localization
There you will see a list of all the languages that magento have available.
Step 1
Choose the language you want, then click in “Get extension key” and copy the root line.
Step 2
In your admin, go to System → Magento Connect → Magento Connect Manager, paste the extension key and click “Install“.
Step 3
Click on “Return to Admin“. Now you have to create a “Store view” for the language you downloaded. So, go to System > Manage Stores, and you will see the options to do that.
In “Create Store View” menu, select the main store view (from the “Store” dropdown menu) where you want to add the second view with the language option, then write the name of the new store view in “Name” option, now in “Code” option (this is important) you have to enter the name of the theme you are using in lowercase with a “_” followed by the language you are going to use, for example: i´m using HelloCanvas, in the “Code” of “Create Store View”, i´m going to enter “hellocanvas_french”.
Step 4
Then go to System, Configuration, in “Current Configuration Scope” choose the new store view you created and in the right side under “Locale options” choose the language you downloaded.
Also go to System>Configuration>Design, (select the new store view in “Current Configuration Scope”) under “Themes”, uncheck all the options and write the identifier of the theme you are using. Example: for HelloCanvas would be: hellocanvas
Remember to click on “Save Config” every time you change the information.
Important: Also, you will have to assign the “Homepage” and the “Statics Blocks” of the Theme to the new “Store View” you created.
Be sure to clear the cache before trying to use your new language.
You will have to do this same procedure with every language you want to set up for your store.
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How to install a Hello Theme
In this post, we are going to give you all the instructions in order to know how to install a Hellotheme, how to configure it, how you can customize it, etc.
We know this are really cool complements you can add to your store and make it look much interesting and easy to navigate in it, but sometimes, if you are not familiarized with Magento or with themes, it gets complicated to set it up, so you can follow this tutorials if you have any doubts or you are stuck in the installation. Hope it helps, any recommendations will be more than appreciated.-
If you have Windows:
You have to download the theme in a .zip file, so make sure that you have installed in your computer a ZIP-tool to unzip your goods. We recommend WinRAR or WinZIP
1º Step: Unzip the file. Open the folder, under the folder “theme” you will see 3 mains folders: “app”, “skin”, and “media”. In those folders, you have the necessary files you have to copy, and paste on the same root of your Magento folder installed on your computer. Make sure you copied the files on the exact same root of your Magento folders. A message may popup and warn you that there are similar files already on your server, you will need to select overwrite to add the new files.
2º Step: Now, log in to your Magento Admin-panel:
A) If you are going to have only one store, go to “System”→ “Configuration” → under “Current Configuration Scope:” select “Default Config” → then, also under “Configuration”, go to “Design”. Under “Themes”, you have to write in each field (in: “Templates”, “Skin”, “Layout”, “Default”), the identifier (for example: “hellocanvas”) of the theme you want to set up.
B) If you are going to have more than one store, instead of selecting “Default Config” under “Current Configuration Scope:”, you have to create a “Web Site”, a “Store”, and a “Store View” (going to: System > Manage Stores), so under “Current Configuration Scope:” you can select the store where you want to install the theme. Also, you may want to re-direct the URL’s of the particular store you are setting up, this can be done in System > Configuration > under ” General” select “Web”, so now under “Unsecure” you have to modify the field “Base Link URL” and the same field for “Secure” options. So then, also under “Configuration”, go to “Design”. Under “Themes”, you have to write in each field (in: “Templates”, “Skin”, “Layout”, “Default”), the identifier (for example: “hellocanvas”) of the theme you want to set up.
3º Step: Now you have to disable your Cache in Magento.
Go to: System → Cache Management, and Select all the options. Then, under “Cache Storage Manegment”, in the menu bar, go to “Actions” and from the drop down menu select “Disable” and click “Submit”.
4º Step: Setting up the Homepage
Now you have to set up your theme’s Homepage.
You will see on the Support Documentation of our site, that we also have all the information in order to set up the Homepage for each theme.
You may see lots of code, depending on which theme you purchased. Copy the homepage code. Then, go to: CMS → Pages and select the Homepage with the identifier as “home”. On the left hand side menu, click the “Content” tab. Make sure to click “Show/Hide Editor” to hide the Editor. Paste the homepage code you just copied. Then go to “Design”, under “Page Layout” in the field “Layout” select “Homepage’ from the dropdown menu if it’s necessary (this is indicated in our Support Documentation of each theme). Click “Save Page”.
Remember: Not all our Themes include the “Homepage” option.
5º Step: List your specific category products on homepage.
To get your products to show on the homepage of your store you need to configure the “Homepage” content in CMS→ Pages, then click on “Content” and find and replace the “category_id” decimal number to the category number of your choice.
If you can’t find your category number simply go to Catalog→ Manage Categories, select a category and you will see on the top (for example): “Your Category (ID:10)”, use that number and replace it for the one on the Homepage “Content”.-
6º Step: Static Blocks
You have to set up the required Static Blocks for the theme you downloaded.
Go to: CMS → Static Blocks, then click in “Add New Block”.
In the “Support Documentation” page that we have on our Hellothemes site you will see an option: “Static Blocks”, there you will have all the information for the requires Static Blocks you have to install depending on which “Theme” you downloaded.
When adding a new static block, the “Block Title” can be defined as anything you want, but the “Identifier” and “Content” need to be identical to the instructions. On “Store View”, select the store where you want to show this statick block. On “Status”, select “Enabled”. Make sure to click “Show/Hide Editor”. Then Copy and Paste all the “Content” into your Static Block. Click “Save Block” and repeat the same steps for any other blocks instructed on our Support Documentation → Static Blocks.
Ok!, so open up your store, refresh the page and you should have now your store up and running!.-
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