Custom Carts are easy to modify - that's why they're called 'custom'! Whether you're just learning HTML or are an experienced web developer, you can make dramatic changes to the look and feel of your entire shopping cart by making a few 'tweaks' here and there. These carts were designed to save you time and get you e-commerce-enabled in a hurry. You'll be pleased with the ease and results that can be obtained just by changing a few things in the following files:
It is recommended that you first make a backup copy of any file before you make your changes.
index.htm
This is your homepage. FTP into your site and download the file 'index.htm' from the /shopping/buildfiles subdirectory on your site (more about FTP ). You can either use this page as your homepage, or cut & paste the link from this page and put it on your existing homepage. Then re-upload it to the main directory on your site. Be aware that if you use this page as it exists right now, it will redirect the browser straight into the shopping cart section of your site, which may be just what you want. On the other hand, it puts a very long URL in the location bar of your browser that makes it hard to bookmark the site.
header.htm
This file is the header or top part of your website. Each consecutive page tells your browser to first 'pull in' the header file to lay out the top part of the HTML page. Changing this file will change the entire look of your site. The plain-looking header file can be jazzed up to look any way you want it to. Download this file from the /shopping/buildfiles subdir. Any changes you make to this file should be re-uploaded to the buildfiles subdir, or else the changes will be lost the next time you click on 'Build Site' in the Shopping Cart Manager. You can do the following things with this file:
- Change the title of the page.
- Upload your own Company Logo.
- Change the Style properties in the Stylesheet, or add onto it. You can add as many other properties as you wish (that are supported by your browser).
- Change the background color, link colors, activated link colors, and visited link colors.
- Change the order of the links, add onto or rename them, or upload images in their place. If you're familiar with JavaScript, you can add CursorOver effects.
products.htm
This is the entrance to your online store. When someone first comes to your website or clicks on a products link on your homepage, the product categories are pulled from the database and displayed as a clickable list on the left-hand side of the page. You can change the background colors of this page and upload your own images and text welcoming people to your store.
products2.htm
Depending on whether you selected this option when your cart was first set up, this page will display the subcategories in the database when a link is clicked from the list on the products page. You can change the background colors and upload your own images and text to this page as well.
itemselect.htm
This page displays a list of individual items in a category/subcategory. Your user can click on one of the links to go to a specific item of interest. You can change the background colors on this page.
itemdetail.htm
This page gives a detailed description of the product that your user is interested in, and lets them add the item to their cart. If you have a product image for the item, your user can click on it for a larger view. Item ID#, Manufacturer, Price and any Warranty information are displayed. The user can select quantity, color and/or size if applicable. You can change the background colors on this page.
itemenhanceddetail.htm
This page is displays an enlarged image of the item your customer is interested in when they click on the image on the itemdetail page. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors on this page.
subtotal.htm
The contents of your customer's shopping cart are shown on this page. ID#, Quantity, Description, Price & Subtotal are displayed. Your customer can delete items from their cart, enter in their zip code, select the country the order will be shipped to from a drop-down list and choose a shipping method for their order. If you offer discounts or coupons to your customers for purchasing over the Web, there is an area where your customer can enter in their discount amount or authorization number. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors on this page.
subtotal.htm_tbl
This file drops the upper portion of the subtotal table that displays the Item ID#, Quantity, Description, Price and Subtotal onto the subtotal page. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors in this file to match the rest of your subtotal page.
total.htm
This page re-displays the Item ID#, Quantity, Description, Price and Subtotal, and shows the Shipping Charge, Tax, any Discount/Coupon deduction and Total of your customer's order. It then asks your customer for their Billing Information, Shipping Information, and Payment Information. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors on this page.
total.htm_tbl
This file drops the upper portion of the total table that displays the Item ID#, Quantity, Description, Price and Total onto the Total page. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors in this file to match the rest of your Total page.
checkorder.htm
Once your customer has clicked on the "Purchase" button on the Total page, the transaction status of your customer's order is displayed on this page. This page lets your customer know whether the transaction was approved or not. You can change the background colors and the table cell colors on this page.
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