how do u change the background graphics on a shopping cart program? like oscommerce, zen cart, cubecart?
Winnebago asked:
Hi! I want to do more than just add products to my shopping cart program like zen cart, os commerce, and cubecart. i want to be able to change fonts and background graphics and add my logo. is this possible?
Comments on how do u change the background graphics on a shopping cart program? like oscommerce, zen cart, cubecart?
September 16, 2008
gary b @ 3:47 am
osCommerce - has no “template” functions so you need to edit each file manually to get your store to look the way you want it. The files would be a mixture of all the “base files”, stylesheet.css, class and box files, header, footer. It’s not difficult. There is a template addon called “STS” (Simple Template System) which is helpful as it allows you to change the look of your site without changing each file.
I don’t have knowledge of Zen Cart ( I assume it’s similar as it’s based on osCommerce) and I have no knowledge of Cubecart.
has two tutorial eBooks on how to integrate a design to osCommerce using STS or using the file system way.
My osCommerce blog is at
September 19, 2008
Peter B @ 4:22 am
I only know osC. To change the fonts you only need to edit stylesheet.css. To change the logo just copy yours to the images directory and point to it by editing header.php. If you want to add a background image to your whole page (the main body) add it to the body tag in your stylesheet (searching Yahoo will tell you how to add a image to a stylesheet, search for “Image, CSS, stylesheet”).
In osC to find out what part of the stylesheet you need to edit pull up the page in your browser and view source. Find the text you want to change and look for the tag that is just before it such as . Then you look for pageHeading in the stylesheet and change the font to whatever you want it to be. Just make a backup first.
Comments on how do u change the background graphics on a shopping cart program? like oscommerce, zen cart, cubecart?
osCommerce - has no “template” functions so you need to edit each file manually to get your store to look the way you want it. The files would be a mixture of all the “base files”, stylesheet.css, class and box files, header, footer. It’s not difficult. There is a template addon called “STS” (Simple Template System) which is helpful as it allows you to change the look of your site without changing each file.
I don’t have knowledge of Zen Cart ( I assume it’s similar as it’s based on osCommerce) and I have no knowledge of Cubecart.
has two tutorial eBooks on how to integrate a design to osCommerce using STS or using the file system way.
My osCommerce blog is at
I only know osC. To change the fonts you only need to edit stylesheet.css. To change the logo just copy yours to the images directory and point to it by editing header.php. If you want to add a background image to your whole page (the main body) add it to the body tag in your stylesheet (searching Yahoo will tell you how to add a image to a stylesheet, search for “Image, CSS, stylesheet”).
In osC to find out what part of the stylesheet you need to edit pull up the page in your browser and view source. Find the text you want to change and look for the tag that is just before it such as . Then you look for pageHeading in the stylesheet and change the font to whatever you want it to be. Just make a backup first.