Zen Cart Documentation
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      • First Steps
        • Basics - Components of Zen Cart Basics - Default files, template default and overrides Basics - Deployment Configurations Basics - Hosting and Domain concepts Basics - Security Basics - Store Setup Checklist Basics - Terms and Definitions Basics - URLs Basics - Useful Tools Categories and Products - Adding them to your store Databases Demo Data Documentation Downloading Zen Cart Glossary How do I Install Zen Cart? Learning Trails for Zen Cart Relative URLs Server Requirements for running Zen Cart SSL certificate - yes you need one Technologies used in Zen Cart Version Information for Zen Cart, PHP and MySQL Where is the Admin / Back-end / Control Panel interface? What's Next?
      • New User Topics
        • Caching How do I change the "Congratulations! you have successfully installed..." Message? How do I change the "Sales Message Goes Here" or "Tagline Here" text? How do I change the "Welcome Guest" message? How do I change the "Welcome to Zen Cart!" image? How do I change the header background image How do I change the logo or the logo alt text in the header? How do I change the title of main_page=page_X? How do I determine which files to edit? How do I remove the logo completely? How do I remove the word "Home" in the middle column? How do I turn off the listing of categories that goes across the top of my page? I don't have the file YOURTEMPLATE/some-name Language Files - What are they and how are they used? Overrides for New Users Setting up Define Pages Template Files - What are they and how are they used? Timezone (TZ) setting
      • About
        • About this site and the Zen Cart Project Announcements Contributing to the Zen Cart project Core Team Donate Fake solicitations for Zen Cart In Memoriam Known Bugs Plugins Release History Reporting a bug Security Releases Security Reporting Protocol What features does Zen Cart offer? What is Zen Cart ?
      • Admin System
        • Why is the Admin area so busy? Admin Password - Resetting or Changing Admin Site Specific Overrides How can I restrict my employees' admin capabilities? How can I tell if my products have attributes? How do I add or delete categories? How do I add or delete products? How do I increase the number of products per page in admin? How do I set up banners? and report on banner ads? How do I set up meta tags for my site? How do I sort products in the admin I want to enable/disable some sideboxes Is there a way that I can check on what users with Admin access to my site are doing? Master Password - Logging into a customer's account New Products - what is the age cutoff? New/Featured/Special/Upcoming Products sections Page format in the admin The Developer's Toolkit
      • Analytics
        • Admin Dashboard Integrating Sales Analytics/Affiliate Tools Integrating with Google Analytics What do the numbers in the Counter History box mean?
      • Customizing your Site
        • Adding Pages to my site Changing your site's appearance Longer Product Name Protecting pages Show Flags Site Specific Overrides Sort Order for product listing pages Template System Using Customer Groups
      • Email
        • Introduction to Email in Zen Cart Basic Email Troubleshooting Advanced Email Troubleshooting Adding a message to the admin order update email Adding a message to the checkout email Audiences Changing the Email Subject Line Correcting Misspelled Email Addresses Customizing Email Email Archive Manager Email Transport Methods Exporting customer email addresses Fabricating Email Addresses Gmail How do I build HTML-formatted Email for other languages? How do I email all my customers about a sale or promotion? How do I prevent my email from being treated like spam? HTML Email Templates Logos in HTML emails Newsletters Using External SMTP Servers Welcome email Where are my emails stored? Why do emails not show in HTML format?
      • EZ-Pages
        • What are EZ-Pages? EZ-Page Not Found EZ-Pages sidebox How can I add Meta Tags to my EZ-Pages? How can I create a link to an EZ-Page? Long EZ-Pages are getting cut off Showing EZ-Page Links Sitemap support for EZ-Pages Turning sidebox display off/on on an EZ-Page What is the EZ-Pages Footer Bar? What is the EZ-Pages Header Bar?
      • Images
        • Galleries Image Configuration Image Plugins Image Preparation - how to Slideshows Working with Additional Images Image Filename conventions
      • Installing
        • How do I create a MySQL database? How do I enable SSL after I have installed Zen Cart? How do I validate the integrity of a downloaded file? Moving to another server Moving your Zen Cart folder Permissions on files and folders Picking a hoster Renaming Your Admin Folder What does "Connection to Database failed" mean? What is CHMOD?
      • Localization
        • Address formats - what are they? Basic 158+ Language Customizations Date format - changing it from the US format to dd/mm/yyyy Date format in 1.5.7 and below - changing it from the US format to dd/mm/yyyy How do I use another currency instead of US Dollars? Language Files - User information on Array based Language files Language Packs Order Statuses
      • Locations
        • Creating Zone Definitions
      • Miscellaneous
        • Can Zen Cart do this? configure.php explained How can I force my site to add "www." to the URL? How can I limit the age of my customers to people over 18? Salemaker vs Specials Some of my PHP files are missing the ?> at the end of the file
      • Order Total
        • About Order Total Modules Coupons Default line items on an order Discounts Fees Gift Certificates Group Pricing Why don't order total modules change item prices?
      • Orders
        • Can I print a high resolution logo on my invoices and packing slips? Customer Approval Edit Orders Order Statuses Returns / Return Merchandise Authorization
      • Payment
        • About Payment Modules How do I get paid? Authorize.net AIM Payment Module Authorize.net CIM Payment Module Authorize.net SIM Payment Module Card Number Validation Credit Card Authorize vs Capture Manual Credit Card Collection - Potential Problems My Payment Methods aren't showing up during checkout PayPal - one account on multiple sites PayPal - Paying with Credit Card vs a PayPal Account PayPal Commerce PayPal Error Messages PayPal Express Checkout setup PayPal Standard - Potential Problems PayPal Standard, Express and Pro - what's the difference? PayPal/IPN Troubleshooting Square Payments Form Module Square WebPay Square WebPay - Avoiding Token Expiry Square WebPay Errors and Issues Store Credit Whoops timeouts after payment
      • Plugins
        • About Plugins Contributing your plugin How do I disable plugin version checking? How to install a plugin How to uninstall a plugin Plugins Library What are the best plugins? Why plugins? Will this plugin work with my Zen Cart version?
      • Products
        • Attributes - an introduction All Products Attribute Pricing Attributes - adding to products Attributes - How do I make dropdowns start with "Please Select" Can a product be listed in more than one category? Category Management in Admin Category product-type restrictions Download delivery methods Download folder - Moving Downloadable Products - can they also be shippable? Downloadable products - how to create? Downloadable products - verifying correctness Downloads - why do they not activate after checkout? Downloads which are not products EasyPopulate Featured Products How do I add or delete categories? How do I add or delete products? How do I set up "Music" products for audio-previews? How do I turn off the display of the weight? Is it possible to order fractional quantities? Linked Product - what is it? Listing pages Meta Tags New Products Price Reductions Pricing includes tax Product Editing Screen Product Management in Admin Product Model Product Notifications Product Units Products Status Quantity Discounts Required Attributes not working Sale Products Single-Valued Attributes Special Products Start and End Dates Upcoming Products Variable Price Product or Donation What are the numbers beside the category links? What does MIXED ON mean? What is the Product Info page?
      • Reporting
        • Built In Reports Customer Referral Processing Sales Report with Graphs
      • Running
        • Regular Periodic Maintenance Abuse and Spam Adding an order status Adding Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager Additional Software Admin Activity Logs warning message Backups - how do I do a site backup? Blogging Broken Padlock Colon Separated Pair configuration Down for Maintenance ERP Tools Fixing a Mis-typed Email Address Fixing Physical Addresses FPM Google Chrome Inspect PHP Memory Limit Place Order Removing debug logs Resend Order Confirmation Email Resetting the Downloads Counter on completed orders Setting up a test environment Tracking Inventory Traffic Your Store Logo
      • Search
        • Admin search How can I disable "search in description" in the search sidebox? How do I put a search box in my site header Search related configuration settings SEO Optimization Storefront search XML Site Map Page
      • Security
        • Blocking probing activity Download folder - Relocating How Zen Cart uses cookies Passwords in Zen Cart PCI Compliance Statement Responding to a hack Security Recommendations Software Versions and why they are important What is an SSL certificate?
      • Shipping
        • About Shipping Modules Free Shipping Individual Per Item shipping charges Printing Shipping Labels Shipping Calculations Table Rate Shipping Module Setup UPS Setup USPS Setup Zones Module Setup
      • Sideboxes
        • Sideboxes Adding a Link to the Information sidebox Build your own sidebox Categories sidebox Display the search box in the header only Displaying sideboxes for logged in visitors only EZ-Pages sidebox How do I add images to a sidebox? How do I change the a sidebox title? How do I rearrange sideboxes? How do I show my documents in their own sidebox? Information sidebox More Information sidebox Responsive Classic and Sideboxes Suppressing sidebox display on specific pages What sideboxes are available?
      • Sitemap - Admin Pages
        • Admin menu sections
          • Configuration
            • All Configuration Settings Configuration > My Store Configuration > Minimum Values Configuration > Maximum Values Configuration > Images Configuration > Customer Details Configuration > Shipping/Packaging Configuration > Product Listing Configuration > Stock Configuration > Logging Configuration > E-Mail Options Configuration > Email Configuration > Attribute Settings Configuration > GZip Compression Configuration > Sessions Configuration > Regulations Configuration > GV Coupons Configuration > Credit Cards Configuration > Product Info Configuration > Layout Settings Configuration > Website Maintenance Configuration > New Listing Configuration > Featured Listing Configuration > All Listing Configuration > Index Listing Configuration > Define Page Status Configuration > EZ-Pages Settings
          • Catalog
            • Categories/Products Categories Meta Tags Editor Categories/Products (Products Level) Products Meta Tags Editor Product Types Product Types > Layout Settings Products Price Manager Option Name Manager Option Value Manager Attributes Controller Downloads Manager Option Name Sorter Option Value Sorter Manufacturers Reviews Specials Featured Products Salemaker Upcoming Products Products to Categories
          • Modules
            • Installing, Editing and Removing Modules Payment Shipping Order Total Plugin Manager
          • Customers
            • Customers Orders Customer Groups Group Pricing Order Display Options Orders > Invoice Orders > Packing Slip
          • Locations/Taxes
            • Countries Zones Zone Definitions Tax Classes Tax Rates
          • Localization
            • Currencies Languages Orders Status
          • Reports
            • Customer Orders-Total Customers Referral Products Low Stock Products Purchased Products Viewed Sales Report with Graphs
          • Tools
            • Banner Manager Banner Statistics Define Pages Editor Developer's Tool Kit EZ-Pages Install SQL Patches Layout Boxes Controller Newsletter and Product Notifications Manager Send Email Server/Version Info Store Manager Template Selection Who's Online
          • Discounts
            • Coupon Admin Coupon Creation Coupon Restrictions Gift Certificate Queue Send a Gift Certificate Gift Certificates Sent
          • Admins
            • Admin Profiles Admin Users Admin Page Registration Admin Activity Logs
          • Extras
            • Record Artists Record Companies Music Genre Media Manager Media Types Removing Music related menu items
          Admin Dashboard Admin > Support link Admin > Version link Admin > Account link Admin View Activity Log button Admin > New Version Available message
      • Sitemap - Storefront Pages
        • About Us Page Add to Cart Brands Page Category Listing Page Checkout Shipping - Checkout Payment - Checkout Confirmation - Checkout Success pages Conditions page Define Pages EZ-Pages Home Page Listing Pages Privacy page Product Info Page Product Listing Page Reviews Page Shipping and Returns Shopping Cart Page Site Map Page Specials Page Storefront Pages - A Complete List
      • Speed
        • How do I speed up my site? Admin is slow or hangs forever File upload limitations GZIP compression Webserver Tuning Tips
      • Taxes
        • How do I set up a default tax class for new products? Should I charge taxes? How much? Tax calculations are wrong Tax configuration in Canada Tax configuration in the United States Tax Inclusive Pricing VAT setup instructions
      • Template System
        • What is a Template? Basic Template Customizations Template Overrides System Accessibility Compliance Questions Add image to sidebox or centerbox Adding a tracking pixel Bootstrap Template for Zen Cart Buttons Can I use an image for a sidebox header Centerboxes Columnar Layout for Product Listing pages Creating the template_info.php file Creating your own Template CSS Customizing your Site Define Pages Extra Pages Favicon Font Awesome How do I add links to the Header and Footer? How do I enable "Customers Also Purchased" display? How do I find the value of a configuration setting? How do I remove and/or re-arrange the sideboxes? How to rearrange the product info page How to show/hide text? Index Listing Configuration JavaScript Customization Left and Right Columns - turning them off Listing Page Layout Mobile or Desktop state? New Listing - Featured Listing - All Listing configuration settings Other templates for Zen Cart Page format in the storefront Page types in the storefront Pagination in Zen Cart Privately testing a new template Product Listing configuration settings Responsive Classic Template for Zen Cart Responsive Templates Sideboxes Site Footer Site Header Switching templates Template Default - what is it? Template Images Template Pages Template Updates Why does this plugin not work with Template Monster Templates?
      • Troubleshooting
        • 0 DB_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED Admin menu item is missing Admin Password - Resetting or Changing Admin password expired Blank Page troubleshooting Blocking Attacks Can't login or stay logged in or add-to-cart Communication Issues with UPS, PayPal, etc. Constant already defined debug logs Debug Logs Diagnosing Obscure Issues Email Troubleshooting ERROR 0071 - There appears to be a problem with the database Error 2006 MySQL server has gone away or 2013 Lost connection to MySQL server during query Errorlog access HTTP response codes I can't login to the Admin after installing Zen Cart I've got TEXT_MAIN being displayed on my page max_user_connections exceeded Missing Log Files My Site Seems To Be Down No data in my store after moving hosts Parse error: unexpected T_STRING (or similar) PayPal Debug Logging Products and Categories at the Same Level Secure and nonsecure items Shipping Problems Sorry, the page you were attempting to access cannot be found There seems to be a problem connecting to our database There was a security error when trying to login Understanding problems that occur after upgrading PHP versions Warning: An Error occurred, please refresh the page and try again. Warning: Headers already sent... Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file Warning: Your Admin login is not secure What is STRICT mode for my database? What is STRICT_ERROR_REPORTING Why am I getting 500 INTERNAL SERVER ERROR messages? Why am I getting 500 or 406 or 404 or 403 errors during product updates? Why are my images distorted? Why do my product names show up twice? Why does my define page not show up in Define Pages Editor?
      • Upgrading
        • Upgrading - Quick Reference Why should I upgrade? Standard Upgrade - Recommended Procedure Database-Only Upgrade Instructions Character Sets Configuration Parameter Name Changes Converting from iso-8859-1 to utf8 or utf8mb4 Could not upgrade to version X Date standardization Fixing broken tables Installer does not show an Upgrade button JavaScript Libraries Language Files - Shortcut Mixed Collation Errors PHP Configuration PHP Errors, Warnings and Deprecated messages after upgrading Release Specific Upgrade Considerations The PHP Lifecycle Unknown column error after upgrade Updating your PHP Version Upgrading and Templates
      • Zen Cart Forum
        • Before you Post - how to ask a good question Blocking posts from specific users Code of Conduct Commercial Help Wanted Finding a Plugin Forum Do's and Don'ts How do I find the posts I (or another member) have made? Private Messages (PM) Signature Guidelines Why can't I post?
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Catalog

Configuring categories and products in your cart

Categories/Products

Categories Meta Tags Editor

Categories/Products (Products Level)

Products Meta Tags Editor

Product Types

Product Types > Layout Settings

Products Price Manager

Option Name Manager

Option Value Manager

Attributes Controller

Downloads Manager

Option Name Sorter

Option Value Sorter

Manufacturers

Reviews

Specials

Featured Products

Salemaker

Upcoming Products

Products to Categories


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