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 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
        • Browser 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 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 Showcase What features does Zen Cart offer?
      • Admin System
        • Why is the Admin area so busy? Admin Password - Resetting or Changing 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 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 Template System
      • Email
        • Introduction to Email in Zen Cart Basic Email Troubleshooting Advanced Email Troubleshooting Adding a message to the checkout email Changing the Email Subject Line Customizing Email Email Archive Manager Emails Transport Methods Exporting customer 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-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 Header Bar?
      • Images
        • Image Configuration Image Preparation - how to 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 Renaming Your Admin Folder What does "Connection to Database failed" mean? What is CHMOD?
      • Localization
        • Address formats - what are they? Date format - changing it from the US format to dd/mm/yyyy How do I use another currency instead of US Dollars? Language Support 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 Order Statuses Returns / Return Merchandise Authorization
      • Payment
        • About Payment Modules How do I get paid? Authorize.net AIM 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 Error Messages PayPal Express Checkout setup PayPal Standard - Potential Problems PayPal Standard, Express and Pro - what's the difference? PayPal/IPN Troubleshooting Square
      • Plugins
        • About Plugins Contributing your plugin How to install a plugin How to uninstall a plugin Plugins Library What are the best plugins? Why plugins?
      • Products
        • Attributes - an introduction Attribute Pricing Attributes - adding to products 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? 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 Pricing includes tax Product Editing Screen Product Management in Admin Product Model Product Notifications Product Units Quantity Discounts Required Attributes not working Single-Valued Attributes Special Products 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 Adding an order status Adding Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager Admin Activity Logs warning message Backups - how do I do a site backup? Blogging Broken Padlock Colon Separated Pair configuration Down for Maintenance Fixing a Mis-typed Email Address Fixing Addresses Google Chrome Inspect Login as Customer Resend Order Confirmation Email Resetting the Downloads Counter on completed orders Setting up a local test environment Tracking Inventory Traffic
      • 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 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 Shipping Module 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 > 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 Products Expected Products to Categories
          • Modules
            • Installing, Editing and Removing Modules Payment Shipping Order Total Plugin Manager
          • Customers
            • Customers Orders Group Pricing 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 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
          Admin Dashboard Admin > Support link Admin > Version link Admin > Account link Admin View Activity Log button Admin > New Version Available message
      • Sitemap - Storefront Pages
        • Add to Cart Checkout Shipping - Checkout Payment - Checkout Confirmation - Checkout Success pages Define Pages EZ-Pages Home Page Index Listing Page Listing Pages Product Info Page Reviews Page 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 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 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 Responsive Classic - what is it? Responsive Templates Sideboxes Site Footer Site Header Template Default - what is it? Template Images Template Pages Template Security Changes 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 Can't login or stay logged in or add-to-cart Communication Issues with UPS, PayPal, etc. 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 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 Date standardization Fixing broken tables Installer does not show an Upgrade button JavaScript Libraries PHP Warnings and Deprecated messages after upgrading Release Specific Upgrade Considerations Mixed Collation Errors Technical - Converting from iso-8859-1 to utf8 or utf8mb4
      • Zen Cart Forum
        • Before you Post - how to ask a good question 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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  2. Sitemap - Admin Pages
  3. Configuration

Configuration

Settings in Zen Cart

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 > 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


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