THEMESTOCK.COM TUTORIALS
HOW
TO INSTALL AN CRELoaded TEMPLATE
Complete
Instructions for Installing a CRELoaded Template
CRELoaded is built on the framework of OSCommerce with some important
differences. Using CRELoaded you can simply upload a theme instead of
installing the full system each time you change the template, so you
will need to have CRELoaded system already installed on your website,
as
well as your ThemeStock.com template readily available, when following
the below instructions.
Step 1 in Installing
a CRELoaded Template:
The file that you
have downloaded from ThemeStock.com will have a file name similar to:
TS-CRELoaded-TemplateName.zip
Locate
the folder on your hard drive where that template was downloaded to,
and extract the zip file with WinZip or another similar extraction
program. Extracting the file is typically as simple as right-clicking
the file and clicking on "extract to
here" as illustrated below: |
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successfully
extracted your files you will have a folder name similar to TS-CRELoaded-TemplateName which will
contain 3 subfolders named PSD,
HTML, and CRELoadedTemplate as pictured below: |
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Step 2
in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
Next you will need
to load your FTP client. A FTP client
is used to transfer files from your computer to your website hosting
space. If you do not have a FTP client, some popular choices include:
AceFTP
Freeware
WS_FTP
FileZilla
After your FTP software is
downloaded and installed, you will need to contact your website host
for specific details on how to connect to your website space.
Once you have
connected to your website space, you will need to
FTP to your website and upload the files from your extracted CRELoaded
template. In
the left window pane, you will need browse to the location where the
template was downloaded, which again, will have an extracted folder
name similar to:
TS-CRELoaded-TemplateName
You will then enter a
directory further to:
TS-CRELoaded-TemplateName\CRELoadedTemplate\
Once you have
entered into the above directory on your hard drive, it
is time to transfer
your CRELoaded template files to your server. The template folder has a
name similar
to TS-TemplateName. This
directory will need to be uploaded to the templates directory, which is
typically catalog/templates,
however this may vary depending on the folder name where CRELoaded is
installed.
To upload the file, select the TS-TemplateName
folder that is stored within the "CRELoadedTemplate"
directory and
dragging it to the right hand window pane.
After the template has
been
uploaded to your "catalog/templates" directory of CRELoaded, it will
appear on
both
the left and right window panes of your
FTP client: |
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The above screen shot is of the FileZilla FTP program. The
appearance and features of your own FTP program may be different. |
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Step 3 in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
Now that your CRELoaded Theme and your languages/english
folder has been uploaded, it is time to
log into your CRELoaded administration area and activate the template.
The
URL of your CRELoaded admin will typically be similar to:
http://yoursite.com/CRELoaded/catalog/admin/login.php
Your CRELoaded
administration page will appear similar to the below: |
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will need to
enter your administration E-Mail address and password into the login
boxes.
The administration E-Mail address and password would have been set up
when
your CRELoaded program was first installed. If you do not know this
information, you will need to contact your website host or
administrator. |
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Step 4
in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
When you have
completed your login, you will be taken to the main page of the
CRELoaded
administration area. On the left hand column of this page, click on
the link named "Design Controls",
which is illustrated with the red arrow shown below: |
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Step 5 in Installing an
CRELoaded
Template:
You will
then be taken to a template management page. In the center of the page,
click the "insert" button,
noted by the red arrow below: |
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Step 6
in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
After pressing insert, you will have enabled the drop down menu of the
"Template Name". The name of the template that was uploaded to FTP will
appear in this section. Select the
template you uploaded and then press
the save button. |
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Step 7
in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
After saving the theme you
will be redirected to a page with additional options to modify your
template. However you do not need to make any modifications to the
template if you do not desire to modify the look of your new template.
Therefore you will simply need to activate the new template. To do
this, click on the "Design Controls"
to return to the "Template Management"
page. |
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Step 8
in Installing an CRELoaded Template:
Lastly, it is time to set
your new template as the default template for your CRELoaded website.
To do this, first click on the name of the template that you have just
installed: |
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| After pressing "edit" button, the "Edit Template" section will become active in its place. In this section, click on "set as sites default" check box, and finally scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "save" button to apply your new theme to your website! |
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