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All Time Favorites - FAQs (16) The most asked questions of all time in a quick, easy-to-find list.	Installing Zen Cart (40) Questions and Tips for installing Zen Cart	Miscellaneous (46) All the things that don't fit anywhere else.
Template Customization/ Building Overrides (56) Learn the Zen Cart secrets to building a template.	Zen Cart Admin Controls (52) Where to find the Zen Cart switches and controls. How to set up categories and products, using the other features of Zen Cart.	What Every New Zen Cart User Needs to Know (25) Please read “Template Customization/Building Overrides” before starting this section.
Addon/Contribution Guidelines (1) Articles related to writing and submitting addons for Zen Cart(tm)	About the Zen Cart Project (8) Be informed of the hows and whys of the Zen Cart Project.	Email Issues (9) Keeping in touch with your customers is important. Get the email in tip top condition.
Languages, Localizing and Taxes in Your Zen Cart (12) Questions about translations, taxes, currencies, etc.	Order Processing / Customer Management (8) Topics related to managing orders and active customers	Security Matters (15) Issues related to server/site security and protection of customer data including use of SSL certificates
EZ-Pages (9) Common questions about EZ-Pages, a powerful Zen Cart facility for adding your own custom content to your store.	Setting up Categories, Shipping and Payment Modules (34) Basic Admin controlled configuration information.	Setting Up Products and Attributes (34) Questions related to creating and configuring products and their settings.
Sideboxes (13) Zen Cart has a wide array of built-in side boxes, and the downloads section has even more. Find out here how you can tailor their look and content to your site's needs.	Troubleshooting (48) Find out what that error code means, or determine why something is not working as expected.

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How Do I Install Zen Cart(tm)?
Preface Warning: There are several all-in-one "packaged" "bundles" of Zen Cart scattered around the internet, but none of those are endorsed by...

How do I create a new Custom Template?
Since Version 1.3.+ Zen Cart™ has moved away from its old table based layout to a CSS based layout. CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you...

How do I change "Powered by Zen Cart" and add/position a new logo?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I change the "Sales Message Goes Here" or "Tagline Here" text?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I change the "Congratulations! you have successfully installed..." Message?
CAPITALIZED words refer to a folder or language that you choose. We use CUSTOM for your template and ENGLISH for your language by default. These generic terms should...

How do I add attributes to my products?
by Ajeh - Linda McGrath There are 3 parts to attributes: Option Name Option Value Attribute on the product Defining Option...

How do I add multiple images to a product?
by: Ajeh - Linda McGrath A product owns 1 filename ... Note: the base image name is the original image name loaded for the product. The concept of multiple...

Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file...
This error is triggered because the permissions on the file are set to Read,Write and Execute (UNIX) or on Windows no attributes are checked in the file properties. On...

How do I enable SSL after I have installed Zen Cart?
SSL (secure socket layer) is used to encrypt communications between the browser and the server, thus protecting sensitive data being transferred from your customers...

How do I set up the template overrides?
Adapted from a contribution by: Networkdad I've been watching the forums, and I'm seeing many folks make many modifications to their cart. This is great! However,...

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