I am attempting to build my own template...

4. can someone tell me where is the html to change the colour of the bar accross the top that has the "home" "special offers" "login" links etc in it? i'd like to change the colour of that part too - and i need to remove "special offers"

5. can i change the currency to AUS dollar? if not can i remove the box all together (i'm not really targeting an international market)

minnieve wrote:which may be a bit of a big ask - i have limited knowledge....

1. for starters i want to change the header - i want it to be bigger than what is allowed in the default - i went through admin and uploaded the logo i want and it is too high for the template - but instead of moving the page down the header actually covers over the top of the page - minnieve.com.au - if you wantto see what i am talking about

Open catalog/view/theme/YOURTHEME/stylesheet/stylesheet.css
Edit the #header div tags (easiest way is to install google chrome or similar and use the inspect element feaure to find the exact css tag/id/element.

2. is there anyway to make the logo/header go up flush against the side of the page or does it have to have a margin there?

If you want it flush up against the left side then stop now, pack up your tools and give up. This ain't 1999
Just kidding, I assume you mean flush against the top of the page? If yes then just change the padding on the body tag in the stylesheet.

3. how do i get rid of the search box up the top right - i want the whole top of the page to be header only. if there is a way to move the search box over to the left that would be great but if not i can live without it - the store won't really be big enough to require a search box anyway

Open catalog/view/theme/YOURTHEME/template/common/header.tpl
Comment out the PHP code on line 3. Better to comment out than remove in case you want it later.

4. can someone tell me where is the html to change the colour of the bar accross the top that has the "home" "special offers" "login" links etc in it? i'd like to change the colour of that part too - and i need to remove "special offers"

It is located in /catalog/view/theme/YOURTHEME/image/header.png
Open in a graphics editing app and change or recreate, dimensions are 1px x 40px.

5. can i change the currency to AUS dollar? if not can i remove the box all together (i'm not really targeting an international market)

It's in admin.

6. can i remove the part on the page that says "newest products" so that the front page is just the header, the left side bar and the welcome message (which i will be putting images and links in). ideally i'd like to have no right side bar at all and just move the "shopping cart" box over to the left (if i have no right side bar then that middle section would need to be slightly wider to balance the page out)

Open catalog/view/theme/YOURTHEME/template/common/home.tpl
Comment out line 6 thru 30.

7. lastly but not as important - can i change the background colour of the boxes on the side bar - i'd like to have the page background white but then the boxes themselves shaded in a matching colour

Edit stylesheet, look for .box .middle class.

and can i just say i have been working for days to try to find a cart that fits in with my "dream" of what my store will look like and this cart is by FAR the closest!!!!!!! and i LOVE the admin panel

if no-one can answer all my questions please can you just answer the ones you can help with and i can just chip away at this bit by bit

thanks in advance

Tracey

1. for starters i want to change the header - i want it to be bigger than what is allowed in the default - i went through admin and uploaded the logo i want and it is too high for the template - but instead of moving the page down the header actually covers over the top of the page - minnieve.com.au - if you wantto see what i am talking about

2. is there anyway to make the logo/header go up flush against the side of the page or does it have to have a margin there?

3. how do i get rid of the search box up the top right - i want the whole top of the page to be header only. if there is a way to move the search box over to the left that would be great but if not i can live without it - the store won't really be big enough to require a search box anyway

4. can someone tell me where is the html to change the colour of the bar accross the top that has the "home" "special offers" "login" links etc in it? i'd like to change the colour of that part too - and i need to remove "special offers"

5. can i change the currency to AUS dollar? if not can i remove the box all together (i'm not really targeting an international market)

6. can i remove the part on the page that says "newest products" so that the front page is just the header, the left side bar and the welcome message (which i will be putting images and links in). ideally i'd like to have no right side bar at all and just move the "shopping cart" box over to the left (if i have no right side bar then that middle section would need to be slightly wider to balance the page out)

7. lastly but not as important - can i change the background colour of the boxes on the side bar - i'd like to have the page background white but then the boxes themselves shaded in a matching colour