Uploading files and theme activation
Before you proceed please make sure you already downloaded the template and extracted the files from the template package. You can check detailed tutorials on how to extract the files from the template package with WinZip and StuffitExpander.
When the files are extracted you can proceed with the template upload.
- Open the template folder.
- Then go to /theme/ folder.
- Upload /img/, /modules/ and /themes/ folders to PrestaShop root directory.
- When the upload is complete open PrestaShop admin panel.
- From the top menu select Preferences > Appearance.
- Select your template in the Themes section and click Save button.
Your new theme should be active now. Now you need to configure the modules.
Install and configure modules
Each template is provided with some specific modules settings. To make the modules appear as at the template preview you need to configure them. All modules can be configured in PrestaShop admin panel.
Open PrestaShop admin panel and click ‘Modules’ link from the top menu.
At the Modules page you can see the list of available PrestaShop modules. You may need to install some of them.
To install the module locate it in the list and click ‘Install’ button:
If installation has been done correctly you’ll see the following message:
Using the module links you can activate modules (Enable|Disable links), reset settings to default (Reset link), delete module (Delete link) or configure them (Configure link).
After activating all necessary modules you need to assign them to correct positions.
In PrestaShop admin panel from the top menu select Modules > Positions. To place module to the required position just drag it to the position section of the modules list.
List of modules used in the theme you can find in theme instructions. Below is a sample table with modules.:
| Module name | Position | Order |
|---|---|---|
| TM Headerlinks v1.0 | Top of pages | 1 |
| Language block v1.1 | Top of pages | 2 |
| Currency block v0.1 | Top of pages | 3 |
| User info block v0.1 | Top of pages | 4 |
| TM Categories v1.4 | Top of pages | 5 |
| Quick Search block v1.0 | Top of pages | 6 |
| TM Nivo Slider v1.4 | Homepage content | 1 |
| TM Slider #1 v1.4 | Homepage content | 2 |
| Featured Products on the homepage v0.9 | Homepage content | 3 |
| Cart block v1.2 | Right column blocks | 1 |
| TM Footer Links v1.4 | Footer | 1 |
| TM Contacts v1.4 | Footer | 2 |
Configuring images
In PrestaShop you can use predefined image dimensions for product images, category images, manufacturers etc.
For example: images of the ‘home’ dimensions are usually used for the category listing product images. ‘Large’ for main product image on the product info page.
To configure product image dimensions open PrestaShop admin panel, go to Preferences > Images and set the image dimensions according to the theme instructions. Below is a sample table of image sizes.
| Picture | Width (px) | Height (px) |
|---|---|---|
| small | 66 | 66 |
| medium | 80 | 80 |
| large | 304 | 304 |
| thickbox | 600 | 600 |
| category | 180 | 180 |
| home | 179 | 262 |
| large_scene | 556 | 200 |
| thumb_scene | 161 | 58 |
After this manipulations you will get something like this:
In some cases after image dimensions changes you need regenerate images. This can be done using the Regenerate thumbnails section.
How to install and configure a template manually in prestashop
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