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preview.jpg

This image is used as a preview in the "Theme" selector in the "Preferences" > "Appearance" sub-tab. This image is mandatory, as without it the them cannot be selected. It should obviously reflect the theme's design, and not its logo or designer's name...

404.tpl

Used when the requested page is not found (HTTP error 404).

address.tpl

Used when adding or editing a client street address.

addresses.tpl

Used when listing a client's street addresses.

authentication.tpl

Used when identifying a user, or creating a new user account.

best-sales.tpl

Used to list all best sale.

breadcrumb.tpl

Used to find the navigation path, or breadcrumb trail.

category.tpl

Used to list all products in a given category.

category-tree-branch.tpl

Used only by the Category block.

category-cms-tree-branch.tpl

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cms.tpl

Used for informational pages ("Tools" > "CMS" sub-tab).

contact-form.tpl

Used by the contact form.

discount.tpl

Used when listing all discount tickets for a single client.

errors.tpl

Used when displaying errors. Potentially called by all of the pages.

footer.tpl

Page footer.

guest-tracking.tpl

Used when a visitor has no know account on the site, but wants his order to be tracked – and therefore needs to create an account or log in.

header.tpl

Page header

history.tpl

Used when lsiting the order history of a client.

identity.tpl

Used when a client edits his/her personal information.

index.php

Blank file, prevents visitors to view the content of the folder.

index.tpl

Welcome page.

maintenance.tpl

Used when the site is in maintenance mode.

manufacturer.tpl

Used when listing all products from a single manufacturer.

manufacturer-list.tpl

Used when listing all manufacturers.

my-account.tpl

Welcome page for a client's account.

new-products.tpl

Used when listing the products that were last added to the cart.

order-address.tpl

Used during the order process: Step 1, choosing the addresses (delivery, billing).

order-carrier.tpl

Used during the order process: Step 2, choosing the carrier mode.

order-confirmation.tpl

Used during the order process: Last step, confirming the order (after payment).

order-detail.tpl

Used to display the content of a client's order.

order-follow.tpl

Used when a client needs to ask for a product return.

order-opc.tpl

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order-opc-new-account.tpl

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order-payment.tpl

Used during the order process: Step 3, choosing the payment mode.

order-return.tpl

Used to display a client product return details.

order-slip.tpl

Used to display a client's credit slips.

order-steps.tpl

Order process progress bar.

pagination.tpl

Used by all pages that list products. Displays the pagination button, enable to skip to the next/previous page of products.

password.tpl

Used when a client needs to change his password.

prices-drop.tpl

Used to list all current promotions.

product.tpl

Used to display details for a single product.

product-list.tpl

Used by all pages that list products. Displays the actual products list.

product-sort.tpl

Used by all pages that list products. Displays a menu enabling to sort and filter products.

products-comparison.tpl

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scenes.tpl

Used to display a scene's details within a product category.

search.tpl

Used to list results from a search query.

shopping-cart.tpl

Used to list products in a client's cart.

shopping-cart-product-line.tpl

Used to display from a single cart row.

sitemap.tpl

Used to display the site map.

store_infos.tpl

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stores.tpl

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supplier.tpl

Used to list all the products from a single supplier.

supplier-list.tpl

Used to list all suppliers.

thickbox.tpl

Used to zoom a product's picture.

/cache

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/css

Contains all style sheet files for the theme. The global.css file deals with the layout for most of the site. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you should leave these files alone.

/img

Contains all of the theme's images. You should replace these images with your own adequate creations. If you do not know what to make of it, you should leave the original files.

/js

Contains all of the theme's JavaScript files. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you should leave these files alone.

/lang

Contains all translation files. These are generated by the back-office translation tool, and should not be edit directly. If a translation needs editing, go to the back-office, "Tools" tab, "Translation" sub-tab, "Modify translation" section, and choose "Front office translations".

A few advices

Firebug, Dragonyfly Dragonfly et al.: your work as a front-end developer can greatly helped with the right tools at hand, provided you test your design in a modern browser that provides such tools, either through a module (Firefox's FireBug) or directly embedded (Opera's Dragonfly, Chrome & Webkit's Web Inspector). Learn to master them, and you will quickly be amazed by their usefulness.

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preview.jpg file: Once your design is complete, you can create the preview image file. Take a screen shot, then resize it to 180px width in order to use it instead of the default preview.jpg file. You can either used the screenshot tool provided by your OS (Windows' Snipping Tool, OS X's Cmd+Shift+4 key combo), or install a browser extension, such as Firefox's FireShot or Screengrab.

Layered navigation: In order for a theme to be compatible with layered navigation, the /themes/themename/product-list.tpl file must have its product list area be encapsulated within a tag with the "product_list" id; otherwise, the layered navigation will not be able to update the product list.

Code Block

<div id="product_list">

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<ul id="product_list">

Integration: where the hooks and modules are

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