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Concepts and technical information
What makes a PrestaShop theme
Thanks to PrestaShop's theming system, shop owners can easily customize their online shop.
The whole system is built upon the Smarty template engine, which enables HTML integrators to easily work their theme, witout any (or few) technical constraints.
The default PrestaShop theme is neutral, in gray tones, so as to enable shop owners to get started quickly whatever their business area.
More than 500 other themes have been created, and are available for free or for sale on PrestaShop Addons. They were either made by the PrestaShop team, or by members of the PrestaShop community.
As a developer/HTML integrator, you too can sell your themes on PrestaShop Addons, and earn 70% of your sales.
How a theme works
A PrestaShop theme is a set of files which you can edit in order to change the look of your online shop.
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- All themes have their files located in the
/themes
root folder. - Each theme has its own sub-folder, in the main themes folder.
- Each theme is made of template files (
/.tpl
), image files (.gif
,.jpg
,.png
), one or more CSS files (/.css
), and sometimes even JavaScript files (.js
). - Each theme has a
preview.jpg
image file in its folder, enabling the shop-owner to see what the theme looks like directly from the back-office, and select the theme appropriately.
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This will enable anyone to translate the theme into his own language, using the internal translation tool, which you can find in the PrestaShop back-office, under the "Tools" tab and its "Translation" sub-tab. In the "Modify translations" section, use the drop-down menu, choose "Back Front Office translation", then click on the flag of the language you wish to translate strings into. All the backfront-office strings will then be displayed, and the strings for your theme are those whose sections are not prefixed with "Admin*".
h3 Transmitting data to a PrestaShop theme
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Follow the following steps below to create your own theme out of the PrestaShop default theme.
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File or folder | Description |
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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 | ... |
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 | Weclome 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 | ... |
order-opc-new-account.tpl | ... |
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 | ... |
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 | ... |
stores.tpl | ... |
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 | ... |
/css | Contains all style sheet files for the theme. The |
/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". |
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