Tweaking Template Files

It's a long story, but because of the way the developer's "see in action" version of the templates are displayed, you will want to make a few, quick edits to your header, storefront, and footer page templates.

• Go to the Page Template Manager.

Editing the Header Template

• Click on the Header Template. this will open the Header Template. If you view the Source Editor, look for the following:

• Locate the opening and closing <ss:comment> tags that are highlighted in yellow in the image above. Delete these comments. [These were necessary because our "see in action" versions were hosted on an earlier version of ProStores.]
• When done, save your changes.

Editing the Storefront Template

• Click on the Home template.
• Because of the how the "see it in action" versions are hosted, we add two paragraphs of text to the Storefront template. This is so there will be some text on the home page in the preview sample.

• You will want to delete the two paragraphs highlighted in yellow above. Your "welcome" text will be added through the ProStores interface.
• When done, save your changes.

Editing the Footer Template

• Click on the Footer template.

• You can delete our credit link by locating the paragraph highlighted in yellow in the above image.
• Some of our templates are designed so you can add your contact information to the footer template. If applicable, look for the following:

• Edit this content and replace it with your own.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you need help with editing the content of the header, footer, storefront template files, just send us an email and we can make the changes for you. It's free within 30 days of your purchase and we can return the files to you usually within one or two business days.

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