How to: Customise osCMax

In this section you will find help on how to do common changes to osCMax.

• Install osCMax on your local machine
• Install osCMax on a web server

• Backup your store
• Move your store to a new host

• Getting Started :: Start here to get the basics sorted out.

• Basic Template System (BTS) Basics :: Background info on BTS
• Converting an HTML or standard osC Template to BTS/osCMax format :: old instructions - do not use if starting with an osCMax template.

• Install a new template
• Switch templates on a live store

• Make custom per page templates
• Make custom per page style sheets
• Adding New Side Boxes
• Adding A New InfoBox - version 2.0.2 onwards
• Adding New Static Content Pages
• Adding New Dynamic Content Pages
• Set up Meta Tags

• Create your own set of buttons

• Set up automated currency updater

• Reset your Admin password
• Changing the default admin login and password
• Set File Permissions and Admin Group Access
• Create a page to instruct people how to enable javascript
• Integrate Google Analytics into your store
• Set up a downloadable product
• Set up Gift Vouchers and coupons
• Set up Dynamic MoPics
• Set up Attribute Option Types
• Setting up your Store Emails
• Display the customers' tax ID on invoices

• Set left and right column widths differently
• Create personalised error pages (eg. 404, 403, 500, etc.)
• Edit the new products by month on home page
• Convert your store to be UK based
• Change the email output from the store
• Activate SSL for your site
• Force SSL logins
• Using Banners