Getting Started

• Even if you have used osCommerce before there is still a reasonably steep learning curve for osCMax - once you get going things will be clear!

• All the code that handles how osCMax looks has been moved out of the core code, and into various files in the /catalog/templates and /catalog/templates/content directories.

• Each file in the templates directory is named for the output that it handles so that you know what it does. The main store template is main_page.tpl.php. This is where you will setup the main structure of your site.

• The true power of BTS is how it simplifies changes to osCMax. Instead of having to manually edit the header, footer and 30 other content pages, you now just have to edit the main_page.tpl.php file for most changes.

Here are a few common tasks that most store builders do first:

• Changing the titlebar :: Changing the page titlebar
• Changing your header logo :: Changing the logo in the header
• Changing main page text :: Changing the text in your opening body
• Changing the page footer :: Changing the page footer
• Changing Popup image titlebar text :: How to change the titlebar in your image popups
• Remove Let's See What We Have Here :: How to Remove 'Let's See…' text in product listing
• Removing product price from cross sell product list :: Removing product price from cross sell product list
• Removing product price and manufacturer info from New Products page :: Removing product price and manufacturer info from New Products page
• Changing default Country in Signup Page
• Changing Product Attributes Sort Order
• How to Remove the Model Number and Price From the Page Title
• Change the width of your store