First osCommerce RC2 Template completed
As you will no doubt be aware, I've been playing with osCommerce quite a bit over the past couple of months. I decided to release a few templates built specifically for the RC2 version of osCommerce.
Introducing the "Green Template"
As you can see, I've gone for a (very) green scheme. As we have spring and summer upcoming I thought it might be a nice relaxing scheme for people to use.
There's perhaps 4 or 5 different shades of green, and some other funky graphics as well. I made a new button set and updated a couple of the icons to better match the scheme. most of the changes have been done in the stylesheet, so this is literally a 1 minute installation on a new install of osCommerce RC2. Easy as 123!
Here's a close-up portion showing a bit of the "Cart" page;
Don't worry about the "smudges" inteh image, they are only there as I compressed it a bit too much (it's known as "artifacts"). Ok, so it's a pretty nice template, easy to install and all the rest of it.
All I need to do is package it up into a .zip and write some install instructions. The instructions will go something like this;
- Install a new osCommerce RC2
- Open up template .zip file, unzip to somewhere on your hard drive
- Upload the template files to overwrite those you installed at Step 1.
- Done!
Is there anyone else making RC2 templates? I've not found anyone who is making templates for anything other than osCommerce 2.2. No-one seems to have bothered with RC1 or RC2 - even though they are the only downloads now available for new users.
I didn't bother with anything "out of the ordinary" like jQuery and what-not. Thought this might cause more problems than solutions 
osCommerce RC2 users; will let you know where to get the download when I get it packaged up and ready to download.
Obviously, once the user has installed the theme, there will be more work required for them to do - eg, replace the osCommerce logo with one of their own, add extra infoboxes, contributions etc. Just installing a "wallpaper" in a room does not make it habitable - you also need a TV, couch, lamp and so on…
Comment by liz — January 23, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
Will you charge for this template? If so, where will you sell it? I was thinking that I'd like to get in to making templates and selling them.
thanks,
liz
Comment by PropertyIreland — January 24, 2008 @ 2:49 am
i'm still trying to figure out why you are using oscommerce?
the changes you are making are a million times easier if you are using zencart…
Comment by burt — January 24, 2008 @ 9:45 am
PI; Zen Cart!?! You mean the over-coded, crappy cart that is based on osCommerce and is run by a bunch of non-coders? It's an awful piece of work.
The changes I made to make that green template only took less than 1 hour (of which the most time was making the graphics. Changes to code consisted of a few changes in the stylesheet, a search and replace across 40 files. A change in the header, and a slight change to 1 other file (removed three lines of code). That's pretty easy
I don't think it would be a million times easier using ZC 
Liz; I might be selling it - if you read this blog you would know that I have a number of template selling sites
Comment by burt — January 26, 2008 @ 11:59 am
And this is now up for sale, right here.
Comment by klaas — July 29, 2008 @ 5:12 am
Hi first time on your blog like it .
The template is really good .
Only dont like the green on the left and right bar.
I fink the green need more brightness on the left and right.
But still like the template.
Comment by Mike — December 4, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Hello,
Please email me if you can update a template I got many moons ago and needs changes to RC2 from some files 1.3 others 1.5
Mike
Comment by burt — December 29, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Mike - feel free to email me on oscshops@gmail.com