Dynamic & Customizeable Templates

It's been a long while since I last reported any progress on AgoraCart version 5.0.0 development; mainly due tothe fact I was sick for about 2 weeks.

So, I'm happy to report that I have now completed the new templates and button sets. Now store admin can select a preconfigured template or one that they have uploaded to a custom template directory. Then they can select a button set. This is all designed as drop-in and play so that the template manager will find the new templates and button sets in real time the next time it's reloaded and/or accessed after the items have been uploaded to the appropriate store directories.

The custom layouts and headers still work and if needed, are placed in the original directory so they can be found for each product category that one desires to have a custom header/footer style for.

This also ties into the new CSS manager, where the style sheet for the template can be edited within that manager.

Another detail is that the new templates, appropriately named "TheAgora", are CSS & HTML 4.01 compliant.

This new system also allows designers to submit buttonsets and header/footer templates to the AgoraCart community that will be easy to implement for most folks that can atleast use FTP in some form or another. Another version will come soon that will allow a tarball to be uploaded and installed via a manager interface.

We'll also be attempting to create a few more templates / themes before final release of version 5.0.0

Well, that be the news fer now...

Until next time,

Mister Ed