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When Squirrelcart needs a theme image, it looks for it inside your current theme's images folder. Example:
squirrelcart/themes/sunrise/images
If the image is found there (in gif, png, or jpg format), that image is served to the customer's browser. If the image is not found in your current theme's images folder, Squirrelcart will then pull the image from the master Squirrelcart theme's images folder:
squirrelcart/themes/squirrelcart/images
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Squirrelcart is intentionally designed so that you do not need to keep a copy of every theme image file inside your current theme's images folder. You should only put images in your current theme's images folder that differ from the master Squirrelcart theme. |
Changing Theme Images
By default, all theme images are pulled from the master Squirrelcart theme as explained in the section above. If you would like to change a theme image to an image file you've created (gif, png, or jpg), follow the instructions in this section.
Preparation
There are 2 ways you can change a theme image. If you are familiar with using FTP, the recommend approach is explained below under "Changing a Theme Image Using FTP". If you are not familiar with FTP, the recommended approach is explained below under "Changing a Theme Image Using Squirrelcart's Control Panel".
Changing a Theme Image Using Squirrelcart's Control Panel
In order for this to work, Squirrelcart must be able to write to the images folder described in the Preparation section above. If you receive a permission error when attempting the steps below, it is because Squirrelcart cannot write to your theme's images folder. On most servers, that requires setting permissions on that folder to 777 using an FTP client. Some servers only require permissions of 755 or 775. Some Windows servers will automatically be able to write to your theme's images folder. If you are not familiar with setting permissions, your web host should be able to set them for you. We may be able to set permissions for you as well if you open a helpdesk ticket. You can find more information on requesting support on our support page:
http://www.squirrelcart.com/support.php
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If when you hover over the link it reads Images for 'Squirrelcart' theme, you need to change your theme. You can't modify images for the master Squirrelcart theme. |
Changing a Theme Image Using FTP
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Your image must have the same name as the original image, with any valid image extension. For example, if you are replacing "store_logo.png", your image must be named "store_logo.png", "store_logo.jpg", or "store_logo.gif". |
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