1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT – Back to top
At the basic level, this theme will require the following conditions:
- Compatible with Magento Community Edition 1.7.x; 1.8.x and 1.9.x (require: php 5.4 and Memory_limit no less than 256Mb)
2LAYOUT POSITION – Back to top
3INSTALLATION – Back to top
There are two ways to install a Magento Theme:
- Install quickstart: By using this package, you will set the theme exactly as our Demo with sample data.
- Install Manual: included of Theme installation package
Please Note that in our Theme package included all of extensions.
3.1 Quickstart Installation :
Magentech provides SM Quickstart package for each theme which aims to ease the installation for users. It will help you save much time of installing and configuring if you plan to start your site from the beginning. Please following steps below:
- Step 1: Download the quickstart package
- Step 2: Extract and Upload the whole Quickstart package to your server. In Quickstart folder you will see the extracted folder that include all sample data
- Step 3: Create a Database for your Magento
- Step 4: Start installation by opening browser and navigate to your URL (where the Quickstart uploaded) to load default Magento installer. Please follow each step of the Installer so that the installation process can be set.
- Step 5: Locale Settings. Please fill fully into Required Fields (“Locale; Time Zone and Default Currency”.)
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Step 6: In the Configuration step, input the required fields as below.
- Do not use “localhost” in URL, otherwise you could not log in to your Admin area (you should use your local IP in case of installing on your computer).
- Leave Tables prefix field blank.
- Step 7: Create Admin Account. Please fill fully into Required Fields (“First Name; Last Name; Email; Username; password and confirm password”.)
- Step 8: Finish Installation and now you can Go to Frontend or Go to Backend.
3.2 Manual Installation
Theme Installation
Please install Magento extension Theme in advance of any other installations to avoid unexpected conflicts that may occur.
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Step 1: Copy folders skin and app to your site root folder. The overwritten folders should have a directory layout like this:
{docroot} /magento/
app/
index.php
js/
lib/
LICENSE.txt
media/
pear/
skin/
var/ - Step 2: Log in to your Admin Panel (e.g. Access Magento Admin area: https://yourdomain/index.php/admin/). Log out and log in back.
- Step 3: Navigate to System >> Cache Management, Select All the cache types, take Action as Refresh and Submit.
- Step 4: Navigate to System >> Configuration >> Design tab (in the left hands column).
- Step 5: In Package tab, input “Current Package Name” field with the actual theme name.
- Step 6: You can also change the settings for Header .
- Step 7: Click Save Config button to finish.
4CONFIGURATION – Back to top
4.1 Configure Pages
4.1.1 Homepage
Detailed layout of Homepage:
To configure this page, in the Admin Panel, navigate to CMS >> Pages. Create a new page in Page Management section.
- Page Information Tab: Please click to see the Backend Settings.
- Content Tab: Please click to see the Backend Settings .
- Design Tab: Please click to see the Backend Settings .
Copy and paste the following code into the Layout Update XML field of Design tab :
4.2 Configure Mega Menu
- Firstly, You need to create Menu group. In Admin Panel, navigate to SM Mega Menu >> Menu Manager >> Add group (add group: “Default Category” - have id 1.
- Secondly, navigate to SM Mega Menu >> Configuration
- Thirdly, In order to add menu items, Go to SM Mega Menu >> Menu items Manager click on “Add Item” to create menu items as below.
With Horizontal Menu:
CATEGORIES MENU
Frontend Appearance
Tree of Categories menu:
- Item: “Categories” Item - Menu Backend Settings
- Item: “Sports” Item - Menu Backend Settings
- Item: “Accessories” Item - Menu Backend Settings
- Item: “Text Widget” Item - Menu Backend Settings
- Item: “Static Image” Item - Menu Backend Settings
ELECTRONICS MENU
Frontend Appearance
Tree of Electronics menu:
- Item: “Electronics” Item - Menu Backend Settings
- Item: “Popular Product” Item - Menu Backend Settings
Copy and paste the following code into the Content field:
- Item: “Custom HTML” Item - Menu Backend Settings
Copy and paste the following code into the Content field:
- Item: “Bestseller” Item - Menu Backend Settings
Copy and paste the following code into the Content field:
4.3 Configure Extensions
List of Extensions are used in SM Creative Theme:
- SM Cart Pro Module : Click Here to view tutorial
- SM Mega Menu: Click Here to view tutorial
- SM Tablisting : Click Here to view tutorial
- SM Image Slider Module : Click Here to view tutorial
- SM Quickview Module : Click Here to view tutorial
- SM Shop By Module
- SM Basic Products Module
- SM Deal Module : Click Here to view tutorial
I. SM Cart Pro
- Position: SM Cart Pro
- Frontend
- Backend of SM Cart Pro: Click Here
II. SM Image Slider
- Position: SM Image Slider
- Frontend
- Backend of SM Image Slider: Click Here
III. SM Tab Listing
- Position: SM Tab Listing
- Frontend
- Backend of SM Tab Listing: Click Here
IV. SM Deals
- Position: SM Deals
- Frontend
- Backend of SM Deals: Click Here
V. SM Basic Products
- Position: SM Basic Products
- Frontend
- Backend of SM Basic Products: Click Here
4.4 Configure Static blocks
The SM Creative has static blocks in the Theme:
- Creative Banner Promotion on top
- Creative Block custom my account header
- Creative Banner Home
- Creative Creative Testimonials
- Creative Brand
- Creative Service
- Creative Footer Info
- Creative Spotlight 1
- Creative Spotlight 2
- Creative Spotlight 3
- Creative Spotlight 4
- Creative Payment
To create static blocks, go to CMS >> Static Blocks >> Add new block
Creative Banner Promotion on top
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Banner Promotion on top.
Content Code of Creative Banner Promotion on top:
Creative Block custom my account header
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Block custom my account header.
Content Code of Creative Block custom my account header:
Creative Banner Home
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Banner Home.
Content Code of Creative Banner Home:
Creative Creative Testimonials
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Creative Testimonials.
Content Code of Creative Creative Testimonials:
Creative Brand
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Brand.
Content Code of Creative Brand:
Creative Service
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Service.
Content Code of Creative Service:
Creative Footer Info
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Footer Info.
Content Code of Creative Footer Info:
Creative Spotlight 1 - My account
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Spotlight 1 - My account.
Content Code of Creative Spotlight 1 - My account:
Creative Spotlight 2 - Information
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Spotlight 2 - Information.
Content Code of Creative Spotlight 2 - Information:
Creative Spotlight 3 - Corporate
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Spotlight 3 - Corporate.
Content Code of Creative Spotlight 3 - Corporate:
Creative Spotlight 4 - Why Choose Us
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Spotlight 4 - Why Choose Us.
Content Code of Creative Spotlight 4 - Why Choose Us:
Creative Payment
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative Payment.
Content Code of Creative Payment:
Contact us - Google map
Frontend
Link show Backend of Contact us - Google map.
Content Code of Contact us - Google map:
Contact us - Info Store
Frontend
Link show Backend of Contact us - Info Store.
Content Code of Contact us - Info Store:
Creative About Us
Frontend
Link show Backend of Creative About Us.
Content Code of Creative About Us:
4.5 How To Enable/Disable Social setting & Custom Copyright in admin
Frontend Appearance
In the Administrator page, Please navigate to System >> Configuration >> find SM Creative Setting to configure the “Social setting” & “Custom Copyright” parameter as image below:
- Note 1: Please click Here to view more about How To Set Default Language and Currency in Magento
- Note 2: We used Blog - Community Edition extension for blog page. To install this extension, please click here.
4.6 Configure Swatches
Please go Here to readmore How To Create Configurable Swatches in Magento EE 1.14.1 and Magento CE 1.9.1
- Note: Please click Here to view more about How To Set Default Language and Currency in Magento
5SUPPORT – Back to top
Thank you so much for purchasing this theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please send us via: Support Tickets System
Thanks so much!