Making virtuemart 2 look like the live demo site

[CDrosos]

I hope it can be done because i tell my client that virtuemart 2 live site is the default template that comes with the site..Can you help me make it look like that?
I cant find a complete noob tutorial of how to create your first eshop.

[jenkinhill]

Looks like which live site? If you mean that you want to change the VM2 layout/style to suit your current Joomla template you can use template overrides and edit/add css styles as required.
http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Hints_for_the_use_of_the_template_system

[CDrosos]

im talking about the default demo site, sorry i want clear
http://demo.virtuemart.net/

[bytelord]

Hello,

This is a commerial template from mowebso ... take a look here: http://extensions.virtuemart.net/extensions-virtuemart-2/theme-shoplicious-detail
also here: http://www.developing-and-design.com/en/joomla/virtuemart-themes/features.html
and here: http://www.developing-and-design.com/en/joomla/templates/virtuemart-2-ecommerce.html

and here: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102481.50;topicseen

Regards

[CDrosos]

GReat.. i shouldnt tell them so fast that this is the default template
Im good in PHP is it possible to amke my own template? any good noob friendly tutorial?

[bytelord]

Hello,

If you are good in PHP then will be peace of cake to create your template overrides ... vm2 template overrides is the same way joomla handles its own ... so will be easy for you. If you search the forum and take a closer look under templating & layouts sections you will find tones of information regarding template overrides and a lot of useful code parts, such as for example to create your own zoom like the demo using the cloud zoom library. Good luck with your project!

Fist use firebug to examine you site code and css styling: https://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102850.0

Read the following to learn more thing about overrides and how you could use the product fields under category view and product details view:

Overrides:
Creating Template overrides: https://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=98505.0
Template System: https://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Hints_for_the_use_of_the_template_system

fields usage:
Product Fields: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=92756.0
Category fields: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=97744.0
$this vs $product: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=100696.0

Regards

[CDrosos]

May i ask something. Can i add categories, products, languages, alter the price display etc and then make the template?
Or should i find make a template and then continue with anything else? TEmplates and product configuration iis 2 seperated things?

[bytelord]

yes ...  you can customize after or at the same time and your templates and your site/vm configuration

[CDrosos]

Anyway, it's a bit wrong to have a demo of virtuemart that use a paid template don't you think?
Demo of a product means that what you see is what you get once you hit download.
At least inform the users before clicking on the demo site that the template is not included

[16vmini]

Anyway, it's a bit wrong to have a demo of virtuemart that use a paid template don't you think?
Demo of a product means that what you see is what you get once you hit download.
At least inform the users before clicking on the demo site that the template is not included

Agree

[bytelord]

Ok