SP G3Shop

First of all, I would like to thank you for purchasing this theme. We’ve put in lots of love in developing this Prestashop theme and are excited that you’ve chosen this theme for your website. We hope you find it easy to use our theme. This documentation guides you through the main features of the theme and guides you how to use and customize the theme.

 

1 Preparations

The PrestaShop e-commerce engine requires a MySQL database to store data. Prior to installing PrestaShop, please make sure you have already created a MySQL database. This can be done through your hosting control panel using the phpMyAdmin tool.

Please check the detailed tutorial on how to create a MySQL database. If any issues occur, please contact your hosting provider for further assistance. While installing your MySQL database, you will need to specify the database name, username, password and the database server. Remember these details as you will need them for PrestaShop installation.

2 Server Requirement

Please make sure your hosting server meets the PrestaShop requirements:

  • System: Unix, Linux or Windows. Unix is highly recommended.
  • Web server: Apache Web server 1.3 or later, Microsoft’s IIS Web server 6.0 or later.
  • PHP 5.2* or later.
  • MySQL 5.0 or later.
  • At least 32 Mb of RAM on your server (64 Mb is comfortable, the more the better).

Note: If you can not install the theme/module, You need to increase the parameter “memory_limit=200M”; “max_execution_time=300″; “max_execution_time=1000″ & “upload_max_filesize=20M” in the file php.ini.

3 How To Download Pretashop

To install PrestaShop, you need to download the PrestaShop engine package from the official website at prestashop

Just insert your name and e-mail into the Download box input and click the ‘Download’ button.

Please make sure your version of PrestaShop engine matches the template requirements (SP G3Shop Theme is Compatible with Pretashop version 1.6.x). All versions of PrestaShop are available at SourceForge.

4 How To Extract Files

Once the PrestaShop engine package is downloaded, you will need to extract its files and folders from the archive.

This can be done with any archive manager like WinZip(PC), StuffitExpander(MAC), etc.

Please note: if your hosting control panel has the option to ‘Extract’ files, you can use it to extract the files directly on your server after the .zip file is uploaded.

5 How To Upload PrestaShop engine files

If you have extracted the files locally to your computer, you will need to upload them to your hosting server.

This can be done using the hosting control panel File Manager or third party FTP Manager applications like FileZilla, TotalCommander, CuteFTP, etc.

6 How To Install Theme

There are two ways to install SP G3Shop Theme

  • Quickstart Installation: By using this package, you will set the theme exactly as our Demo with sample data.
  • Manual Installation : Include of Theme layout Installation Packages. Please unzip one of the theme layout package that you like and open it , you will see:
    • module folder
    • override folder
    • sp_g3shop_template_p16_v1.0.0.zip file

6.1 Quickstart Installation

We provide SP G3Shop 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 a quickstart package
  • Step 2: Extract the downloaded package “sp_g3shop_quickstart_p16_v1.0.0.zip” in your localhost (or your hosting). In Quickstart folder you will see the extracted folder that include all sample data
  • Step 3: Start installation by opening browser and navigate to your URL (where the Quickstart uploaded) to load default Prestashop installer. Please follow each step of the Installer so that the installation process can be set.
    • Installation Assistant (Choose your language)

Please select the installation language

Please note: the installation language option will not affect your store language. By default PrestaShop is offered in English. You can install additional localization packages to change the store language.

Choose Language When you are done, click the ‘Next’ button.

    • Installation Assistant (License agreements)

Please check the license agreement.

License Agreements

When you are done, click the ‘Next’ button.

    • System Compatibility

Check the PHP settings and directory permissions. In case of any errors, please contact your hosting provider for further assistance.

System Compatibility

If everything is correct, click the ‘Next’ button.

    • Store Information

Now add required information for your store: Shop name, Main activity, Country, Shop timezone and add the account info: first name, last name, email and password. The information is very important so please make sure you store it somewhere. Click “Next” to next step.

Store Information

When you are done, click the ‘Next’ button.

    • System Configuration

Here is the database configuration panel, we need to create database first.

System Configuration

Access your database panel and create database for your site. Add database name and then hit “Create” button.

Create Database

Database is created successfully, copy the database name, paste database name in the “Database name” field and then you can test to see if database configuration is correct or not. Database configuration is connected, click “Next” to move to next step.

System Configuration2

    • Finish installation: This process could take you some time

Finsh Installation

And finally, go to the frontend or backend as you want:

Finish

For security reasons you need to delete the /install/ directory on your hosting server.

NOTE: If you want to set the URL for Home layout 2 in the Quickstart Installation, please follow the steps below:

1. In your Administrator, please go to >> ADVANCED PARAMETERS >> Multistore

Multistore

2. In the Multistore Tree, click “Welcome to SP G3Shop Layout2″.

multistore-tree
3. After click the link “click here to set URL for this shop” to set URL for SP G3Shop Layout2.

set-url-layout2.png

4. Select your “Shop”; set “Virtual URL” and press “Save”

Virtual Url Layout2

5. Finally, click the URL to view the changes

Changes

Note: Set the URL for the SP G3Shop Layout3; layout4 do the same as layout2.

6.2 Manual Installation

Note: Before installing theme, you must disable cache. In your back office, please go to ADVANCED PARAMETERS >> Performance >> find “Cache” parameter >> Set “No” to disable cache >> press “Save”.

Disable Cache

6.2.1 How To Install SP G3Shop Layout 1 Theme

Step 1: Firstly, you must EXTRACT the “sp_g3shop_layout1_theme_p16_v1.0.0.zip” package and open the extracted folder. Here you will see:

  • module folder: contain of the smartblog.zip file, smartblogcategories.zip file, smartbloghomelatestnews.zip file and themeinstallator.zip file.
  • override folder: contain of FrontController.php” file in the folder URL: \override\classes\controller\ .
  • and the sp_g3shop_template_p16_v1.0.0.zip theme installation file.

Step 2: Install “smartblog.zip”, “smartbloghomelatestnews.zip” and“smartblogcategories.zip” Module.

1. Login to your Prestashop admin panel and navigate to MODULES -> Modules. At the top of the page click the Add a new module button.

Add New Module

2. Choose the “smartblog.zip” file and click “Upload this module” button

Upload Smartblog

3. There is a message-box “The module was successfully downloaded.”

Module Success Upload

4. Please find to the uploaded module and Install it.

Install Smart Blog

5. A pop-up window will display. Please click “Proceed with the installation” button.

Process Installation

6. Finally, Module(s) installed successfully.

Note: The “smartblogcategories.zip” and “smartbloghomelatestnews.zip” module installation steps do the same.

Step 3: Install “themeinstallator” Module.

1. Login to your Prestashop admin panel and navigate to MODULES -> Modules. At the top of the page click the Add a new module button.

Add New Module

2. Select your module.zip file “themeinstallator.zip” and click “Upload this module” button

Upload Module

3. The uploading process will be started. You will see the message that the module has been successfully downloaded.

Install Module Successful

4. The new module will be located in the modules list. Search the name of module and Click on the Install button to install the module.

Install Module

5. Finally, you will see a notice message: “Module(s) installed successfully”.

Module Install Successful

Step 4: Install the “sp_g3shop_template_p16_v1.0.0.zip” file.

1. In the your Prestashop admin panel and navigate to MODULES -> Modules. Find to the module that you have installed and clicked on Configure button to configure the module.
Config Module

2. Navigate to “Import from your computer>> choose the zip theme file as named “sp_g3shop_layout1_theme_p16_v1.0.0.zip>> Next.

Choose File Temp

3. You will see a message, please click on “Next” button.

Choose Variation

4. Select the module that you want to install/disable >> press “Next” to continue the installation process.

Select Theme Modules

5. List of the installed/disabled modules will be showed out and click on “Finish” button to finish the theme installation.

Finish Install Theme

Note: You will see a warning “Copy/Paste errors if you want to manually set the image type”. Please the following steps:

Warning

1: In your Administrator, please navigate to PREFERENCES >> Images

Preferences Images

2: Find to REGENERATE THUMBNAILS tab >> Click on “Regenerate Thumbnails” button

Generate Thumbnailsbutton

3: Finally, you will see a notice message: “The thumbnails were successfully regenerated.”

Generate Thumnailssuccessful

Step 5: - Override folder: copy the “FrontController.php” file into the installation folder with the URL: override\classes\controller.

Note: SP G3Shop layout2 & layout3; layout4 theme installation make the same with layout1.

7CONFIGURATION - Back to top

7.1 How To Add a new category link to the top menu

1. Navigate to Modules -> Modules >> look for SP Top horizontal menu >> Click the Configure button to access the module configuration page.

Top Horizontal Menu

2. The left column displays current menu elements and the right one displays available menu elements. To add a new element to the frontend menu, you should select the required element on the right and click the Add button and Click Save to confirm adding a new menu item for the top menu.

Menu Top Link

3. You may also add custom links to the menu list using the Add a new link section.

Add A New Link

4. After adding label and link as you want. We will be displayed at Link List.

Link List

5. Check the front-end to view the changes.

Frontend Menu Top Link

7.2 How To Configure Extensions

7.2.1 SP G3Shop - Layout1

home-default

With displayTopNav Hook

1. SP Language block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Language

Backend Settings:

Step 1: To add language as you want. For example: add “Arabic” language, in your Admin Panel >> navigate to LOCALIZATION >> Languages >> click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW”.

Add New Button

Step 2: Fill information into the required field (*) as below:

Info Arabic

Step 3: Press “Save” button and view shop to see the changes.

Note: When you add any language as you want, e.x: Arabic language as above. At the frontend , some images will display “?” image as following:

Question Image.

To resolve this error, please make the steps following:

1. In your administator, please find to position of this module. E.x: Position - displayTop2; Module: SP Custom HTML

Banner Slideshow.

2. And click source code to add “../” at before the image url >> Press “OK”.

Source Code.

3. Click “Save” button and go to the frontend to view the changes.

Real Image.

2. SP Currency block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Currrency

Backend Settings:

Step 1: To add currency as you want. For example: add “Euros” currency, in your Admin Panel >> navigate to LOCALIZATION >> Currencies >> click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW”.

Currency Button

Step 2: Fill information into the required field (*) as below:

Currency Info

Step 3: Press “Save” button and view shop to see the changes.

With DisplayTop1 Hook

1. SP Custom HTML Module: My Account

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend My Account

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Backend Custom Html

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “My Account” Module as the illustration.

Backend Myaccount

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With DisplayUserinfo Hook

1. SP User info Block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend User Info

Backend Settings: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look forSP User info Blockmodule >> click “Enable” button to enable this module.

With displaycart Hook

1. SP Cart block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Cart Block

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Cart block” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Cart block” Module as the illustration.

Backend Cart Block

With displaySearch Hook

1. SP Search Pro

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Search Pro

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Search Pro” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Search Pro” Module as the illustration.

Backend Search Pro

With DisplaySlideshow Hook

1. SP Image Slider

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Slideshow

Backend Settings: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look forSP Image Slidermodule >> click “Enable” button to enable this module.

With displayBottom1 Hook

1. SP Categories

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Sp Categories

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Categories” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Categories” Module as the illustration.

Backend Sp Categories

2. SP Super Category: Bottom1

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Super Category Bottom1

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Super Category” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Super Category” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Super Category Bottom1″ Module as the illustration.

Backend Super Category Bottom1

3. SP Deal: Bottom1

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Hot Deals

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Deal” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Deal” Module as the illustration.

Backend Hot Deals

4. SP Custom Html: Banner Bottom1

Frontend Appearance:

Frotnend Banner Bottom1

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Custom Html” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom Html” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom Html” Module as the illustration.

Backend Banner Bottom1

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With displayBottom2 Position

1. SP Super Category: Bottom2

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Super Category Bottom2

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Super Category” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Super Category” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Super Category” Module as the illustration.

Backend Super Category Bottom2

2. SP Custom HTML: Banner Bottom2

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Banner Bottom2

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the ” SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Banner Bottom2

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3. SP Manufacturer Slider

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Manufacturer Slider

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Manufacturer Slider” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Manufacturer Slider” Module as the illustration.

Backend Manufacture Slider

With displayBottom3 Position

1. SmartBlog Home Latest

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Latest Blog

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SmartBlog Home Latest” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SmartBlog Home Latest” Module as the illustration.

Backend Home Latest

2. SP Custom HTML: Happy Clients

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Happy Clients Bottom3

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Happy Clients Bottom3

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With displayTop3 Position

1. SP Custom HTML: 6 Reasons Why Shop at G3shop

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Reasons

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Reasons

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With displayNewletter Position

1. SP Newsletter block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Newsletter

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Newsletter block” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “SP Newsletter block” Module as the illustration.

Backend Newsletter

With displayFooter Position

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Footer

1. SP Custom HTML: About us

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Aboutus

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2. SP Custom HTML: Tools & apps

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Tools Apps

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3. SP Custom HTML: Help

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Help

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4. SP Custom HTML: Popular Tags

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Popular Tags

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5. Contact information block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Shop Information

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “Contact information block” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of “Contact information block” Module as the illustration.

Backend Shop Infor

With displayFooterSocial Position

1. SP Theme Configuration

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Social

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Theme Configuration” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: Navigation to “SOCIAL ACCOUNTS” tab and fill the URL of your Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google and press “Save” button as the image blow:

Backend Social

With displayFooterPayment Position

1. SP Theme Configuration

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Payment

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Theme Configuration” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: Navigation to “GENERAL” tab >> At the parameter “Upload your own payment image”, click the “Add file” button to upload the image as you want and press “Save” button as the image blow:

Backend Payment

7.2.2 SP G3Shop - Layout2

layout2

Note: With Layout2, we will only guide the new images or positions configuration.

With displaySlideShow Hook

1. SP Image slider

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Slideshow2

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Image slider” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: The configuration of Module as the illustration.

Backend Slideshow2

With displayBottom1 Hook

1. SP Vertical Mega Menu

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Vertical Menu

Backend Settings: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look forSP Vertical Mega Menumodule >> click “Enable” button to enable this module.

7.2.3 SP G3Shop - Layout3

layout3

Note: With Layout3, we will only guide the new images or positions configuration.

With displayBottom1 Hook

1. Sp Super Category: Bottom1

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Super Category Bottom1 Layout3

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “SP Super Category” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Super Category” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Super Category Bottom1″ Module as the illustration.

Backend Super Category Bottom1 Layout3

7.2.4 SP G3Shop - Layout4

layout4

Note: With Layout4, we will only guide the new images or positions configuration.

With displayLeftColumn Hook

1. SP Extra Slider

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Extra Slider

Backend Settings: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look forSP Extra Slidermodule >> click “Enable” button to enable this module.

2. SP Custom HTML: Banner Left

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Banner Left

Backend Settings:

Step 1: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for “ SP Custom HTML” module >> click “Configure” button to configure.

Step 2: In the “SP Custom HTML” configuration page, click Button Plus button in the right corner to “ADD NEW MODULE”.

Step 3: The configuration of “SP Custom HTML” Module as the illustration.

Backend Banner Left

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3. SP Tags block

Frontend Appearance:

Frontend Popular Tags

Backend Settings: In the Prestashop Admin Panel, navigate to Modules >> Modules >> look for SP Tags blockmodule >> click “Enable” button to enable this module.

In your Administrator Page, navigate to PREFERENCES >> Themes >> in Logo tab, you add logo image file as you want.

Backend Logo

In the Administrator Page, Navigate to MODULES >> Modules >> search the module “SP Theme Configuration” >> In “General” tab, find to the paramenter “Copyright” >> Edit content of Copyright as you want.

Backend Copyright