PrestaShop Documentation v1.5
Documentation for PrestaShop 1.7 templates
Introduction
What is PrestaShop eCommerce?
PrestaShop is an eCommerce solution which is free for the basic kernel and open source. It supports payment gateways such as Google checkout, PayPal or payments pro via APIs.
PrestaShop is available under the Open Software License and officially launched in August 2007 for medium and small-sized business. The software, which is based on the Smarty template engine, is used by several thousands of shops worldwide.
What is PrestaShop template?
PrestaShop template is a theme for PrestaShop eCommerce solution. It provides you with vast variety of customization opportunities and allows you to create an online store that fully meets your needs.
Template structure
The template package you have downloaded consists of several folders. Let's see what each folder contains:
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- sources
- contains template source files
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- custom_html
- custom HTML files
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- figma files
- template Figma source files (.fig)
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- favicon.png
- favicon image
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- theme
- contains PrestaShop theme files
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- manual_install
- contains files for manual installation
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- theme####
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- img
- images for manual installation
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- modules
- modules for manual installation
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- themes
- theme files for manual installation
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- dump.sql
- sample data file for manual installation
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- themeinstallator
- contains an archive for automatic theme installation
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- theme####.zip
- theme archive. Contains all theme files. It is installed using standard PrestaShop installation method
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- documentation.txt
- contains link to online theme documentation
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- info.txt
- contains instructions on extracting source files