PrestaShop Documentation v1.3

Introduction

What is PrestaShop e-commerce?

PrestaShop is an e-commerce 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 dd to medium-sized businesses. 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 e-commerce 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:

• screenshots

  contains template screenshots. Not for production

• sources.zip

  contains template source files

  • sources

    • psd

      template Adobe Photoshop source files (.psd)

    • custom_html

      custom HTML files

• theme

  contains PrestaShop theme files

  • manual_install

    contains files for manual installation

    • img

      images for manual installation

    • modules

      modules for manual installation

    • themes

      theme files for manual installation

    • dump.sql

      sample data file for manual installation

  • sample_data

    contains files used for sample data installation with sampledatainstall module

  • themeinstallator

    contains an archive for automatic theme installation

    • theme####.zip

      theme archive. Contains all theme files. It is installed using standard PrestaShop installation method

• fonts_info.txt

  contains links where the template custom fonts can be downloaded

• info.txt

  contains instructions on extracting source files