Running 1.2.8

I was able to create a clone of the default template using rvalani's instructions found in the thread below. I tried the instructions at the beginning of the thread and was not successful in getting it to work. Maybe rvalani's post should be inserted at the top of that thread to save people some time and trouble.

http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,1340.45.html

It is actually simple..
Step one download https://github.com/abantecart/developer_tools_extension/tree/master/v1.2/code/extensions and paste into your extension folder
Step two go to your extension and install it after installation you should see developer tool tab under your section
Step three goto Design -> Template the clone the default template(via clicking folder like icon) Also create full clone it includes CSS, Javascripts etc
Step four Extension will be created for the cloned template, edit it then select the new template(one your have cloned) and save it
Go back to Design -> Template select the new template and start editing!!
Done...
v 1.2.8 is lot easier 7 clicks and it is created...

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How / where to correctly edit blocks for this new template such as About Us,  Testimonials etc so that my changes won't be lost with an upgrade? 

Does it matter if I edit them under Design / Layouts then click on the edit icon for each block or should I be editing them in Design / Blocks, or doesn't it make any difference?

I installed the AbanteCart anew using the C-Panel / Softalicious installer. I don't know what this installer did that is different but so far this install is running faster than the one installed by the Installatron / C-Panel.

Everything opens faster, no spinning "busy" icon on any menus. I will continue testing this install and will see how it goes.

I keep seeing this randomly. Sometimes the pages load fine, others not so fine.  It doesn't matter which menu I click on in the Admin area.

Running AbanteCart version 1.2.8

I tried this in FireFox, Chrome and MS Edge and have my Ad Blocker totally disabled for my  AbanteCart store URL. Same problem with all three browsers. Sometimes it works fine, other times it locks up when any menu button is clicked.

Here is what happens

• Log in to Admin Dashboard
• Click on any menu
• "Busy" indicator starts to spin
• New page never loads no matter how long I wait
• Clicking the "back" button in the browser won't get me back into the Admin area unless I click all the way back to the first page / Dashboard login.
• Sometimes clicking back to the original login page doesn't work and I have to close the window and log back in to the Admin anew.

No problems accessing other installations such as my two Magento stores on the same website / host when this is happening with the AbanteCart installation.


I had my hosting company check to see if there were any problems on their end. This was their reply:

I believe the issue should be related with some operations/queries taking more time to update leading the navigation to be slow at times and it most probably should be an application issue as the resource usage are not hitting any limits at the server end.

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Any suggestions on how to "fix" this would be appreciated. I really am liking AbanteCart but if it will continue having this problem it won't work for me.

Thank you. I looked previously but missed it which is no surprise for me, unfortunately. I really do appreciate your help. Hopefully my old eyes will work better next time.

I tested logging in using various caps randomly in a customer email login and that seems to no longer be an issue which is good news. Overall I am very impressed with AbanteCart and with the quick responses here in the forum. If I end up using it I will definitely donate some money to the project.

It looks like it is a problem with my hosting company. I will wait to hear back from them before I go any further. Thanks!

When I change any of the settings in the Admin area System/Settings/General, then click to save them, often I just get the spinning "busy" circle that never stops, never returning to the menu where I was. I have to close the window and log in again. When I return to that same place I see that it did save my settings.

I get this also sometimes when logging in to the Admin.

Any suggestions on what might be causing this?