How to install Magento GrayScale theme
Magento 1.4 and Theme version 1.4 only!
Initial installation
We need to turn template files on first. You can find how to do that here.
Now we need to do the following actions from admin side
Categories
Create 2 categories as a subcategory to your theme default category, they must be inactive in order to be hidden in the main navigation. This categories will be for "Home page products","Popular products". We need to remember IDs of these categories. See the image below.
Once categories are created it is good to add several products to them.
Create Static Block right_info_block
We need to go to CMS->Static Block and add new static blocks
Do not forget to replace "PopularProductsCategoryID" with the ID of one of the created categories
| Block Title* | right_info_block |
| Identifier* | right_info_block |
| Store View* | Select correct store view |
| Status | Enabled* |
| Content * |
Create Static Block home_page_header_block
We need to go to CMS->Static Block and add new static blocks
| Block Title* | home_page_header_block |
| Identifier* | home_page_header_block |
| Store View* | Select correct store view |
| Status | Enabled* |
| Content * |
Create Static Block left_info_block
We need to go to CMS->Static Block and add new static blocks
| Block Title* | left_info_block |
| Identifier* | left_info_block |
| Store View* | Select correct store view |
| Status | Enabled* |
| Content * (Click to Hide Editor first) |
Edit home page
Go to CMS->Pages and Edit/Add home page
| Page Title* | home |
| URL Key | home |
| Store View | Select correct store view |
| Status | Enabled* |
| Content * (Click to Hide Editor first) Do not forget to replace "HomeProductsCategoryID" with the ID of one of the created categories |
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| Layout | 3-columns* |
| Layout Update XML | |
| Status | Enabled* |
Congratulations! Your magento theme is ready!
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