How to start

I state that I am not a php programmer, but just a computer systemist that has the need to find the best system for my e-commerce site.
I find hikashop is the first one that give me the opportunity to start my e-commerce without a lot of problems found using other e-commerce system and this is the reason that leads me to choose this product

Really I have tried to use Virtuemart, Joomshopping, and so on many others but with each one I have had countless problems of compatibility with my Joomla template that I like very much and I'm not going to change.
I'm trying to start my own e-commerce without having to spend a lot of money and this, I understand that it is a great difficulty.

In any case I need to have a minimum of support to start my e-commerce and see its potential.
This will allow me to choose the product that is best suits my needs.

Definitely need a better support, but until I see the skeleton of website running only at that moment I can afford to pay for more support.

I think my needs are common to many who are approaching to use Joomla with plugins or modules of any kind and in this case of e-commerce by themselves, using only their knowledge, which are certainly not exceptional in terms of programming.

I think a good initial support for any system would give greater dissemination and use by novices, and more commercial development of this e-commerce. I apologize for my outburst boring.

There are some things that I can not use with e-commerce, for example, I can not able to manage the layout of my page template with the forms used by your system of e-commerce, but I also understand that this is easily overcome with functionality that allows your e-commerce.

The problem is that I am not able to do that!
Is there someone here can give me at least initial support?

Thanks all in advance

Hi Nicolas,
the website is www.likam.it to see the e-commerce you need to login as user test pw test.
After login you have two available menus (used to test it), one is on the right SHOP MENU and one other on the top PRODUCT PAGE.
This website is online and to test it I need to use only the registered users.
I need that the e-commerce pages can be displayed using the standard web layout with the black title on the top left of the module.
To do this I tried to create a modules CATEGORIE that can use the right layout but appear another module with the same object inside with a differente layout but I'm not able to modify this.
Appears immediately also the module of the products but it is empty, filled only when you choose the category but I can not change the name depending on the chosen product category.
For example when you enter in categories and appear all categories and you choose one of this, the module categories remain on the page but is empty, appear the product in the product module.
I would like that when you choose categories appear only the module categorie with all categories picture inside.
And when you choose one of this categories disappear the images in the categorie module and appear the product images in the module product list.

Another thing I'm not able to run is the cart every time I try to the checkout I go back on the first page.

If you need to have a super user account pls give me an email
Tnx

Hi Nicolas,
from the bottom, Yes I have found yesterday how to show the checkout and seem to run well.
Thanks for your fast reply.

But about...
>>However, you'll still have a grey rectangle in the middle (where there is the footer of HikaShop for now)
>>and that won't be removable easily as it is displayed by the template.

I don't want a grey rectangle in the middle

What do you think I need to do or change to have the same aspect of my template.
Yes I have create some module to have the same aspect but if isn't the right route to reach what i need, wich kind of modifications I need to implement to reach the right aspect using your standard HikaShop modules.
Or it is too difficult for me !!?

Tnx

Dear Nicolas,
I can write in some part of your CSS front a Module Class Suffix with this informations "style-box header-black", in this way I don't need to create my personal module and all Hika pages will have the same aspect of my template using the standard HikaShop template on all pages... or not !?
I hope yes...

I tried your idea but a gray box appear in the middle of all pages without any meaning.

Tnx

In view of HikaShop menu I can see a lot of views.
I have filtered all views with my template (yoo_downtown,Front end), and I see some view for addess, category, checkout, etc.
I need to change only the views regarding my template (yoo_downtown)?

Do you say that I need to change all listing files inside this code:

<<?php echo $titleType; ?>>
<?php echo $this->params->get('page_title'); ?>
</<?php echo $titleType; ?>>

A question, if you change or upgrade the software and I whant install an upgrade I need to change again all these files ?
And again, I wich way I need to change the previous code to obtain the requested template ?
I'm sorry Nicolas but I don't have the capacity to modify this code using a right world.
I just need to obtain the same result when I write in the Module Class Suffix, this informations "style-box header-black".
Please could you give me an example.
Thx

Dear Nicolas,
many tnx well done now run.
Very good support