Setting Up Theme Templates
From Shopp Documentation
Shopp uses generic built-in templates by default. However, you can setup custom theme templates that you can modify to make Shopp's pages better fit your WordPress theme.
It is important that you do not modify any of the built-in template files that come with Shopp. Any modifications to those files will be destroyed whenever you use Shopp's auto-update feature. Instead, follow the process outlined below to setup custom theme templates that will protect your modifications.
For most hosting setups, you will need to use an FTP client for this setup process. These instructions describe the setup process using generic steps for most FTP clients.
Step 1: Create the shopp/ Directory
- Login with your FTP client
- Navigate to your WordPress theme's files typically found under {wordpress}/wp-content/themes/your-theme/
- Using your FTP client, create a new directory (or folder) named: shopp
- Set the permissions to the shopp/ directory to be write-able by the web server
Step 2: Install the Shopp Templates
- Login to your WordPress admin
- Navigate to the Shopp Presentation Settings page by clicking the following menus: Shopp → Settings → Presentation
- Click the box next to Enable Theme Templates
- Now click the Save Changes button
Step 3: Editing the Shopp Templates
- Back in your FTP client, you can now open the shopp/ directory in your theme files
- You may need to refresh or reload the file listing in order to see the Shopp templates
- Using your normal FTP-based editing process you can change any of the templates here
- Be sure to refer to the Customization documentation for help on editing the templates
