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Follow these steps to be taken through the process of creating your own CSS for the FreeStyle template.
Test
FTP access and file permissions using the
FTP details provided with your test site details
Ensure you have 'passive mode' set in your
FTP client and log in
Create a small file using Notepad called test1.txt
Upload it and verify it appears in your client's directory listing
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Note that files in the
FTP area on a site are visible on the
URL /static/ on that site
Delete the file via your
FTP client
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Rename one of them to something you will recognise
Upload this by
FTP and verify it appears on the /static/xxxxxx
URL as described above
Now please log in to
http://YOUR-TEST-SITE/ with the username provided - this user will have access to 'site admin'
Go to the Dependencies option on the 'site content' menu
This list of dependencies is how you add
CSS and Javascript files to the document header. Click 'add new' to add a new dependency - note the different types you can add, and the ability to easily enable and disable them.
Fill in the 'filename' box with the name of your uploaded file (eg. default2.css ), then choose either of the
CSS types under 'Type', and click Save
View the source of
http://YOUR-TEST-SITE/ again to verify that your newly uploaded stylesheet is included in the header, in place of the default.
Make a small change or two to your
CSS file and upload it again
Verify that your updated file appears after doing a full refresh (CTRL+F5)
Using your QuickOrder Developer username and password, check you can log in to the developer forum at
http://forum.quickorder.uk.com/ - you can ask general questions and request features there, but in some cases you may be referred to the main support desk.
