One of the first things you’ll notice when you install Zen Cart is the message “Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.”.  It is also one of the first things you will want to change!

1. Open the index.php file located in the /includes/languages/english directory.
2. Find this section of code:

   } elseif ($category_depth == 'top') {
    // This section deals with the "home" page at the top level with no options/products selected
    /*Replace this text with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.');
   } elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {
    // This section deals with displaying a subcategory
    /*Replace this line with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.');
   }

3. and modify the define statement as needed.To remove the heading altogether, delete everything within the two quote marks:

   } elseif ($category_depth == 'top') {
    // This section deals with the "home" page at the top level with no options/products selected
    /*Replace this text with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', '');
   } elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {
    // This section deals with displaying a subcategory
    /*Replace this line with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', '');
   }

   Or, change the wording between the two quote marks to suit your store:

   } elseif ($category_depth == 'top') {
    // This section deals with the "home" page at the top level with no options/products selected
    /*Replace this text with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Welcome to Joe’s – the home of the finest widgets in the west!');
   } elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {
    // This section deals with displaying a subcategory
    /*Replace this line with the headline you would like for your shop. For example: 'Welcome to My SHOP!'*/
    define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Welcome to Joe’s – the home of the finest widgets in the west!');
   }

   ** Be sure to keep the single quote marks in your new define statement.
   

4. Save the modified index.php file to your override folder.  This will be /includes/languages/english/CUSTOM/ where CUSTOM represents the name of your current template folder.

This example assumes your Zen Cart default language is English.  Adjust accordingly to suit your language settings.

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