Usage
Colour schemes
Section titled “Colour schemes”Website → Themes → Kudos → choose a scheme. Every scheme is a normal CS-Cart style: open it in the Theme Editor to change colours or fonts; your copy keeps working after theme updates.
| Scheme | Ground | Actions | Stickers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applause (default) | warm cream, ink-indigo bands | indigo | coral |
| Clover | warm cream, forest bands | clover green | coral |
| Terracotta | warm cream, umber bands | terracotta | blue |
| Bluebell | warm cream, navy bands | bluebell blue | red |
| Fig | warm cream, aubergine bands | fig | green |
| Toffee | warm cream, cocoa bands | toffee brown | berry |
| Encore (dark) | graphite | encore gold | pink |
| Cinder (dark) | graphite | sky blue | amber |
Stars, quotation marks and histogram bars use star gold in every scheme.
Home layouts
Section titled “Home layouts”The theme installs three layouts. Open Design → Layouts and set the one you want as default:
| Layout | Home page |
|---|---|
| Main (Proof) | category rail, hero slider and side promos, proof bar, service strip, Top rated, category tiles, review wall, tabbed product rows, offers grid, deals, trending, brands, journal, newsletter |
| Showcase home | full-width hero slider, proof bar, promo cards, review wall, four big category tiles, deals, Top rated, tabbed rows, journal, service strip |
| Market home | no hero: proof bar, service strip, category tiles, Top rated, deals, New arrivals, review wall, Top sellers, brands, about text |
Preview a layout before switching: Design → Layouts → the layout → Preview.
The review elements
Section titled “The review elements”- Review snippets on cards appear by themselves on every product card once a product has an approved review.
- Proof bar and Review wall are Template blocks: move them to any page or location in Design → Layouts.
- Top rated is a Products block with the filling Top rated and the template Top rated grid (Kudos theme). Change the number of products in its Content tab.
- Rating card sits under the product title; each histogram bar opens the Reviews tab.
- Most helpful reviews is a Template block at the bottom of the product page. It appears when shoppers have voted reviews of that product as helpful.
No reviews yet? The elements stay hidden, the rest of the page closes up, and the store looks complete. Encourage reviews with the Product Reviews settings (for example who may post reviews and whether they need approval).
Home sections
Section titled “Home sections”Every section is a normal Block Manager block (Design → Layouts → Homepage): edit its text in the block content, change the products of a product block in its Content tab, or switch a block off. Deal timers appear when a product has an active catalog promotion with an end date (Marketing → Promotions).
Phones and tablets
Section titled “Phones and tablets”The review wall becomes one column, the proof bar wraps onto two lines and the rating card sits under the title. Below 768 px a bottom bar shows Home, Menu, Search, Account and Cart, filters open in a sheet and product pages get a sticky buy bar. The histogram bars are 44 px tall on touch screens.